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Nonprofit Leadership: Using Data for Better Decision-Making

The Charity CFO

Leveraging Data in Nonprofit Leadership How can you use data effectively as a nonprofit leader? Consider working with knowledgeable data and financial teams, such as The Charity CFO, to help create your data plan. In addition to identifying KPIs, you’ll need to establish benchmarks for success. Get the free guide!

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Professional Services Firms Challenges

VCFO

Challenges Faced by Professional Services Firms (and How a Strategic CFO Can Address Them) Professional services firms are unique entities. Some may think that makes financial management and strategic planning in a professional services firm simpler. What is your long-term plan for the business?”

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Enhancing Business Valuation: Aligning Owner Perception with Market Realities

VCFO

You can learn how you compare to your competitors and best in class by benchmarking your performance to a peer group. For instance, if your benchmarking shows a gross profit margin below the industry, that may signal excessive Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales, suggesting operational or supplier agreement issues.

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Change Management: The Modern CFO’s Blueprint 

CFO Talks

Change Management: The Modern CFO’s Blueprint The role of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) goes way beyond just looking after the company’s money. Developing the Finance Agenda Once strategic priorities are identified, the CFO distills these insights into a clear, concise list of goals.

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Elevating tomorrow’s finance leaders today

Future CFO

What makes for a sought-after chief finance professional (CFO)? According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. CFO: The role of CFO is very senior; hence a high level of experience is expected for anyone applying for this role.

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Enterprise Risk Management and EPM – Separate or Joined at the Hip?

Planful

Among the many great topics on the agenda at the Argyle CFO Leadership Forum in Dallas was a session titled “Managing and Minimizing Enterprise Risk.” VP and CFO of Kajima Building and Design, Inc. The session was moderated by Bona Allen, Sr. The takeaway?

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Strategic Finance Focus at Year-End

VCFO

Focusing Forward A year end project plan for every company includes, among other things, the actions required to close the books, completion of the audit and tax returns, issuance of W-2s and 1099s and filing of payroll and HR related reports with the relevant authorities. It is critical to engage in strategic planning for the year ahead.

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