CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 29, 2025

A Finance Strategic Moment On Friday the 13 of March 2020, Steven Miller closed Warby Parkers 280 stores, scrapped the freshly approved budget, and launched PARPause, Adjust, Redeploy. Constructive dissent strengthens leadership trust and outcomes. His biggest lesson: credibility often lies in the courage to say no to even the CEOs.

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Global Finance

MARCH 2, 2025

Indias Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group, a construction and real estate conglomerate, is negotiating with global private credit funds to raise $3.3 billion in March 2020 due to high construction costs and working capital shortages during the pandemic. billion, marking the countrys largest local currency private debt deal.

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Construction Budgeting Currencies Finance 52

Global Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

The project involves the construction of two European Transport Corridors (ETC). billion defense budget allocates 42% to weapon systems procurement. The plan is to raise the defense budget to at least 4% of GDP in 2026. The country is also generating foreign investor interest in capital-intensive projects. The countrys 1.6

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

home construction collapsed in March, the sector rebounded in May after steep declines caused by COVID-19 shutdowns, according to the U.S. Home construction activity is beginning to slowly reawaken, just two months after the industry experienced an unprecedented decline in activity,” said Matthew Speakman, an economist at Zillow, wrote.

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CFO Talks

APRIL 24, 2025

When tension riseswhether over budget allocations, risk appetite, performance metrics, or boardroom politicsall eyes turn to you. Budget Battles These arent just about numbers, theyre about priorities, politics, and power plays. Host collaborative pre-budget meetings. Conflict is unavoidable. What are we deferring?”

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Budgeting CFO Leadership Construction 52

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial modeling can also help in performing sensitivity analysis, preparing budgets for capital expenditures, and evaluating the potential value of mergers or acquisitions. The Purpose of Financial Models Financial models serve various functions, such as: Budgeting and Financial Planning - Creating detailed budgets for internal planning.

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Financial Modeling Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Budgeting Forecasting 52

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Late payments are a headache for any industry, but the construction sector has seen some particularly detrimental effects from cash-flow bottlenecks. the collapse of construction conglomerate Carillion pulled back the curtains on the corporate’s B2B payment practices. In the U.K.,

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Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The caveat these days is that a wicked combination of events — falling new home construction post-GFC, the pandemic purchase spree, and the low available inventory have made it more difficult to read into the usual home data. Nowhere is this easier to see than in mortgage rates and their impact on home purchases.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

trillion construction industry has not yet had its moment of digital reckoning. Recent data indicates that construction firms typically rank in the bottom percentage of U.S. Construction firms looking to remain profitable must ensure proper cash flows and complete projects on time, but old school practices can get in the way.

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CFO Selections

APRIL 19, 2024

The first thing you need to know when creating a budget is that it is wrong from the start. A budget, on the other hand, is meant to be a predictive tool and a roadmap to help you get to where you are going. Sometimes the route has construction or other traffic impediments along the way. Think of a budget somewhat the same way.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Consumers are taking home improvement projects into their own hands, and they are tackling construction work instead of turning to others for help. Slingerland also says it’s easier to budget a set amount of money each month with the box.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 2, 2024

As the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) explains : “The data used as inputs in the construction of the index for shelter , as well as the indexes for rent and OER , are collected in two surveys. Higher rates not only are affecting existing home supplies, it is limiting new home construction, and making that more expensive as well.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While CapEx can take a big bite out of your budget, it's important for ensuring your business stays competitive and efficient. The initial construction and equipment costs count as CapEx. On the other hand, overspending can strain your budget and impact your cash reserves. However, underinvesting in CapEx can stunt growth.

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 21, 2022

In the interim, it was necessary for the two financial systems to run simultaneously, consolidating month-end figures including budgets and forecasts via an ERP bridge to Ramboll data warehouse. . Overseeing the acquisition. Financially transforming.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2018

Visit a construction job site and – along with the water coolers, chain link fences, portable toilets and tools – chances are you will come across stacks of papers, including plans, permits and invoices. The cost of late payments in commercial construction runs $40 billion annually, according to one recent industry report.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Moody’s cited improved budget management as a key reason for the upgrade, noting a reduction in the public deficit from 8.3% In a note published in September, Moody’s upgraded Togo’s economic outlook from negative to stable and maintained its B3 rating for foreign and local currency borrowings. of GDP in 2022 to 6.7%

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Corporate Finance Associates

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The report below gives a good overview of the Fall 2021 M&A activity in the Engineering and Construction Industry Sector. In 2020, the worldwide construction market declined from USD 11.21 The heavy and civil engineering industry would be the fastest-growing construction category, due to low-cost labor and raw materials.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Construction Budgeting Marketing 40

Spreadym

AUGUST 8, 2023

An operating budget is a financial plan that outlines the projected revenues and expenses of an organization or business for a specific period, typically a fiscal year. Operating budgets are crucial for maintaining financial stability, making informed decisions, and evaluating performance.

