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Companies boosting tech budgets despite recession risk

CFO Dive

companies are expanding their technology budgets to drive growth, PwC found in a survey. Despite the prospect of recession, more than half of U.S.

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Top-down budgeting vs bottom-up budgeting: Which one is best for your business?

CFO Dive

In this article, we'll go over both approaches to budgeting so you can pick the one that works best for your business.

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What do budgets and hurricanes have in common?

Fpanda Club

Budgeting is a type of short-term planning the goal of which is to transform strategic objectives into operational plan by allocating available resources. Though one is a natural phenomenon and the other is a business process, budgets and hurricanes have more in common than it may be noticed at first sight. Coincidence? I think NOT ?.

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The Benefits of Automating Budgeting Processes

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Finding a tool for automating budgeting helps companies maintain and grow their business in numerous ways. A solution that provides automated budgets can easily wrangle this data into absorbable metrics that tell a story. Automating budgeting cuts out literally hours of work. Less time inputting information.

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AFP FP&A Guide: Scenario Planning

Inflexible budgets break; scenario planning is a complementary, structured approach to creating flexibility in planning and operations. This guide presents practical, actionable steps to integrate scenario planning into your overall planning process.

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Beyond Budget Season: Continuous Financial Planning for Success  

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Budget season is one of the most important times for financial teams, as it sets the tone for how well the company will grow. However, teams shouldn’t only focus on business budgeting for a month or a year. Let’s discuss those along with what you need to create a powerfully-built budget.

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Finance function budgets jump 7.5%: study

CFO Dive

The majoriy of finance departments studied were about as efficient as a “monster truck,” a Hackett Group researcher said. There are steps companies can take to make them run more like Priuses.

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Exploring the Overlap: Cost Optimization and Digital Transformation

Speaker: Alex Jiménez, Managing Principal, Financial Service Consulting for EPAM

From a budget standpoint, US banks are feeling the pinch. Global economic conditions are soft at best. Many US banks are bracing for increased defaults and lower demand for mortgages and other loans as interest rates have increased. The largest banks have increased reserves to protect against deteriorating economic conditions.