SEC commissioner opposes ‘ballooning’ PCAOB budget
CFO Dive
JANUARY 3, 2023
The PCAOB has stirred up criticism since SEC Chair Gary Gensler shook up its leadership and called for sharper regulation of the firms that audit public companies.
How Busy People Can Develop Leadership Skills
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Leadership development should be recognized as an ongoing part of professional life. Carving out time for learning and development is critical for anyone who wants to improve their leadership competencies and performance outcomes. The latest research says that structured programs should only account for 10% of leadership development.
Leadership 
100
100 Join 68,000+
Insiders
Sign Up for our Newsletter
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Trending Sources
The Benefits of Automating Budgeting Processes
Centage
AUGUST 16, 2023
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.
Budgeting 98
98 
Nonprofit Leadership: Using Data for Better Decision-Making
The Charity CFO
MARCH 22, 2024
Leveraging Data in Nonprofit Leadership How can you use data effectively as a nonprofit leader? For example, historical financial data can help you with budgeting or creating financial forecasts for your organization. The post Nonprofit Leadership: Using Data for Better Decision-Making appeared first on The Charity CFO.
Nonprofit 52
52 
CFOs eye budget increase for employee compensation, Gartner says
Future CFO
MARCH 21, 2024
Chief financial officers are planning to increase budgets for employee compensation, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. Finance leadership should be clear that enforcing return-to-office mandates comes with attrition risk and should be weighed against the potential benefits,” says Bant.
Budgeting 52
52 
Holding Onto Your Marketing Budget in a Downturn
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
But more importantly, marketers know from experience that when the economy turns, their budget is an easy target. During the pandemic, we saw numerous productive marketing advances, many of which were long overdue — from more agile budget allocation to accelerated digital transformation connecting marketing and e-commerce.
Budgeting 130
130 
The Ins and Outs of Budgeting and Planning Drivers
Centage
AUGUST 15, 2022
With that in mind, many businesses are turning to budgeting and planning drivers as a way of obtaining more accurate information. A newer approach to financial management, driver-based planning involves examining a company’s main business and value drivers with a goal of designing plans and budgets with them in mind.
Budgeting 105
105 
5 benefits of driver-based budgeting & planning
Centage
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The traditional budgeting and forecasting planning processes can be long and painful. Any number of issues can arise that render forecasts or the line items on an annual budget quickly outdated. It’s because of these challenges that many organizations have moved to driver-based budgeting and planning.
Budgeting 52
52 
The Future of Financial Leadership: Aligning Operational and Strategic CFOs
The Finance Weekly
JANUARY 19, 2023
The CFO role traditionally has two high-level leadership archetypes: strategic and operational. Specialists in operational finance create financial models that outline the details of business processes and their impact on the company's goals, staff plans, budget, and cash flow.
Leadership 98
98 
Unpopular policy choices on the way to greater good – can the budget bite the bullet?
CFO News
JANUARY 19, 2023
The budget this year has the unique opportunity to set India on a path of moving from consciousness to leadership. India has made ambitious commitments at the COP and its implementation calls for concrete plans and actions.
Budgeting 98
98 
The Role of Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up Business Budgeting in Modern FP&A
Centage
JULY 19, 2022
Business budgeting is a crucial factor with the ability to impact a business’ long-term success or failure. Along with providing important information regarding day-to-day operations, an accurate budget better enables companies to predict revenue, trim costs, and make decisions regarding expenditures and opportunities.
A Beginner’s Guide to Nonprofit Budgeting
The Charity CFO
MARCH 3, 2022
But you can make a real difference if you understand nonprofit budgeting. Distinguish Nonprofit Budgeting From for-Profit Budgeting. You may have experience in budgeting and accounting for for-profit organizations. You may have experience in budgeting and accounting for for-profit organizations.
Nonprofit 96
96 
Nonprofit Budgeting Best Practices
The Charity CFO
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Nonprofit budgeting best practices are often the difference between success and failure for the organization. Budgeting is a crucial element of understanding the financial health of your organization. While nonprofit budgeting can seem daunting and complex, it doesn’t have to be. It takes time to get a budget right.
Nonprofit 52
52 
Stop Trying to Make Your Old Broken Budgeting Process Work
Collectiv
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Why do so many organizations abandon their budgets halfway through the year? Because the traditional budgeting process is broken. In the latest episode of Collectiv Conversations, I chatted with Stephen Newland about the future of financial planning and analysis and how we can improve the forecasting and budgeting process.
