The Charity CFO

MARCH 22, 2024

Leveraging Data in Nonprofit Leadership How can you use data effectively as a nonprofit leader? In addition to identifying KPIs, you’ll need to establish benchmarks for success. After choosing KPIs and their benchmarks, you can start incorporating data insights into strategic planning. Get the free guide!

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Leadership Benchmarking Leverage 52

VCFO

MAY 17, 2024

Evaluation of 154 core data points across six dimensions and in-depth dialogue between you and a CFO steeped in all aspects of business optimization and strategic planning provides a holistic, insightful, and unbiased exploration of your company’s DNA. v360 goes beyond traditional financial analysis and simple snapshots.

Benchmarking 52

Benchmarking Leadership Strategic Planning Valuation 52

VCFO

MARCH 2, 2023

Some may think that makes financial management and strategic planning in a professional services firm simpler. Visualizing and articulating goals for the business provides an endpoint that one can then walk back year-on-year to chart milestones, build meaningful budgets, and form the basis of the strategic plan.

Strategic Planning 64

Strategic Planning CFO Budgeting Planning 64

Centage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Finance teams often get asked to do more with less, which makes it important that you adopt the right FP&A tools to amplify your capabilities and create more time for strategic planning. Stronger interdepartmental communication and collaboration is a good benchmark to set as a best practice for this year.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 40

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Data Analysis Leverage Risk Management 40

VCFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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.

Valuation 87

Valuation Marketing Benchmarking CFO 87

Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. Controllers: Companies don’t have access to historical data to benchmark their responses and performance against or help model future scenarios.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

BUCKLEY: I think it’s one huge lesson for us, and it’s brought out in our leadership team. And we had prioritized all our strategic plans, we had to figure out how to get them done while people were remote. I want to put that in context of leadership. Great leaders, you’ve got to embrace your reality.

Leadership 107

Leadership Investments Profit and Loss Technology 107