Centage

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

While workforce expenses have always monopolized the largest part of a company’s budget, (and likely what keeps you up at night!) in the wake of the global pandemic and a drastic shift to remote/hybrid work, workforce planning has never been more challenging to manage. Get Detailed With Personnel Planning Details, Details, Details!

Planning 93

Planning Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting 93

Centage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Along with being agile and able to pivot on a dime, these businesses have the ability to make decisions and act on them with confidence, and that means mastering the art of scenario planning. Read on to learn about the importance of evaluating business assumptions and discover the top variables affecting scenario planning.

Planning 98

Planning Forecasting Budgeting Profit and Loss 98

Centage

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Workforce planning is important to meeting your organization’s strategic vision, but it’s something that many consider a kind of fortune telling. In reality, it’s more science than art, and should be a critical component of management’s operational planning – especially during uncertain times. Download the Workforce Planning Toolkit.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Centage

MARCH 15, 2022

Designed to help businesses prepare for the unknown, financial scenario planning is a strategic tool for flexible long-term decision-making. With financial scenario planning, companies seek to avoid overpredicting and underpredicting their future by separating content into two categories: things that are certain and things that are unknown.

Planning 98

Planning Forecasting Budgeting Prioritization 98

Centage

APRIL 4, 2023

To determine profit margins, companies subtract the total cost of providing a product or service from the sales price paid for the item by customers. At Centage, we’re passionate about connecting businesses with the sophisticated financial planning and budgeting tools they need to stay competitive.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Planful

AUGUST 20, 2021

While the term may invoke headaches (especially when you’re working with spreadsheets), improving and optimizing the budgeting process is critical for organizations. . Without a budget, you have no measuring stick to evaluate your goals and performance,” says Donna Conte , service area leader for accounting services at Warren Averett. “[A

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 40

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Data Analysis 40

Centage

MARCH 2, 2022

CEOs and boards of directors ask their teams tough questions for a reason: They want to know how their company is performing against plans and identify risks or opportunities that lie ahead. While no one can predict what the market will do, accurate forecasts can help you anticipate impacts to sales, investments, and personnel.

Financial Reporting 98

Financial Reporting Budgeting Forecasting Data Analysis 98

Centage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Along with being agile and able to pivot on a dime, these businesses have the ability to make decisions and act on them with confidence, and that means mastering the art of scenario planning. . Read on to learn about the importance of evaluating business assumptions and discover the top variables affecting scenario planning.

Planning 52

Planning Forecasting Budgeting Profit and Loss 52

Centage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Between pandemic insecurities, a supply chain crisis, labor shortages, and the growing threat of recession, companies that rely on traditional planning and forecasting may find themselves struggling to stay competitive. The result is that you can evaluate what-if scenarios and adjust your plans as needed.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Future CFO

AUGUST 1, 2023

Supriya Deka: The general features of financial applications include accounting, reporting & analytics, bank reconciliation, billing & invoicing, asset management, budgeting & forecasting, financial risk management, expense tracking, and payroll management. This can be time-consuming and lead to errors when handled manually.

Invoicing 98

Invoicing General Ledger Reconciliations Budgeting 98

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To determine profit margins, companies subtract the total cost of providing a product or service from the sales price paid for the item by customers. Gross Profit Margin: Your gross profit margin is the amount of your sales revenue minus the cost of your goods. The goal is to model different assumptions and track them over time.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Jedox Finance

APRIL 8, 2021

It also needs to be based on insights from data. Effective decision-making must be based on data analysis, decisions (planning) and the execution and evaluation of the decisions and its impact (forecasting). Analyze: Using information and knowledge from the data the organization collected over time.

Data Analysis 89

Data Analysis Forecasting Analyzing Data Budgeting 89

Spreadym

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

A business performance management system exists for further analysis of how a company grows and develops compared with strategy and current operational plans and financial budgets. From Excel to EPM System Excel allows users to collect data with various resources for on-request data analysis.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting SAP Data Analysis Financial Analysis 52

Centage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Is now the time to move forward with that planned investment? With cash flow forecasting your organization can build a plan to ensure you have the liquid assets needed to maintain business operations. Start Your Cash Flow Planning and Forecasting at the Top Sales and revenue are the lifeblood of any organization, but especially SMBs.

Cash Flow Forecasting 90

Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Budgeting Data Analysis 90

Centage

JANUARY 4, 2022

It’s that time of year again when many organizations are busy setting business objectives and planning budgets for the next fiscal year. That includes analyzing key financial metrics as part of the financial reporting and analysis process to see where you are today to determine where you want to be tomorrow (and how to get there!).

Financial Reporting 94

Financial Reporting Budgeting Accounts Payable Benchmarking 94

Jedox Finance

JANUARY 23, 2020

A new calendar year can be a great time to take a renewed, fresh look at your business planning and performance management. In a perfect world, we would like an EPM system that manages organization-wide planning, reporting and analysis. Collection of organization-wide financial and non-financial data. What hasn’t?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 88

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Data Analysis Forecasting 88

Centage

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

You’re reviewing the results with your sales team, and you find that one of the team members is 20% below their sales goal for the quarter – and you want to know why. Finance needs to support sales leaders (in this particular instance) by continuing to ask why until you find an area to adjust and help. Watch Demo.

Finance 52

Finance Data Analysis Forecasting Budgeting 52

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) involve a range of activities, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical tasks, all of which are vital in providing essential support for a company's major business decisions and overall financial well-being.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Centage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Between pandemic insecurities, a supply chain crisis, labor shortages, and the growing threat of recession, companies that rely on traditional planning and forecasting may find themselves struggling to stay competitive. The result is that you can evaluate what-if scenarios and adjust your plans as needed.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Centage

JULY 26, 2022

Along with budgeting for future expenses, forecasting lets you predict negative cash flow issues and prepare for them. You can also identify where you might need to reduce overhead, hire more workers, locate new investment opportunities, or increase time spent generating sales. Wondering if Planning Maestro is right for you?

