Moody’s finance chief leaves for new CFO gig
CFO Dive
AUGUST 4, 2023
The parent of the credit rating giant Moody’s Investors Service tapped its chief accounting officer to step in as interim CFO as it hunts for a permanent finance chief.
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PodChats for FutureCFO: The evolving partner role of finance in 2024
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In recent years, the role of chief financial officer (CFO) has never been more challenging as it is fulfilling for those who hold this position. I don’t know why but it always seems that the finance function is seen as a cost centre. In fact, (as a CFO) I business partner a lot with other departments, including technical, sales, etc.
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Metamorphosis: Technology as the biggest catalyst to transformation
Future CFO
APRIL 25, 2024
That was a concern because as banks, we needed to remain open to provide banking services to our customers,” Rodrigues recounted. In the age of disruption and change, agility and adaptability have become key factors to ensure the survivability of a company. Rodrigues conceded that the pandemic was a difficult time for everyone. “We
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Outsourced CFOs An Affordable Option For Small Business
CFO Share
APRIL 2, 2024
You may find yourself at a crossroads: should you hire an in-house finance manager or an outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO)? What are Outsourced CFOs? What are Outsourced CFOs? CFO outsourcing can cover all tasks an in-house CFO, Finance Director, Controller and accounting team might perform for a small business.
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Fractional CFO vs. full-time CFO: which is right for you?
Cube Software
APRIL 30, 2024
What is a fractional CFO? As the name suggests, a fractional CFO is an experienced finance professional who provides services for a business on a part-time, interim, or project basis.
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998: Margins, Metrics, and Payments | Lawrence Herman, CFO, Dwolla
CFO Thought Leader
MAY 8, 2024
Lawrence Herman’s path to becoming a CFO unfolded through a series of experiences that changed his understanding of the finance world, beginning with his initial role at Goldman Sachs. As the CFO at Dwolla, Herman leverages his vast experience to guide the company through the evolving landscape of digital payments.
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The CFO, Digital Transformation and AI
Future CFO
MARCH 13, 2024
The central theme for CFOs is the need for finance leaders to primarily trust in their systems and data outputs, proactively address emerging risks, and identify the right talent in order to capitalise on the promise of AI and these transformational systems. We need to regularly collaborate with the CIO and the CTO,” he points out.
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9 Advantages of an Outsourced Virtual Finance Department
Driven Insights
AUGUST 4, 2023
Consider what you’d do if you knew how the profitability of your last project compared to past efforts or to your other service offerings. Can you rest easy knowing your controls will surface when an employee tries to exploit your finances for personal gain? Or your next hire - or investment - would pay for itself in 7 months?
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Why Gauteng’s economy and its CFOs hold the keys to national prosperity
CFO Talks
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Gauteng’s economy is twice the size of the next biggest provincial economy. Over the decades, Gauteng has moved from a mining hub to the manufacturing and financial services heartbeat of South Africa. The movement, spearheaded by the MEC for Finance Jacob Mamabolo, seeks closer ties with the private sector, especially CFOs.
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Bulent Semovski, Financial Director, Ramboll Americas
Generation CFO
JANUARY 21, 2022
There’s a lot of complexity in finance systems but sometimes, it’s about focusing on simple solutions. Bulent, who first started his finance career sixteen years ago as an auditor at Deloitte, believes simplicity is the key to overcoming issues and challenges within the finance function. . And he should know.
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986: Blending Finance With Operational Ingenuity | Erin Sawyer, CFO, Certinia
CFO Thought Leader
MARCH 26, 2024
Yet, it was her transition from accounting to a more dynamic role in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) that sparked her true passion—driving business forward through strategic finance. This relationship deepened her expertise in operational excellence and marked a decisive step toward achieving her eventual CFO ambitions.
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The modern CFO: Guardian, Change-maker, Manager, Planner
CFO Talks
MARCH 20, 2024
The modern CFO: Guardian, Change-maker, Manager, Planner To help new accountants get ready for a CFO role at large companies, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) and Queen’s University conducted extensive research on the roles of the CFO. The study details the CFO’s four main jobs: Steward.
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Fractional CFO Explained
CFO Share
JANUARY 31, 2024
What is a fractional CFO? A fractional CFO is a part-time CFO for small companies. It is a cost-effective way for small businesses to utilize professional finance and accounting without the commitment of a full-time employee. Why would I hire fractional CFO services? Why would I hire fractional CFO services?
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Tackling challenges in 2024 head-on
Future CFO
JANUARY 25, 2024
As a major part of an organisation, finance leaders are tasked to face various challenges within the finance function to keep the business afloat. As a major part of an organisation, finance leaders are tasked to face various challenges within the finance function to keep the business afloat.
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5 Habits of Highly Effective CFOs
The Finance Weekly
APRIL 21, 2024
What could go wrong if your Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is not effective in their job? What CFOs are Capable of Doing? Being a CFO is a top-tier position where you team up with the CEO and other leaders to steer a company toward success. Address accounting and finance issues. They brought in a whopping $119.6
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7 Questions to Ask a Nonprofit Accountant
The Charity CFO
APRIL 26, 2024
So what happens after you’ve found a few firms that offer the services you need? The right accountant can be the difference between an efficient accounting process and a total mess. That’s why it’s so important to know what to look for in a nonprofit accountant. Here are seven questions to ask a nonprofit accountant before working with them.
