Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Financial planning technology, in particular, has allowed advisors to automate time-intensive back-office tasks and delegate routine analyses to support staff, freeing up their time to engage more personally with clients.

Technology 93

Technology Planning Entertainment Leverage 93

Centage

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

By using the most up-to-date technology, FP&A software enables companies to access the information they need without having to input data manually. Our cloud platform, Planning Maestro , makes sophisticated budgeting , planning , and forecasting easy and accessible.

Financial Reporting 98

Financial Reporting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leverage Forecasting 98

Centage

JULY 19, 2023

“Is it in the budget?” That’s because budgets are the foundational backbone of every company. Many organizations integrate updated technology to do everything from streamlining processes to facilitating marketing and sales initiatives. Using Excel for budgeting may be a workable solution.

Budgeting 52

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

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.

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

Future CFO

JUNE 1, 2022

Rigid data silos have been replaced with more fluid methods of working as technology-enabled collaboration provides a comprehensive, company-wide, real-time overview for agility when plans change. They required a solution to provide a single source of truth that would support the budgeting and planning process across the entire enterprise.

Technology 52

Technology Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Leverage 52

Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Now more than ever, FP&A teams need to forecast, budget and plan on a monthly, and sometimes even a weekly, basis, but for many, that’s a tall order, especially if they rely on spreadsheets to reforecast and provide strategic advice on a regular basis. In fact, we’ve seen SMBs use smart technology to outperform big companies.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 84

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Technology Forecasting Budgeting 84

Strategic Treasurer

MAY 23, 2022

Treasury Technology Implementation 101: Creating a Win-Win for Clients and Vendors. Congratulations, you have done your hard work to gather resources, line up your teams, plan your budget, complete your RFP process and select the perfect fit solution for your company. Insufficient budget. June 15 | 11:00 AM EDT. Register Now.

Treasury 52

Treasury Technology Prioritization Budgeting 52

CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In the evolving role of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), mastering risk management, budgeting, and forecasting tools is crucial. Budgeting and Forecasting Traditional budgeting and forecasting often rely on static, single-point estimates, which can overlook the complexities and interconnections of various risk factors.

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CFO Strategic Planning Risk Management Forecasting 52

The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 30, 2021

For businesses, this might spell out the adoption of a new strategy, scheduling approach, or technology implementation. Technology implementation has been a popular course of action in recent years for many organizations. The following are a few practical considerations as waves of new technology continue coming our way.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Technology CFO Leverage 52

Future CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

Source: Gartner 10 digital must-do for CFOs With the new advancements in technology that are coming in left and right, finance leaders and teams are expected to face challenges in talent, what with all the requisites of attraction, acquisition, and retraining. Yes, companies are doing that.

Finance 98

Finance Budgeting Accounts Payable Concentration 98

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

CPM software includes budgeting, forecasting and planning functions, as well as graphical scorecards and dashboards to deliver and to display corporate information. Additionally, given the significance of new technologies in today’s context of business, FCs need to know how to leverage technical innovations to manage risk and generate value.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leverage Communication Strategic Planning 52

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The business world is undoubtedly currently on a race to maximise digital technology advancement, with leaders pondering on the best ways to win. Working with the right service providers, prioritising critical skills, and leveraging technology are among the keys to staying competitive and continuously adaptive to customer needs.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Leverage Economics Technology 52

The Finance Weekly

MAY 29, 2024

As the FP&A software industry explodes, more and more businesses are looking for tools to help them budget, forecast, and automate their data. Over 1,300 customers, including notable names like the Boston Red Sox, Bose, and Five Guys, rely on Planful to enhance their planning, budgeting, consolidation, reporting, and analytics processes.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Fpanda Club

MARCH 1, 2021

The finance function now plays a crucial role in many organizations supporting and driving effective business decisions, and this is exactly the responsibility of FP&A standing at the crossroads of finance, strategy and technology to leverage data and generate insights. Best practice in the budget and planning process, PWC 2017 7.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Value-Added Analysis Budgeting 130

Centage

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Here are 4 key questions to ask yourself as you consider adopting new FP&A planning software or other budget forecasting tools. For long, complicated implementations, or those that are housed on-site, both finance and IT teams may need to dedicate long hours to ensure proper setup of the budgeting and forecasting software.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

Future CFO

JANUARY 7, 2024

By leveraging advanced analytics and cloud technology, CFOs can drive strategic insights, improve forecasting accuracy, and optimise cash management. The challenge is in integrating new technologies such as generative artificial intelligence in the organisation's business models and assessing the total cost of risk at multiple levels.

CFO 52

CFO Risk Management Leverage Strategic Planning 52

Future CFO

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In a nutshell, Gartner defines financial planning and analysis, or FP&A, as a set of four activities supporting an organisation's financial health: planning and budgeting, integrated financial planning, management and performance reporting, and forecasting and modelling.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Centage

MARCH 7, 2023

At Centage, we’re committed to equipping finance teams to meet this challenge by providing automated, cloud FP&A software solutions that make it easy to perform the detailed, bottom-up budgeting and sophisticated scenario analysis needed to spot risks and opportunities early. 3: What’s the technology stack?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Fpanda Club

MARCH 28, 2021

Recent technological advancements and constant changes in the business environment enable the finance function in general and FP&A teams in particular to adopt new ways of work, new practices, new tools to meet the needs of their internal and external customers.