Digital acceleration to drive finance leadership in 2022
Future CFO
DECEMBER 31, 2021
According to Gartner , finance leaders anticipate a greater percentage of their time will be spent in improving flexibility of budgeting & forecasting (58%), closely followed by developing digital skills (56%) and redefining employee value proposition in hybrid environments. What does this mean to the finance and accounting team of 2022?
Leadership 98
98 
CFOs project higher AI budgets in 2024, Gartner says
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Chief financial officers are projecting higher budget for artificial intelligence in 2024, forcing conversations on AI ambition and policies, according to a survey by Gartner. Source: Gartner (February 2024) The post CFOs project higher AI budgets in 2024, Gartner says appeared first on FutureCFO.
Budgeting 52
52 
Budgeting Methodologies: Analyzing the Advantages & Disadvantages
VCFO
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
When I served as a panelist for the webinar, “Budgeting Basics: How to Build a Strong Budget,” we discussed a variety of topics, including how budgets affect profitability, when to start building next year’s budget, planning frameworks and the company stakeholders who need to be involved in the process. Takes less time.
Budgeting 71
71 
Real Advice for Transitioning Into Finance Leadership
Collectiv
JANUARY 17, 2023
In this episode, we chatted about ways to make the transition to a leadership career in finance, what the experience was like, and how CFOs can continue to succeed in 2023 and beyond. Why Transition Into a Finance Leadership Role? Transitioning To Leadership. Dynamic budgeting will become more important.
Leadership 40
40 
Budgeting tips for resilient organisations??
CFO Talks
JUNE 20, 2022
Good sustainability credentials correlated with quality, effective leadership, and market resilience. Zero-based budgeting. Chris Strauss implemented zero-based budgeting when he was first appointed as CFO of BJK. Ultimately, the allocation of funds is what’s going to drive the budget and is what’s going to drive results.
Budgeting 52
52 
Business and Leadership Growth: What Got You Here (Still) Won’t Get You There
ProCFO Partners
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Management and leadership styles need to change as a company grows. They are responsible for managing all financial dealings and transactions, including budgeting, managing cash flow, and ensuring that all accounts are up to date. There are different management styles that suit different phases of business growth.
Leadership 98
98 
Why Financial Forecasting Is More Important Than Your Annual Budget
Centage
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Once upon a time, businesses were satisfied with creating an annual budget. You used your budget as a measuring stick to gauge performance against assumptions made months ago. But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. CEOs increasingly share your concerns. Watch Demo.
Forecasting 98
98 
Budgeting for Growth: Pros and Cons of Incremental Budgeting
The Finance Weekly
DECEMBER 29, 2021
Budgeting is the guardrail for business success. The path for growth goes through the budgeting process, making it incredibly important to match the right one for your company’s vision. There are dozens of types and components of budgets, from zero-based to value proposition and everything in between.
Budgeting 52
52 
Budgets for Nonprofits: Get ready for 2023
The Charity CFO
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Financial planning and budgeting are vital for the success and sustainability of any nonprofit organization. . That’s why it’s important to start thinking about your budget for 2023 now. Budgeting should go beyond simply tracking money in and money out. . Intro to Budgets for Nonprofits. Allocate resources.
Nonprofit 52
52 
How Midsize Companies Are Evaluating and Buying ERP
Navigator SAP
JULY 15, 2022
It requires budget and commitment from leadership, and change management from employees. Midsize businesses, which generally have lower budgets and fewer skilled IT resources, must consider several points before making a decision. When is the right time to consider an ERP solution? Affordability. Scalability.
Budgeting 185
185 
Govt prepared to deal with any global development: FM Sitharaman
CFO News Room
FEBRUARY 6, 2022
In a post-Budget interaction with industry body Ficci, she urged corporates to take advantage of the recovery in the economy and step up investment. In a post-Budget interaction with industry body Ficci, she urged corporates to take advantage of the recovery in the economy and step up investment.
Leadership 130
130 
Expect SG&A budget cuts in 2020 says Gartner
Future CFO
APRIL 7, 2020
A Gartner survey of 317 CFOs and finance leaders on March 30, 2020, revealed that due to COVID-19 62% of respondents are planning some cuts to selling, general and administrative (SG&A) budgets in their organizations in 2020. Figure 1: Which SG&A functions will likely have their budget cut by more than 10% in 2020?
