Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Along with material costs, finance teams need to consider factors such as labor, storage, equipment depreciation, shipping, and rent or mortgage payments. With that said, it’s important to gain a greater understanding of your profitability which requires more analysis than a financial statement and a balance sheet.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Benchmarking Valuation 52

The Finance Weekly

MARCH 5, 2024

The responses were enlightening, and we are excited to share our findings, highlighting the aspects that matter for finance departments and how the IT mindset has shifted around software implementations over the past three years. Given the multitude of answers and approaches available online, we've decided to provide a definitive answer.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Leverage Cash Management 52

Future CFO

OCTOBER 5, 2020

As organisations progress in their digital transformation journeys, CFOs are making structural changes to their finance departments, These include weaving together a mix of shared service centres, centres of excellence, and outsourcing arrangements. What is an FP&A maturity curve? Do you see it ever reaching a CFO level?

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking CFO Finance 52

Planful

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

I had a chance to connect with Nilly Essaides , the Director and Practice Lead, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at the Association for Financial Professionals. Here’s what she had to say about what’s new and what’s coming in FP&A.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Education Benchmarking 40

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. AI is a tool and not a replacement for finance professionals.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Compliance Forecasting 115

Centage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Staying on top of your financial performance is vital for running your business. 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.

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

Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. They’re focused less on benchmarking current performance to the predicted budget and instead want to leverage real-time data to understand what the future looks like. What’s the Financial Forecast Look Like?

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

Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

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. These days, strong computer skills, as are advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and finances. David Jones.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance CFO Problem Solving 52

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Initial public offerings or IPOs are among the significant milestones for a company as it transition to one open to public investment from being a privately held entity, and the chief financial officer play an important role for the journey's success. Besides, strengthening financial controls is imperative.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) CFO Benchmarking Risk Management 52

Centage

AUGUST 1, 2023

Budget process efficiency can be dramatically improved by creating a proactive plan. A rolling budget alleviates the pressure leaders inevitably feel about setting a plan in stone. 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.

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

Jedox Finance

APRIL 12, 2023

3 In these evolving conditions, integrated business planning (IBP) is gaining momentum because it has the power to unify all the data that matters across finance, HR, and sales into a single platform to drive decisive workforce planning. What is workforce planning?

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Budgeting Benchmarking 52

Fpanda Club

JULY 24, 2022

However, being one of the first and mandatory concepts taught in finance classes all over the world, the DCF model has recently become the subject of debates and discussions in regards of its bias towards innovation. One of the solutions here can be the use of scenario analysis or simulation modeling. In about 600 B.C.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Benchmarking Valuation 130

Future CFO

MAY 26, 2020

Mike San Diego, chief financial officer for JK Finance Capital. Mike San Diego, chief financial officer for JK Finance Capital. Asked what keeps him awake at nights during these periods, Mike San Diego , chief financial officer for JK Finance Capital in the Philippines, said “scenario planning for business recovery”.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Treasury Education 52

Planful

OCTOBER 5, 2021

If you work in finance, you’ll probably agree that speeding up the headache that is the month-end close wouldn’t be such a bad thing. According to Ventana Research , 62% of finance departments that perform their month-end close within six days are able to provide critical, timely information to the business. Sound like a tall order?

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Profit and Loss Benchmarking 40

Cube Software

MAY 11, 2023

Introduction to the percentage-of-sales method The percentage-of-sales method is a financial forecasting model to assess a company’s financial future by making financial forecasts based on monthly sales revenue and current sales data. So it’s not just a nice-to-have in your financial arsenal—it’s a necessity.

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Sales Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting Accounts Payable 52

Planful

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

What are some of the biggest problems with the annual budget, and how can teams improve budget planning? 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. Rely on benchmarks and external indicators to improve accuracy.

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Planful

APRIL 26, 2017

Leading Finance organizations are adopting cloud-based software platforms that can shave hours or days off the board reporting process. This enables them to shift time from collecting and formatting information to performing analysis that moves the business forward. Financial Close and Reporting – A Critical Process.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Value-Added Analysis Auditing Benchmarking 40