Budgeting 130

Budgeting Forecasting General Ledger Finance 130

Centage

JANUARY 17, 2024

If you think that once you’ve forecast your budget for the year , you’re all set — forecast again. Partially, this is because of the way business budgeting and forecasting has been done in the past. This manual process leads to broken formulas and incorrect data — not to mention regularly recurring forecast errors.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

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

CFO Thought Leader

MAY 20, 2024

Back in 2001, Lafouge stepped into a pivotal finance leadership role with Technip, a technology provider to the energy industry. Lafouge’s journey has been marked by the pursuit of new experience, whether it’s through leveraging AI for operational improvements or raising customer service standards.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Restructuring Finance 52

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 5, 2023

billion of AUM (and is now increasing the firm's marketing budget and hiring a dedicated marketing professional to help further expand his firm's reach). billion of AUM (and is now increasing the firm's marketing budget and hiring a dedicated marketing professional to help further expand his firm's reach).

Planning 81

Planning Leverage Budgeting Marketing 81

Future CFO

JANUARY 16, 2024

To be prepared, CFOs must keep in mind of the following for better business travel cost management : Utilising new technology CFOs are increasingly leaning on sophisticated travel management systems that offer not just data but insights. One of the key technologies being used is sophisticated booking and expense management systems.

Cost Management 52

Cost Management Budgeting Compliance Education 52

Future CFO

MAY 22, 2024

Strategic leaders Ng believes CFOs play a pivotal role in spearheading the company’s digital transformation initiative, acting as a strategic leader in aligning financial goals with technological advancements. Such shifts include digital transformation, of course.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Risk Management Communication 52

CFO Network

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Embrace the Power of Budgeting 6. The Power of Technology 12. Embrace the Power of Budgeting Creating a budget is the first step in effective cash flow management. A budget helps you plan, allocate resources wisely, and set financial goals. Why Small Businesses Struggle 4. Tips for Effective Cash Flow Management 5.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Education Forecasting Invoicing 52

The Charity CFO

APRIL 18, 2024

Review your nonprofit budget and cash flow data to find areas for improvement. Nonprofit Technology Integration and Data Security One of the best things you can do for your nonprofit is to start leveraging data. Audit and adjust technology and data practices based on current cybersecurity best practices.

Nonprofit 52

Nonprofit Compliance CFO Leverage 52

Jedox Finance

APRIL 16, 2020

We are pleased to welcome Mr. Dean Boyer as a guest to the Jedox Blog for our series on “Managing Uncertainty” Mr. Boyer is a Director of Technology Services at Marks Paneth LLP, a premier accounting firm based in the United States. Budget available resources and investments. So what’s the alternative?

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

This transformation is driven by several factors, including rapid technological advancements, globalization, and an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Leveraging Technology: In today’s data-driven environment, tasks that involve implementing or improving technological solutions should be high on the CFO’s priority list.

Prioritization 52

Prioritization CFO Leverage Risk Management 52

Future CFO

JULY 17, 2023

Global corporate treasury leaders can serve as particularly essential strategic advisers right now— if they can harness the right data, analysis, and technology strategy to navigate choppy market conditions. Treasurers should leverage cash forecasts to achieve better cash conversion. 3) Enhance working capital management.

Treasury 98

Treasury Forecasting Cash Management Concentration 98

Lime Light

AUGUST 14, 2023

To do so, manufacturers require budgeting and planning software that can manage both financial and operational information and give executives the confidence they need to make data-backed decisions. Accuracy and efficiency are vital to success to manufacturing firms. But first, let's start with the basics: what is FP&A?

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Budgeting Forecasting Leverage 40

Lime Light

AUGUST 14, 2023

To do so, manufacturers require budgeting and planning software that can manage both financial and operational information and give executives the confidence they need to make data-backed decisions. Accuracy and efficiency are vital to success to manufacturing firms. But first, let's start with the basics: what is FP&A?

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Budgeting Forecasting Leverage 40

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Forecast and budget variance explanation Generative AI can provide explanations of forecast and budget variances for FP&A teams to use in business reviews, as well as further synthesise those trends and insights for executive and board consumption. The post Five generative AI use cases for CFOs appeared first on FutureCFO.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Budgeting Forecasting Corporate Finance 52

Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Forecast vs. Budget Though similar, a budget and a forecast serve different purposes. Companies typically create a budget before a forecast. Your budget is a roadmap of your business’s financial goals and how you plan to reach them. Businesses usually create a budget annually.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

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

Future CFO

JANUARY 8, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of various technological advancements to keep up with the evolving market and the shifts. The rapid adoption of this technological advancement led to unexpected challenges in managing cloud costs, a concern finance leaders must handle properly for the organisation.

Finance 52

Finance Cost Management Budgeting Leverage 52

https://trustedcfosolutions.com/feed/

MARCH 8, 2023

By leveraging intelligent payroll software, companies can enjoy an effective method for processing timely payments, streamlining payroll cost allocation, and confidently managing employee benefits. Real-time access to your labor, materials, and overhead data lets you make strategic budgeting decisions while uncovering inefficiencies.

Accounting 65

Accounting Budgeting Compliance CFO 65

Planful

MARCH 14, 2017

If the latter is the case, watch the replay of a recent webinar titled “5 Best Practices for a Less Painful Budgeting Process.” The webinar included a review of the challenges organizations face in budgeting and planning and a review of the 5 best practices for a less painful budgeting and planning process from Peter Emerling of RSM.

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Budgeting Management Consulting Forecasting Auditing 40

The Charity CFO

MARCH 22, 2024

Leveraging data for strategic decision-making has many benefits–from improving your efficiency to increasing the success rate of campaigns or strategies. Leveraging Data in Nonprofit Leadership How can you use data effectively as a nonprofit leader? Check out these tips for leveraging data as a nonprofit leader.

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