The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Nonprofit budgeting may be a source of dread for many, but there are ways to make the process (and outcome!) Forget about the numbers for a second. A well-crafted budget is a reflection of your mission and a roadmap to financial sustainability. Start with Your Mission Your nonprofits budget exists to advance your mission.

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CFO Talks

MAY 14, 2025

Running the Numbers Without Running from the Truth No one sees the cracks forming in a businesss foundation quite like the CFO. Before the headlines, before the boardroom fallout, the numbers tell a story – and its your responsibility to make sure its the truth. You see the numbers before anyone else.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

While the sizeable increase in infra spend and sectoral initiatives in Union Budget augur well, there is need for policy reforms that help create a robust private investment ecosystem. Both of these would be addressed through the Gati Shakti initiative which is one of the cornerstones of Budget 2022-23.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s shortest Budget ever may not have met the general expectations of being a short-term consumption booster, but it surely has all the right ingredients for becoming an impactful long-term growth-oriented move. Also Read | Union Budget 2022: Solar PLI scheme corpus grows over five times to Rs 19,500 crore.

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Focus CFO

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This clarity not only informs your budget but also drives strategic decision-making across your entire organization. Here are five key ways to align your sales forecasting and budgeting processes for success in the year ahead. How will you build your budget? This does not, however, mean that the plan should not be adjusted.

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CFO Selections

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As such, their responsibilities include: budgeting and forecasting, managing mergers or acquisitions, and handling compliance issues. As such, a CFO is especially valuable for a company that is growing quickly, employs a large number of employees, and/or has complex product lines.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

per cent that was originally budgeted. The major thrust of the just announced Union budget is on enhancing capital expenditure. This emphasis on capital expenditure is a major takeaway from the budget, says Dr Rangarajan speaking to Financial Express Online in the context of the just announced Union budget.

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Fpanda Club

MARCH 19, 2025

Being good at finance and getting numbers right is not enough anymore Of course, strong analytical skills and knowledge of finance are essential for an FP&A professional but gone are those days when these skills or proficiency in Excel were enough to excel in this role, pardon the pun.

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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.

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Finance and Strategy: Making Numbers Work for Your Vision Imagine this: Your company has a fantastic vision—perhaps it’s to dominate a new market, launch a groundbreaking product, or grow your team and profits. It’s about making sure your numbers don’t just add up but drive your company toward its ultimate goals.

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Centage

JANUARY 18, 2022

While spreadsheets have long reigned supreme as the foundation of budgeting and forecasting for many organizations, the shortcomings of this legacy, siloed tool have become too hard to ignore. Accuracy is the critical to the budgeting and forecasting process. Confidence – Am I confident in the numbers coming out of the model?

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Some school districts tried four-day school weeks to save money after the 2008 recession decimated public education budgets, but The Wall Street Journal reports that now some school officials have turned to four-day weeks in an attempt to attract and retain teachers.

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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.

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Centage

AUGUST 22, 2023

In a perfect world, budgets would always line up perfectly with actual spending. Even the most strategically-crafted budgets can take hits from unforeseen circumstances. Expecting that something unexpected will occur throughout the year weakens the argument for creating a traditional budget. What Is a Driver-Based Budget?

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The budget carrier dropped its phone service option last month, leaving customers to use chat functions or social media to resolve issues. The airline joins a growing group of companies—from Breeze Airways to Resy to Facebook—that eliminate or make phone numbers extra hard for customers to find.

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Centage

AUGUST 8, 2023

When an organization first sets up its budget, an easily accessible tool like Excel can be the perfect solution. But as a business grows and financials become more complex, an Excel or spreadsheet-based budget may be holding it back. Plus, more team members will need to have input into the numbers that make up a company’s budget.

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Centage

JULY 25, 2023

Though some businesses rely on Excel for budgeting and financial management needs, the software has some notable disadvantages that may make it a less-than-optimal solution for your business. If a member of your team accidentally enters inaccurate data, this could throw off your company’s entire budget.

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Centage

JUNE 20, 2023

Budgeting season is almost here. For many CFOs and budget managers, it will be a time of an endless stream of data, requests and revisions. But what happens if after all the time, energy and resources devoted to it, the budget still doesn’t quite stack up? You likely already know the answer. The worst part?