Cash Flow Forecasting 52

Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Budgeting Data Analysis 52

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To determine profit margins, companies subtract the total cost of providing a product or service from the sales price paid for the item by customers. Gross Profit Margin: Your gross profit margin is the amount of your sales revenue minus the cost of your goods. The goal is to model different assumptions and track them over time.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Spreadym

MARCH 15, 2023

The last item can include different types of tools, like enterprise performance management software, planning and budgeting software, resource planning software, S&OP (sales and operational planning) software and FA&P (financial analytics and planning) software.

Technology 52

Technology SAP Budgeting Data Analysis 52

CFO Leadership

MAY 31, 2023

Data analysis and leadership were ranked by CFOs as the most important skills for new team members, outpacing more traditional competencies like accounting and project management. Specifically, respondents plan to use AI for tactical and strategic insights (56%), machine learning (52%), and speech recognition (50%) over the next year.

Prioritization 95

Prioritization Technology Leadership CFO 95

Boston Startup CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Preparing for fundraising If you are planning to raise funds for your startup, there are many pitfalls and unknowns. A fractional CFO can provide significant value to the process by: Developing a financial plan : A financial plan is a key component of any fundraising effort.

CFO 40

CFO Startups Cash Flow Forecasting Budgeting 40

Collectiv

JUNE 13, 2023

Data analysis is a treasure trove for non-profits. Solid processes around nonprofit data give you critical information to highlight unique aspects of your organization, boost morale, increase credibility, enhance transparency, and build community awareness to support your mission.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Leverage Budgeting Analyzing Data 52

Centage

MARCH 30, 2022

Jump on New Opportunities You can hardly plan for the future if you don’t know how much cash will be available tomorrow or the day after. Make cash flow management easier with Planning Maestro. By getting a cash flow forecast now, you can increase the amount of money coming into your business and start making plans for future growth.

Cash Flow Forecasting 98

Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Data Analysis Planning 98

CFO Leadership

MAY 31, 2023

Data analysis and leadership were ranked by CFOs as the most important skills for new team members, outpacing more traditional competencies like accounting and project management. Specifically, respondents plan to use AI for tactical and strategic insights (56%), machine learning (52%), and speech recognition (50%) over the next year.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization Technology Leadership CFO 52

Centage

JULY 12, 2022

Kate Drenckhahn is Centage’s Senior Product Manager focused on the strategic planning and execution of new and existing Planning Maestro functionality. It’s important that each team has a seat at the table when it comes to shaping the future of the Planning Maestro experience. Adoption is key when rolling out anything new.

Compliance 52

Compliance Budgeting Prioritization Data Analysis 52

Centage

MARCH 22, 2022

Financial planning initiatives are a tried and tested way to reward employees for great performance. Financial forecasting software allows you to assess your potential expenses and budget your rewards accordingly. Season tickets for public transport, company cars, and fuel cost subsidies can help employees with their budgeting.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Budgeting Planning Data Analysis 52

E78 Partners

APRIL 13, 2023

Key Takeaways Private capital markets faced headwinds in 2022, but a boom is predicted due to more companies staying private longer, institutional investors increasing allocations to private equity, and a demographic shift as entrepreneurial Baby Boomers consider succession plans for their businesses.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leadership Forecasting CFO 52

Centage

APRIL 19, 2022

Every business needs a budget — but having a budget is just the start. In addition to making a budget every month, quarter, or year, you also need to compare that budget to what your company actually earns and spends. A budget vs. actual statement lets you compare your projected expenses and income to reality.

Budgeting 98

Budgeting Profit and Loss Forecasting Sales 98

Centage

MAY 23, 2022

They’ve also helped reveal the problems inherent in conventional budgeting methodologies. With rolling forecasts, businesses can gain better insight while aligning their sales and production goals with what’s actually happening from a financial perspective. What’s a Rolling Budget? What’s a Rolling Forecast?

Forecasting 98

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

Centage

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The start of a new year is always a time for planning. And how will all of these uncertainties affect my business budgeting process? And how will all of these uncertainties affect my business budgeting process? For instance, 70% of SMBs have created scenario planning to prepare for the future. What lies ahead?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Centage

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When it comes to business budgeting and planning, traditional spreadsheets are labor-intensive, prone to errors, and static, so it can be difficult to get a clear view on your current and future financial position. And gone are the days when you could wait for a quarterly budget review to make decisions about corporate spending.

Budgeting 96

Budgeting General Ledger Data Analysis Financial Data 96

Centage

APRIL 6, 2022

For instance, the more sales staff available, the more revenue to be gained, but the more expenses are incurred. The key is to have a keen understanding of your business drivers, and build your financial plan around them. There are three types of financial scenario planning: . Sensitivity Analysis. Number of variables.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

The Finance Weekly

APRIL 28, 2024

This not only transforms financial tasks like reporting, budgeting, and forecasting but also lightens the load for the IT department. All from within Excel, Connect equips users to import live data from all ERP systems, effortlessly construct reports, and access all ERP data from your spreadsheets.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Invoicing Budgeting Finance 52

Centage

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This accessible program can accomplish various tasks, such as financial forecasting and budgeting. These obstacles can become even more pronounced as your business grows and your financial planning gets increasingly complex. With these spreadsheets, you can store, organize and analyze valuable data.

Forecasting 98

Forecasting Budgeting Data Analysis Financial Modeling 98