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From Controller to CFO: What Changes?

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It’s about making plans for the company’s financial future and finding ways to make the business better. Example: When it’s time for an audit, the Controller is hands-on, working directly with the auditors, showing them the books, and explaining the details. The Controller might help by pulling together the necessary data.

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The 5-Minute Guide to Nonprofit Finances

The Charity CFO

Even on nonprofit financial committees, some members may be skilled in accounting, others in banking, and others in investing or financial analysis. But if you bring zero experience in accounting or financial management to your organization, that’s okay.

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What is Quality of Earnings?

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A Quality of Earning report, also called a QOE or QofE report, helps investors understand the historic earnings and forward-looking performance of the business through rigorous financial analysis. What is the difference between a quality of earnings report and an audit?

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Tracking changes in Excel spreadsheets

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The final file does not provide the possibility of auditing and tracking changes. The importance of organizing work arises due to the fact that critical indicators for all business activities must be formed on time, and in case of necessity of extra verification there should be a person who can clarify the issue.

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Beyond the Basics: 7 Key Focus Areas for New CFOs

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This involves rigorous financial analysis to assess the viability of new projects, coupled with a strategic perspective on how these investments align with the company’s long-term goals. By applying a balanced approach, CFOs can ensure that innovation efforts are both ambitious and financially sound.

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Turning challenges into opportunities: being a financial controller in 2024

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As the person responsible for preparing an organisation’s financial reports, which include balance sheets and income statements, the role of a finance controller is anything but ordinary. She adds that impeccable financial analysis is key as effective communication and relationship-building skills foster an innovative and inclusive culture.

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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?

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Planning, budgeting and forecasting are linked together forming financial planning processes. Financial analysis is a type of economic analysis based on the financial data and focused on the assessment of stability and evaluation of profitability of a company, business or project.