Budgeting 52
52 
How to build a business case for FP&A software
Centage
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
If you’re in the office of finance, convincing your leadership to adopt FP&A software to help with your workload can be an uphill battle. Excel is deeply embedded in the planning and budgeting process for many organizations. Do you need what-if scenario planning to meet growth targets?
Why did I join Centage?
Centage
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Budgeting and Planning are the lifeblood of any business, at least to grow a healthy business. The power of budgeting is just the start to building a strong business. The budget is the meat of the planning process. We operated without a budget for the first five years, it was a disaster. Follow along!
Achieving a Shared Alignment Around Data | Sarah Spoja, CFO, Tipalti
CFO Thought Leader
OCTOBER 16, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Jan 28-29)
CFO News Room
JANUARY 27, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced this week that it is splitting into two separate organizations with the same leadership but different nonprofit statuses.
Nonprofit 130
130 
The Virtues of “Payback” | Ralph Leung, CFO, Achieve
CFO Thought Leader
OCTOBER 5, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. www.planful.com The post The Virtues of “Payback” | Ralph Leung, CFO, Achieve appeared first on CFO THOUGHT LEADER, CFO, Finance, Leadership, CPA.
CFO 52
52 
How to streamline multi-location healthcare FP&A
Centage
DECEMBER 8, 2023
As multi-site healthcare businesses grow and evolve, the demand for advanced financial planning and budgeting solutions shifts from being a “nice to have” to presenting a crucial need for attaining business objectives. Financial management can be a significant challenge for multi-location medical facilities.
The Effort to Optimize a Runway | Neha Krishnamohan, CFO, Kinnate Biopharma
CFO Thought Leader
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
Recounting Transformation Milestones | Tony Boor, CFO, Blackbaud
CFO Thought Leader
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
Survey: Executives Optimistic Despite Financial Disruption, Prioritizing Technology Adoption to Combat Talent Shortage
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. The post Survey: Executives Optimistic Despite Financial Disruption, Prioritizing Technology Adoption to Combat Talent Shortage first appeared on CFO Leadership.
Finance Transformation, Metrics, Networking | Ana Chadwick, CFO, Pitney Bowes
CFO Thought Leader
OCTOBER 24, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
The Climb to Profitability | Jeff Coulter, CFO, Cognite
CFO Thought Leader
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
932: Finance’s Leadership Paradox | Jeff Coulter, CFO, Cognite MADE POSSIBLE BY PLANFUL | Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. www.planful.com The post The Climb to Profitability | Jeff Coulter, CFO, Cognite appeared first on CFO THOUGHT LEADER, CFO, Finance, Leadership, CPA.
CFO 52
52 
When the Capital Markets Said “Yes” | Michael Linford, CFO, Affirm
CFO Thought Leader
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
Top of Mind Metrics | Joel Campbell, CFO, TreviPay
CFO Thought Leader
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. www.planful.com The post Top of Mind Metrics | Joel Campbell, CFO, TreviPay appeared first on CFO THOUGHT LEADER, CFO, Finance, Leadership, CPA.
CFO 52
52 
Exposing the Path to Profitability | Matt Gustke, CFO, WooCommerce
CFO Thought Leader
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
Centage vs Excel: End your spreadsheet dread
Centage
DECEMBER 21, 2023
Russell Taylor, Controller, Mountain View Hospital Centage saves our users hours (if not days) in budget and forecast creation, thanks in large part to our unique formula-free FP&A design. My first year here the budget was a chaotic collection of Excel spreadsheets that were emailed around, and lost version control with each hop.
Budgeting 52
52 
Adopting A Data-Driven Lens | Michelle Hook, CFO, Portillo’s
CFO Thought Leader
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
Top Priorities: Driving Value and Developing the Talent Pipeline
CFO Thought Leader
JULY 28, 2023
The Planful platform, which helps businesses drive peak financial performance, is used around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and analytics. Planful empowers finance, accounting, and business users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately.
CFO 52
52 
Augmenting the CFO role with marketing skills
Future CFO
DECEMBER 19, 2023
Knowing the customer The CFO is intimately involved with virtually every aspect of the business, spanning from interactions with the CEO and executive leadership on new or key strategic business initiatives, to negotiating deals with third parties, to dialoging with cost-center heads over budget submission.
CFO 52
52 
Let's personalize your content