CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Having proven her ability to guide companies to liquidity events and beyond, Cheng had established a new benchmark for any next move: she wanted to steer a firm toward an IPO while serving as its CFO. ” Joanne Cheng, CFO, Jellyfish CFO PLaybook Views the budget as a roadmap, aligning investments with measurable outcomes.

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CFO Strategic Partners

MARCH 28, 2025

Michele Himes is a CPA with more than 25 years of experience in audit and accounting, Michele has consulted with organizations on best practices related to internal controls, benchmarking, budgeting, forecasting, and process improvement. Susan Crisci has more than 25 years of experience in finance and operations.

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CFO Strategic Partners

APRIL 14, 2025

EBITDA measures operational earnings (not capital investments), and it is often a better profitability benchmark than net income. Spend – Do you have a well-developed budget that directs your spending every month? A well-planned budget should support your long-term goals as well as zeroing in on granular details.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Leadership Auditing Valuation 40

CFO News

JUNE 9, 2025

As of last week, the bank started discussing a floating-rate term loan B at 97 cents on the dollar with a variable interest rate of 700 basis points (bps) over the SOFR benchmark rate, one person familiar with the matter said. president plays out in public, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Marketing 40

Marketing CFO Benchmarking Restructuring 40

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 20, 2025

That was like, I should have paid more attention to that question because my budget, my business plan was 50% of our net worth before it was all said and done. We can go deeper on small, you go 00:21:27 [Speaker Changed] Micro cap and 00:21:28 [Speaker Changed] Deeper to a degree, our benchmark is still the Russell 2000 value index.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Transportation Numbers 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The equity market witnessed some wild swings on the Budget Day, with the Sensex rebounding after losing more-than 2% from the day’s high. But unlike other Budget Days, benchmarks ended the day in the green, as investors cheered a growth-oriented Budget. By Yoosef Kp & Ruchit Purohit. After surging as much as 1,018.03

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Budgeting Marketing Benchmarking Manufacturing 130

Fpanda Club

MAY 17, 2022

Budget and annual planning cycle - these words can make many people tremble. There are many reasons to hate budget effort. Indeed, it usually takes several months to run the budget cycle. On average, companies build 5 versions of the budget before final approval. Too many iterations. Too many people involved.

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Budgeting Planning Benchmarking Leadership 147

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The new benchmark 6.54%-2032 bond yield ended 14 basis points higher at 6.8279%, compared to 6.6841%. The old benchmark 6.10%-2031 bond yield ended 16 basis points up at 6.8458%, as against 6.6829% close on Monday. lakh crore, against the Budget estimate of Rs 12.05 The Budget has projected a fiscal deficit of 6.4%

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Resilience, inclusive growth, and technology-enabled development – the Budget 2022 by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman aims to create an enabling framework to achieve these three benchmarks. Also Read | Union Budget 2022 focuses on long-term economic growth; watch out for these sector stocks for strong gains. By Vidit Aatrey.

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Budgeting Manufacturing Economics Concentration 130

Centage

AUGUST 1, 2023

Getting ready for budget season is a big task. If you don’t handle it effectively, you can struggle through the process to create a workable budget. Budgeting probably won’t be fun. Leaders would most likely rank “budget season” far down on the list of favorite times of the year.

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Budgeting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Communication 98

Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Once upon a time, businesses were satisfied with creating an annual budget. You used your budget as a measuring stick to gauge performance against assumptions made months ago. But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. CEOs increasingly share your concerns. Watch Demo.

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Forecasting Budgeting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking 98

Centage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Unfortunately, creating a perfect budget doesn’t mean that you’ll follow it. Budget vs actuals analysis is one of the most effective ways to maintain a clear picture of your company’s performance. Budget vs actuals analysis allows you to assess how well your organization is following its financial plans. Gather the Data.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Performance Measuring 105

Fpanda Club

MARCH 1, 2021

Benchmarking is an extremely powerful tool, but unfortunately, this kind of data, accumulated by consulting firms and professional associations conducting surveys and research on various adjacent topics, is not easily available or is highly fragmented. Best practice in the budget and planning process, PWC 2017 7. Sources: 1.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Value-Added Analysis Budgeting 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Seth conceded that the Budget’s projection of a nominal GDP growth rate of 11.1% for FY23 is a bit “conservative” and is in sync with the concept of prudent Budget-making — that there shouldn’t be over-estimation. lakh crore budgetted by the Centre for FY23. The offtake from the NSSF is budgetted to drop from a record Rs 5.92

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Budgeting Benchmarking Economics Finance 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Corporate bonds yields across tenures and ratings surged sharply during the week, tracking the movement in yields on government securities after the government in the Union Budget announced higher-than-expected market borrowings next fiscal year. The benchmark yield ended marginally down on Friday at 6.8789%.

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Benchmarking Budgeting Securities Marketing 130

Spreadym

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Budgeting and forecasting in business are both financial planning tools used by businesses, but they serve different purposes and have distinct characteristics. Here's an overview of the key differences between budgeting and forecasting. Forecast: Forecasts are not used for performance measurement in the same way as budgets.

Forecasting 59

Forecasting Budgeting Cash Flow Forecasting Benchmarking 59

Fpanda Club

MARCH 14, 2021

The most common examples of defects in finance processes are: errors in payments while billing or accounts payable processes, incorrect entries in accounting, inaccurate forecasts in budgeting, delays in reporting, incorrect data in the reports, a formula error in the Excel spreadsheet. PwC’s Finance Effectiveness Benchmark Report 2019.

