CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Guided by influential mentors, Thobile recognized that finance goes beyond numbers—it impacts decision-making that drives business and individual success. I always loved working with numbers, and mathematics was one of my favorite subjects. Once I have a clear picture, I prioritize the challenges based on their impact and urgency.

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CFO Talks

APRIL 8, 2025

Julius shares his career journey, from his early passion for numbers to his experiences working across borders. My passion for numbers and the accounting profession motivated me to join finance. I prioritize time management, ensuring I dedicate time to my family, workouts, and mental well-being while sticking to work schedules.

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Global Finance

APRIL 3, 2025

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has tripled, and the number of investors has increased tenfold. Investment-Friendly Rules To strengthen the business climate, Saudi Arabia has enacted a number of regulatory reforms, including a new investment law that came into effect in February. Those in charge, however, remain positive.

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CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Prioritizing the Management of Business Growth Establish a robust growth management framework. This plan should include cash flow projections, budgeting, and risk management strategies. Financial planning for expansion is not just about numbers; it’s about preparing your business for the future.

Cash Flow Forecasting

CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 21, 2025

Read More Tumarkins strategic mindset revolves around aligning finance with organizational goals rather than letting numbers dictate the agenda. Instead of issuing rigid edicts, she prefers open dialogue, ensuring different teams see budgets as tools for smarter decisions rather than constraints. .”

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CFO Strategic Partners

APRIL 14, 2025

5 Reasons to Prioritize Financial Literacy Poor financial literacy negatively impacts overall business performance, financial decision-making, fundraising, M&A, and much more. Spend – Do you have a well-developed budget that directs your spending every month?

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

E78 Partners

JUNE 16, 2025

Common reasons mergers and acquisitions fail include: Inadequate Integration Planning: Without a comprehensive roadmap that aligns with the deal thesis, organizations struggle to prioritize, sequence, and resource integration activities. Let’s say a mid-sized manufacturer acquires a bolt-on supplier to consolidate operations.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

number of people served). In reality, her research has shown no correlation between an organization’s size/budget and their capacity for impact measurement. The number one factor predicting success in this area is the willingness and commitment of leadership to prioritize impact measurement.

Nonprofit

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I then prioritize tasks and break down the challenge into manageable steps. Start with deepening your understanding of financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting to support data-driven decisions. Additionally, I make sure to prioritize my tasks, tackling the most important ones first.

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CFO Dive

JULY 10, 2025

Samuel Corum via Getty Images The recently-enacted “ One Big Beautiful Bill Act ” could help lift sagging merger-and-acquisition volume numbers by creating a more attractive environment for dealmaking on the U.S. The total number of U.S. tax policy front, analysts said.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

CFO Dive

JUNE 17, 2025

With more C-suite, investor and board-level focus on AI and bigger budgets supporting the efforts, technology leaders are under pressure to get the formula right, from picking a scalable, beneficial use case to tracking its success post-deployment. That qualitative-quantitative balance is something that we really focus on here.”

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CFO Leadership

MAY 31, 2023

Survey: Executives Optimistic Despite Financial Disruption, Prioritizing Technology Adoption to Combat Talent Shortage As we near the halfway mark of 2023, the overwhelming theme throughout the year has been uncertainty. Economists continue to speculate on the possibility and severity of a recession.

Prioritization

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.

Budgeting

CFO News Room

JANUARY 13, 2023

The crisis of low pay is widespread throughout the United States and will remain so until federal and state policymakers prioritize the economic hardships of low-wage workers. Number of workers paid less that $15. As a result, a worker in one of the 20 states with a $7.25 Share of workers paid less than $15. 11,345,000.

Prioritization

E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Under these pressures, one aspect often underestimated is the power of strategic budget planning. It’s not just about managing numbers—it’s about aligning financial strategies with business goals to unlock value at every stage of the investment cycle.

Budgeting

KG Virtual CFO

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Your business budget puts you in control of your company. But with the coronavirus in full swing, you may have had to throw your business budget out the window to stay afloat. To get your business budget back on track post-coronavirus, you might need to make some modifications.

Budgeting

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

There are a number of podcasts that regularly touch on the financial aspects of raising children, including “The SavingsAngel,” hosted by Josh Elledge. . If you’re looking for pointed advice on how to raise a family on a budget, “The SavingsAngel,” hosted by Josh Elledge, is for you. Key Takeaways. The SavingsAngel’ (Podcast) .

Education

E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Download our free budget planning checklist For private equity firms, success isn’t just about acquiring companies; it’s about transforming them. Under these pressures, one aspect often underestimated is the power of strategic budget planning.

Budgeting

CFO Leadership

MAY 31, 2023

Survey: Executives Optimistic Despite Financial Disruption, Prioritizing Technology Adoption to Combat Talent Shortage As we near the halfway mark of 2023, the overwhelming theme throughout the year has been uncertainty. Economists continue to speculate on the possibility and severity of a recession.

