CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As the custodians of a company’s financial health and strategic vision, modern Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) must navigate the complex landscape of monetary policy with precision and foresight. The Reserve Bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged, opting for stability amidst ongoing economic turbulence.

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CFO Strategic Planning Communication Risk Management 52

Centage

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

An investment bank analysis of Tesla ’s purchase of Solar City undervalued the company by $400 million after double-counting its debt in a spreadsheet. Flexibility Cloud-based business budgeting and financial planning tools uncover financial wins, losses, and red flags.

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Budgeting General Ledger Data Analysis Financial Data 96

Spreadym

MAY 26, 2023

Expense tracking: The budgeting software allows users to track and categorize corporate expenses, either by manually entering transaction details or by integrating with other sales software and bank accounts to automatically import transaction data. There are several the best business budgeting software tools available in the market.

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Budgeting Forecasting Financial Modeling SAP 52

Jedox Finance

JULY 23, 2019

These are often not “out of the box” solutions and will require us to spend time learning new skills in process automation, analytics and financial modeling. These forecasts are more aligned to financial modeling, rather than analytics as they include the balance sheet positions, cash flows and profitability in an integrated manner.

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Technology Financial Modeling Forecasting Planning 52

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Traditional sources of capital funding such as bank lending or bond issues will become less viable as lenders and investors put greater scrutiny on near-term payback risk. Conducting a stress-test of financial assumptions around run rates for revenue, volumes, and costs can help identify potential gaps between reality and perception.

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Management Consulting Financial Modeling Leadership Forecasting 52

Planful

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

When businesses attempt to generate financial models and create a variety of “what-if” scenarios, not only is the process time-consuming, but the multi-dimensional model is difficult to envision, resulting in more oversights and errors. Limited Visibility. Prone to Error. Just ask J.P. Tedious and Inefficient.

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Budgeting Planning Financial Modeling Forecasting 40

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Thobile has had transformative career moments, including: Passion for Personal Financial Wellness : An area she is actively researching for her doctoral dissertation, aimed at practical workplace applications. Also honored with Standard Bank Eswatini’s BLUE SHEroes Award and recognized by the Eswatini Institute of Accountants.

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CFO Leadership Problem Solving Communication 52

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 22, 2022

If your query is why I would continue to teach rather than seek out more lucrative careers in investing or banking, my answer is a simple one. Data : The data that I reference during the class are available in their most updated formats on my webpage, under current data , with the next update due at the start of 2023. .

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Marketing Valuation Corporate Finance Finance 130

Jedox Finance

JULY 18, 2019

Let’s hear from the practitioners: Gaileon Thompson, Senior Vice President, FP&A Group Manager, US Retail Bank Operations, Citibank, AFP Board of Directors. Also, a crystal ball to financially model the impact of the strategic options.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Net Present Value (NPV) Budgeting Leadership 59

E78 Partners

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The team helps clients understand each deal’s potential returns and risks by providing accurate valuations and financial models. Once the deal is complete, the team often supports integration, aligning operations and financial reporting across entities.

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Securities Restructuring Valuation Financial Modeling 52

E78 Partners

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The team helps clients understand each deal’s potential returns and risks by providing accurate valuations and financial models. Once the deal is complete, the team often supports integration, aligning operations and financial reporting across entities.

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Securities Restructuring Valuation Financial Modeling 52

BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

While at PWC I started writing business plans and creating financial models for startups. After a brief stint in investment banking, I missed working with founders and decided to venture out on my own. After a brief stint in investment banking, I missed working with founders and decided to venture out on my own.

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Planning Startups Marketing CFO 52

The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A notable example is the Bank of America, which employs AI to maintain the integrity of transactions and combat fraud. By scrutinizing various data points such as payment history and IP addresses, the bank swiftly , identifies anomalies.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting 52

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 21, 2022

If your query is why I would continue to teach rather than seek out more lucrative careers in investing or banking, my answer is a simple one. Data : The data that I reference during the class are available in their most updated formats on my webpage, under current data , with the next update due at the start of 2023.

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Valuation Corporate Finance Finance Financial Analysis 99

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

FP&A software can be pricey so finding one that won’t break the bank, yet still provides a high level of value, can be a challenge for small companies on a tight budget. It is unique in that it enables finance teams to continue benefiting from the familiar spreadsheets and financial models of Excel without having to learn a new software.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Analyzing Data Budgeting Startups 95

The Finance Weekly

APRIL 13, 2024

2) Anaplan Anaplan is a cloud-based platform for financial modeling and planning, designed to assist businesses in modeling transactions, calculating commissions, and mapping the relationships among diverse data sets. Pricing Datarails offers customized pricing based on the needs of the user.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Invoicing Budgeting 52

CFO Share

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Lenders are generally risk averse during regular times, but recessions make banks even less willing to loan money to small businesses. These critical financial models allow for rapid evaluation of alternatives and resource planning. However, there are general characteristics you should plan for in every downturn.