Finance 130

Finance Benchmarking Transportation Accounts Payable 130

Cube Software

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The core components of budgeting A budget is a financial plan that estimates revenue and expenditures over a specific period of time. It serves as both a roadmap and a benchmark, guiding businesses toward their financial goals while also allowing for a post-period evaluation of performance.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Forecasting Benchmarking Planning 52

Generation CFO

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As times progressed, and Excel models became more popular and complex, there was a tendency for many to move to a named individual level budget – but only if HR would release this information! . We also saw connectivity with other parts of the budget that helped drive more detailed and accurate calculations.

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Planning Benchmarking Budgeting Concentration 131

Future CFO

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) compiled average cybersecurity spending – see Figure 1 – to reveal a lack of standard benchmark. Figure 1: Comparison of average security spending benchmarks. In reality, should there be a benchmark figure? Let's say a bank might have an IT budget of a hundred million dollars.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Securities Benchmarking CFO 52

Jedox Finance

MARCH 16, 2022

When choosing the right budgeting method for your business, the management style and corporate structure of an organization have a significant influence on the design and implementation of corporate budgeting processes. What is Corporate Budgeting? Corporate Budgeting in need of Agility and Flexibility. Table of Contents.

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Budgeting Benchmarking Planning Financial Data 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

“Long Bond yields have risen in India over the last couple of months, so some FPIs might be participating due to higher yields.

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Benchmarking Securities Treasury Budgeting 130

E78 Partners

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While we can all agree that AIs impact on IT is significant and will continue to grow, are organizations prepared to manage the growing costs on their IT budgets? Estimates suggest that AI projects could take up to 10% of IT budgets yearly, and this figure is likely to increase. Data Pipes.

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Budgeting Benchmarking Auditing Cost Management 52

Focus CFO

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Building a powerful annual budget that aligns with your company's vision and strategic plans is crucial for success, especially as we head into 2025. This year presents unique challenges and opportunities, making a robust budgeting process more critical than ever. The budget must be closely aligned with these goals.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Economics Benchmarking CFO 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Also included: Sustainable Banking with ecolytiq ; Subscription Management with Minna Technologies ; Digital Identity Verification with Onfido ; Budgeting and Affordability with OpenWrks ; Personalized Customer Engagement Platform with ; and Marketplace Payments and Escrow with Paycast.

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Credit Risk Benchmarking Compliance Budgeting 110

The Charity CFO

JUNE 26, 2023

Whether you’re a new organization or an established one working to get its finances under better control, there are few more important things to get right than your nonprofit operating budget. Nonprofit operating budgets differ from regular for-profit business budgets in key ways.

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Nonprofit Budgeting Benchmarking CFO 52

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 2, 2024

The Fed held its benchmark Federal-Funds rate steady yesterday at 5.25% – 5.5%, leaving the possibility of cuts in the future. Jerome Powell repeated his “ Data Dependent ” mantra. The Housing Survey collects price observations of rental housing units across the United States.”

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Construction Benchmarking Budgeting Data Analysis 145

PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Fleet organizations must not only be able to understand this metric, but benchmark it to compare performance with their peers, and to track cost patterns over time. Everything from developing budgets to understanding when to replace key assets has the potential to be optimized through data, said Shaffer.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It’s the latest in a series of recent fiscal and monetary benchmarks received with increasing blitheness. The second is that the Congressional Budget Office projected two years ago that the $30T debt number wouldn’t be hit until 2025. I counted only a handful of headlines reporting on it.

Economics 130

Economics Benchmarking Treasury Securities 130

Spreadym

JUNE 8, 2023

Planning, budgeting and forecasting for a business are three distinct financial management tools used in business, each serving a different purpose. Key differences between planning, budgeting and forecasting for a business Here are key difference between planning, budgeting and forecasting for a business.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Budgeting Planning Risk Management 52

CFO News

JUNE 6, 2024

Budget 2024: A weaker majority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance may lead to increased welfare spending without the need for additional borrowing, potentially limiting a rise in bond yields, according to a senior executive at Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Benchmarking Banking Forecasting 40

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Three: Benchmark Industry Profitability Ratios Your profit margin might look weak to you, but is it? Benchmark your industry before looking at your profitability so you know what to aim for. The end result is that you get the data you need faster for more accurate forecasts all without overburdening staff and increasing budgets.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Benchmarking Valuation 98

Planful

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

What are some of the biggest problems with the annual budget, and how can teams improve budget planning? Budgets Are Simple and Yet So Complex. Budgets can be strange. After all, a budget is simply a financial plan for a set duration of the company, including the projected income and expenses of the business.

Budgeting 40

Budgeting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Strategic Planning Forecasting 40

CFO News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Nominal GDP growth - which includes inflation and is the benchmark used to estimate tax collections - could be pressured by suppressed external demand next year due to a likely U.S. recession, said the sources, who declined to be named as discussions are not yet public.

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Benchmarking Budgeting 52

The Finance Weekly

JULY 14, 2024

Long range planning extends beyond conventional budgeting, planning, and forecasting processes which usually span a year, and concentrates mainly on financial goals and key initiatives that are 5-10 years or more into the future. Or a farm in the next 10 years!

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Planning Leadership Budgeting Financial Analyst 105

Centage

JANUARY 4, 2022

It’s that time of year again when many organizations are busy setting business objectives and planning budgets for the next fiscal year. It offers a critical benchmark for comparison enabling stakeholders to see progress or areas of weakness within a given timeframe.

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Financial Reporting Budgeting Accounts Payable Benchmarking 94

PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2020

“As the global oil benchmark plummeted to as low as $31.02 Oil-dependent countries from Iraq to Nigeria will see a hit to their budgets, and the crash could make countries like Saudi Arabia less influential. Brent crude futures, the international oil benchmark, is at its lowest level since Feb. a barrel, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

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Benchmarking Budgeting Marketing Economics 69