Prioritization

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

A survey of bank CEOs found that 72 percent were prioritizing technology investments, with 58 percent of respondents reporting that they were investing in automation technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). A study found that FinTechs spend 70 percent of th eir budgets on innovation, while banks typically spend 35 percent.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

. “The report shows that SMBs currently face a number of challenges when it comes to protecting their businesses from security threats,” explained Kaspersky Head of SMB Marketing Vladimir Zapolyansky in a statement Thursday (Oct.

Budgeting

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It allows users to select and prioritize their financial goals in areas like finances, family, health, home, work, leisure and giving, according to the release. Bank of America has launched its Life Plan program, which it says will aid customers in better financial planning, according to a press release.

Planning

CFO News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Union Budget 2025 India Job Market: India's job market struggle is highlighted by high numbers of overqualified applicants for low-skill jobs. The upcoming budget needs to prioritize job creation, emphasizing government investment and industry participation in training to address employability and productivity issues.

Budgeting

Fpanda Club

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Synergies from mergers and acquisitions are not obtained though integration processes must bring standardization of activities, processes and tools, elimination of duplicate activities, ability to deliver better results group-wide by fewer number of people.

Finance

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Datarails came in at number 45 out of 100 in this category. Vena came in at number 75 out of 100 in this category. Datarails came in at number 7 out of 100 companies. Vena came in at number 63 out of 100 companies. Vena came in at number 63 out of 100 companies. 2) Best Compensation. Vena ranked #54.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

With more shoppers prioritizing necessities, businesses increasingly have to make adjustments to stay in the black. In conjunction with your other numbers, your gross profit margin can tell you if your products are profitable enough, if you need to increase sales or if your expenses, like sales costs, are too high.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Centage

MARCH 15, 2022

Additionally, it enables companies to plan for the future by budgeting for unplanned expenses and opportunities. After all, you can’t effectively plan for an infinite number of possible scenarios. Instead, prioritize by focusing on no more than four scenarios to get started.

Planning

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 1, 2023

Once again 2022 was not a boring year, both for world events and finance in particular, and the growing number of readers and widely diverse range of topics attests to that. With the start of 2023, it’s important to look back on some of the highlights that occurred in the previous year. Read the FP&A Software Solution Comparison here.

Finance

Centage

JUNE 14, 2022

Can numbers compiled manually and memorialized in this spreadsheet be trusted? The Ideal: In today’s dynamic business environment, executives want “living” budgets that are updated with real-time data and actuals as they occur. And testing multiple scenarios is impossible. As a result, it’s not a shared version of truth.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

It’s the budgeting, financial forecasting, financial analysis, and decision-making that support an organization's health and strategy. Improving the company's budget and resource allocation. Proactive budgeting with an expert understanding of company finances. Ideal for complex financial budgets and plans. Conclusion.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Fpanda Club

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Though some activities, such as financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting are periodic, they are always characterized by tough deadlines to be respected. There is no need to deny: finance still encompasses a number of routine activities which is easy to get tired of. Resilience to stress and ability to work under pressure.

Finance

The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Whether youre a CMO or a marketing operations manager, the challenge of making the most of your budget while hitting your targets is no small feat. KPIs: Decide which numbers youll keep an eye on to track your progress. Step 6: Determine Your Budget Planning for Success Every great plan needs resources to back it up.

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Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

MAY 14, 2025

The current small business trend is being driven by consumers prioritizing essentials like healthcare and groceries, while cutting back on discretionary spending such as travel and certain retail categories. This shift reflects increased budget consciousness amid market uncertainties. Inflation contributed 2.4%

Transportation

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Wall Street Journal ) • How Tiger Global, one of the biggest backers of startups over the past decade, fell to earth : As the firm grew, Tiger prioritized speed and began writing checks at a more rapid clip. Budget Has Receded. They’re doing it again after a two-decade break. Say hello to Cook Out. Vice ) • A Huge Threat to the U.S.

Budgeting

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

That unified view, conceivably, can leverage FinTech services that help end consumers (for example) see how they are managing their budgets, their investments and reach various financial goals. The consumer with a range of bank and other financial accounts spanning several firms can have all that data collected at a single point of access.

Banking

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Below, PYMNTS looks at some of the numbers behind changing cybersecurity strategies. Other tactics include strategic investment in cybersecurity, government-led initiatives, and technological innovation — all in an effort to stay ahead of bad actors.

Prioritization

Centage

APRIL 12, 2022

Business Outlook for 2022 For 2022, survey respondents predicted positive trends with regard to revenue, with 100 percent of companies expecting to grow or maintain their current numbers. A further 39 percent planned to prioritize cash flow and funding activities and purchases.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)