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Forecasting Economics Investments Financial Modeling 40

Michigan CFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This could include building your financial system, carrying out financial modeling, establishing valuation, rallying investors, and more. There are countless considerations that will vary depending on the industry – from costing to pricing, calculating bank covenants, cash flow and, of course, all kinds of regulations.

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CFO Valuation Construction Financial Modeling 40

Future CFO

JUNE 13, 2022

Grace Lim (GL): During childhood, my dad had a great influence on my sister and I to take up a career in banking and finance. Can you briefly describe your finance career journey and one or two highlights? While in-person transactions posed potential health risks during a pandemic, online payments negated such risks.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare CFO Leadership Finance 52

Cube Software

MAY 11, 2023

These financial modeling tools are one of the most important to help a company prepare for any kind of scenario imaginable and map out a future trajectory. Pro forma statements are financial projections that ask and attempt to answer "what if" questions. That's where pro forma statements come into play.

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GAAP Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Accounting Principles 40

The Finance Weekly

JULY 31, 2023

Improved financial modeling and investment banking management are among the notable benefits that AI brings to growing companies. By leveraging AI algorithms and automation, finance professionals can effectively manage complex financial models and optimize investment strategies.

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Corporate Finance Finance Leverage Accounts Payable 52

Spreadym

AUGUST 10, 2023

Predefined Reports: Xero provides a variety of standard financial reports, such as profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements. Bank Reconciliation: Xero's bank reconciliation features help ensure accurate financial data, which is crucial for reliable reporting.

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Financial Reporting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Accounting Standards CFO 52

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

FP&A software can be pricey so finding one that won’t break the bank, yet still provides a high level of value, can be a challenge for small companies on a tight budget. It is unique in that it enables finance teams to continue benefiting from the familiar spreadsheets and financial models of Excel without having to learn a new software.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Startups Analyzing Data Budgeting 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

So, for us, we really are seriously asking, give us three months of bank statements, three months of credit card statements. Michael: So, as they start sending in things like bank statements and credit card statements, you’re manually digging into that stuff to try to actually organize their spending and cash flow information?

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Planning Investments Accounting Numbers 130

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 30, 2024

I guess you made the decision that it was media over banking. 00:47:54 [Speaker Changed] So I always think the training per the investment banking training programs are a good way to start. They’re sort of like bootcamp for a couple years where they, you know, teach you to understand p and ls and financial modeling.

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Technology Investments Leadership Marketing 59

Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 4, 2023

And what was fascinating about Drexel and kind of the diaspora, if you will, of that era was that we all basically went out looking to take that experience, particularly in high yield and kind of buyouts and financing, and do it at either banks or other investment banks. private — KENCEL: Right. RITHOLTZ: — credit?

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Finance Banking 59

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

The consumer value prop was the functionality of a debit-like product, since funds to pay merchants were pulled directly from their checking accounts, without the consumer having to switch their existing DDA account to a new bank to get the generous cash-back goodies. Merchants paid less when they accepted those cards. For the merchants.

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Sales Accounting Economics Retail 73

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

And, far from a lock for the top spot, JPMorgan Chase announced its creation of the blockchain-based JPM Coin , the first major bank-created digital token for real-world use. Detailed financial models showed merchants the billions they would save using new schemes that sidestepped the card networks,” Webster wrote.

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Retail Planning Prioritization Banking 57

The Charity CFO

APRIL 27, 2022

It takes to run a business and get clients and keep them happy and make sure there’s money in the bank for payroll on Friday when you don’t have it on Monday and all those kind of things. So great, great point that you brought up. And I get anyone listening, like Taha an account to say that, but it really is true.

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Nonprofit Communication Accounting Advertising 89

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

And Bank of America called me and said, would you like to be director of research and strategy? And if you’ve got a wildly diverse industry like banks or savings and loans, 00:24:03 [Speaker Changed] You wanna own a few to 00:24:04 [Speaker Changed] Keep track 00:24:05 [Speaker Changed] As a benchmark for the sector.

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Benchmarking Concentration Investments Profit and Loss 105

CFO Dive

JUNE 9, 2025

Countries are introducing soft restrictions that create real cost friction: Limits on contractor usage Mandatory employer registration Local tax authority withholding rules Banking barriers for outbound payments Data localization and permanent establishment risks It’s easy to miss until it hits your margins. It’s a liability.

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Finance CFO SAP Compliance 274