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Budgeting Prioritization Profit and Loss Construction 52

CFO Talks

MAY 14, 2025

Does your team get rewarded for delivering on budget at any cost ? You translate board-level governance principles – risk tolerance, audit findings, ethical expectations – into frameworks that function daily in procurement, budgeting, and reporting. Consider performance incentives.

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The Charity CFO

MAY 6, 2025

Finance Construct realistic, funder-aligned budgets that back up your story. Advancement Build the relationships that make grant funding possible. Program Liaison Translate your operations into fundable narratives. Writing Create compelling proposals that resonate with funders. And thats okay. The secret is role clustering.

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Nonprofit CFO Construction Finance 52

CFO Strategic Partners

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Results from CFO Strategic Partners’ budget survey Planning for 2023 is underway. With a potential recession looming and the cost of living increasing at a rate we’ve not experienced since the early 1980s, the uncertainty is making preparing and budgeting for the next year more complicated.

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Budgeting CFO Planning Construction 52

Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

As Zunbrun observes, “ The Misery Index, as commonly constructed, doesn’t adequately capture how overall economic conditions affect attitudes.”. It’s a horrific experience, that crushes a family’s budget, gets people evicted, makes people reconsider their own career choices, and second-guess their worth; it can even lead to crime.

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Construction Economics Budgeting Data Analysis 130

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 21, 2022

I have been increasingly constructive on these markets, but I am also very aware that off in at least one possible future, there is a flow of data, news, and events that are all very negative for stock prices. Hence, each new tidbit gives active allocators of capital paroxysms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This boom in popularity is partly because the overall cost of solar panels and installment is going down, making them a more sustainable option for construction projects. Workers can use the accompanying Bento app to track budgets and upload receipts, preventing them from having to file expense reports. Flexing Spend Controls.

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Construction Invoicing Cost Management Treasury 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Construction companies need to ensure they can swiftly purchase materials and other supplies to complete their projects and maintain steady cashflows. These strains are prompting more construction firms to turn to faster, digital means of conducting their B2B transactions. How Virtual Cards Help Build Better Construction Pr ocurement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

only agriculture and hunting invest less in digitization than the construction industry, according to recent data. Even so, the global construction management software market is projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2 In the U.S., percent from 2018 to 2022. Freeing Up Cash Flow.

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Global Finance

JULY 18, 2024

Budget-breaking cost overruns tend to fall into the capital expenditures category. The operations budget usually makes a small profit,” said Renner. Typically, expenditure tends to tip over the original budget, while the revenue-side indicators (such as the number of visitors) are rarely achieved.” billion to $12.1

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Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

Were on time and were on budget, Jonathan Robinson, CIO of Diriyah, a $60 billion landmark urban development in Riyadh scheduled to open in 2030. The new citys foundation and underground phases are complete and visible construction is expected to follow soon. Those in charge, however, remain positive.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

He joined oil and gas company BG Group in their budgeting and forecasting team to broaden his management accounting and reporting experience. He then moved to the security construction technology company ICx Technologies as division controller. But he soon transferred to the UK to take advantage of its wide range of opportunities. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The construction industry is facing multiple headwinds, from late supplier payments to a talent shortage. According to Euler Hermes, the construction sector, which is worth $10 trillion worldwide, is expected to enjoy 3.5 “Construction accounting is a little more complex,” he recently told PYMNTS.

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Centage

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Businesses talk a lot about budgets, revenue projections, and actuals. Knowing the timing, amount and predictability of future cash flows with cash flow forecasting should be an essential component of the budgeting and planning process. Create a cash flow forecast that highlights this seasonality in your budget.

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Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss 98

Centage

APRIL 11, 2023

More than just constructive criticism, it reveals the true pulse of the customer including both their wants and needs, which helps to propel a product to evolve and improve. In general, the most useful and constructive advice includes visual aids, such as screenshots, so you can see exactly where the issues originate.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The company offers FDIC-insured bank accounts and a Visa -branded payment cards for teens (aged 13-18) with budgeting features and other financial education tools built in. Step is still a new service in terms of how long it’s been available to the public, although it has been under construction for the past several years.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 31, 2024

These were given to SMEs working in multiple sectors: tourism, construction, commerce, education, healthcare, social services, industry, agriculture, and livestock, among others. In its 2024 iteration, the Banreservas loan-fair program disbursed 5,800 loans, totaling about $238.5

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Bramasol

MAY 8, 2023

Initially, SAP sees the GROW initiative as being most relevant for midmarket companies in services, such as consulting, media, audit, engineering and construction, as well as product-centric companies in industrial manufacturing, machinery and components (IM&C).

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CFO News

JANUARY 28, 2025

The industry players in the infrastructure sector -- from construction to real estate, transportation, and urban development -- also emphasised the need for fiscal reforms and policies that would ease the burden on infrastructure projects.

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Construction Transportation Budgeting 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

construction market is on track to reach $1.8 In order for construction firms, contractors and subcontractors to succeed in this market, projects must be completed on time and within a fixed budget. Keeping track of cash flow and spending will be essential for construction firms that are active in the growing market.

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