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Centage

JUNE 2, 2023

While all of this data helps manufacturing companies to be more efficient, when it comes it comes to creating a manufacturing budget , data is also just as critical. What is a Manufacturing Budget? A manufacturing budget centers around the expenses involved in the production of a given product.

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Centage

MAY 23, 2022

They’ve also helped reveal the problems inherent in conventional budgeting methodologies. Read on to discover the benefits of rolling budgeting, rolling financial forecasting, and mid-year forecasts for your business. What’s a Rolling Budget? Companies need budgets to set realistic goals for the future.

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Centage

DECEMBER 7, 2022

the maker of QuickBooks Online Advanced, to bring automated budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytics capabilities to QuickBooks Online Advanced customers and mid-market organizations looking for more robust and streamlined budgeting capabilities. Real-time reporting – specifically around variance reporting, and alerting.

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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? Things to Consider When Evaluating ERP Solutions 1.

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Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 13, 2025

Other key findings from the survey included a gap between long-term investment return expectations of investors and advisors (12.6%

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This leads to better budgeting, more reliable forecasting, and stronger financial stability. For example, if a company aims to expand online sales, FP&A teams analyze marketing costs and expected revenue to determine budget allocations. Create a Budget - Estimate costs for hiring, training, and licenses.

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Centage

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of this process, the office of finance and department heads spend an immense amount of time creating, reviewing and approving the business’s budget for the fiscal year ahead – but it’s important that financial management doesn’t stop there. Budget vs Actual Statement – What It Is and What It Isn’t.

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The Finance Weekly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Every budgeting season brings a chance to push your business forward into the new year. With 2024 coming to a close and the 2025 budgeting season around the corner, the pressure is really on you and your finance team! Of course, there are plenty of challenges to juggle as you balance all your company's needs and goals.

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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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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 24, 2025

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Barry Ritholtz

MARCH 24, 2025

The text accompanying that chart reads: “ Consumption: in 2024, one third of GDP came from government spending, a record high excluding periods of war or crisis; this was financed by 6-7% budget deficits, another unwelcome peacetime record.” Both the Wall St.

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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. But you also need to bring humanity to the numbers.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Budget: A Source of Tension and Opportunity One of the primary sources of tension between finance and development is the budgeting process. Anderson and Morris agreed that the ideal scenario involves a collaborative approach, where key players from all departments contribute to the budget creation.

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CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Learn How to Maintain Financial Resilience even when guest numbers dwindle. Effective Budgeting for Seasonal Downturns Effective budgeting is the cornerstone of financial planning for slow seasons. Picture a family-owned restaurant meticulously planning its budget, accounting for reduced foot traffic during the off-peak season.

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 8, 2025

For instance, if one team member has mastered a new budgeting tool, they can lead a session to help others learn it too. Delegating significant responsibilities, such as leading a budget review or preparing a report for senior leadership, helps them build confidence and skills. Breaking out of this bubble is critical for growth.

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Future CFO

APRIL 22, 2025

Automation and data integration undeniably pose a huge potential in transforming budgeting among organisations. In a guide published by Vena Solutions , they enumerated several pointers as to how technological advancements can bring change to the budgeting process and the value of an organisation's budget entirely.

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Future CFO

JUNE 27, 2024

Finance leaders are now seeing generative artificial intelligence to have the most immediate impact on explaining forecast amd budget variances, according to Gartner, Inc. The post Finance leaders see GenAI to have most immediate impact on forecast, budget appeared first on FutureCFO.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

You could jump straight into numbers, but there’s a risk—they might tune out, push back, or even disengage. Examples from the CFO World Dealing with Teams CFOs frequently negotiate with internal teams over budgets, resources, and targets. Now, think about the alternative.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 26, 2025

Spot the Vanity Project Before It Sinks Budget The warning signs are usually there from the start. The budget is flexible but keeps growing. Ask for numbers. If a digital innovation initiative is consuming budget but has no usable output, it must be reviewed. The business case is vague. It is a vanity project.

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