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Outsourced CFO vs. In-House: What’s Best for Your SaaS Firm?
Driven Insights
MAY 26, 2022
As your SaaS business grows, your finance and accounting capabilities are being stretched thin. Frequent errors, omissions, and inconsistencies point to the need for more experienced SaaS financial leadership, and that means adding or replacing a CFO.
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Change Management: The Modern CFO’s Blueprint
CFO Talks
MARCH 19, 2024
Change Management: The Modern CFO’s Blueprint The role of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) goes way beyond just looking after the company’s money. This might involve enhancing digital finance capabilities or adopting sustainable business practices.
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BlackLine: Finance need to be aware of these GenAI adoption challenges
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 4, 2024
Editor’s note: GenAI adoption is touted to bring benefits to enterprises and their finance functions. Nikhil Parambath (pictured), Regional Vice-President, Asia at BlackLine, shares with FutureCFO audiences major GenAI adoption challenges and how CFOs could overcome them.
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Unpacking the value of digital transformation in finance
Future CFO
APRIL 3, 2023
While companies have been transforming their finance models over the last decade, Covid accelerated this process. Drive efficiency with RPA Many companies have already made the first step to move their financial services operating systems to a cloud-based enterprise resource planning software or a software-as-a-service solution.
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Investment Funds: The Benefits of Outsourcing Your Firm’s Finance Team vs Hiring In-House
E78 Partners
JANUARY 17, 2024
Investment funds and their challenges Investment funds often face numerous challenges in their initial stages, particularly operational challenges and building in-house finance teams. The owner, CEO, or General Partner is usually a trader/investor themselves, not a CFO, and is looking for help to manage finances and trading.
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Orchestrating cohesion amid a multifaceted focus
Future CFO
DECEMBER 6, 2023
“The role of the CFO has become one of the most complex and demanding in the C-suite. From financial expertise to strategic decision-making to risk and stakeholder management, successful CFOs should possess a diverse skill set to help guide companies through ever more complex business landscapes and financial and regulatory environments.”
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Practising ESG: where rubber meets the road
Future CFO
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
She pointed to the UN Global Compact CFO Coalition for the SDGs as one of the best resources for CFOs and sustainability leaders. The group doesn't focus on "terms" they focus on sustainable finance results. CFO and Chief Sustainability Officers can access micro-sector-specific tools as well as guidebooks.
994: Balancing Top-Line Growth and Bottom-Line Results | Naresh Bansal, CFO, Menlo Security
CFO Thought Leader
APRIL 23, 2024
Ask any CFO about their career-building years, and they will likely attribute their success to their adaptability and ability to render strategic insight. This chapter of his career highlights a key lesson for finance professionals: Success often depends on the ability to manage not just numbers but also change. And you know what?
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970: Growing in Good Company | Dennis Johnson, CFO, Qlik
CFO Thought Leader
JANUARY 30, 2024
It’s an all-too-familiar tale among the ranks of senior finance executives: A private equity firm acquires a company, reshuffles the finance team, and reserves the top finance spot for one of its own portfolio CFOs. Johnson: The roots of this firm go back to its start as a self-service business intelligence company.
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976: A Troubleshooter’s Guide to Financial Leadership | Craig Wert, CFO, Jobber
CFO Thought Leader
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Lessons from Craig Wert’s finance career reveal the power of adaptability, problem-solving skills, and the ability to seize opportunities in unexpected places. We serve home services businesses, primarily in North America, although we also have customers elsewhere. Wert: Jobber is a SaaS-based business.
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FutureCFO Excellence Awards 2024 finalists unveiled
Future CFO
JANUARY 16, 2024
In 2023, the top priority of CFOs was evaluating the finance function strategy, scope and design. Marko Horvat, vice president of research in the Gartner Finance practice, noted that CFOs were thinly stretched across many activities in 2023. To all of them, I offer my gratitude.” Manapat, Century Pacific Food Inc.
Is It Time to Work With an Outsourced CFO?
Beacon CFO Plus
JANUARY 30, 2024
When CFO Services Become a Strategic Imperative In the ever-evolving business landscape, the decision to bring in external expertise can have a major impact on your success. Regardless of your business’s size or industry, there comes a point where engaging with an outsourced CFO becomes necessary.
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Alan Docherty, Consulting CFO, Joins vcfo Austin Team
VCFO
MARCH 6, 2024
Alan Docherty joins vcfo as a Consulting CFO, bringing with him more than 35 years of experience. He is a senior finance, IT, and operations executive with significant experience in strategic transformation, corporate finance, and value creation. Alan is a recent Texas transplant.
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From CA to CFO: Navigating the competency framework
CFO Talks
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The journey from a Chartered Accountant (CA) to a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a transformative one, requiring a shift from technical expertise to strategic leadership. The CFO (SA) Competency Framework The CFO (SA) Competency Framework is designed to assist potential applicants in developing the necessary competencies to obtain the Cert.
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983: The CFO as Architect of Value | Aaron Alt, CFO, Cardinal Health
CFO Thought Leader
MARCH 17, 2024
In the world of finance, where leadership roles await those who distinguish themselves along a select number of familiar paths, Aaron Alt’s journey to becoming a CFO stands out for its breadth and depth, transcending conventional boundaries.
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Unlocking Financial Success: How Fractional CFOs Transform Businesses
CFO Network
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Unlocking Financial Success: How Fractional CFOs Transform Businesses In the current landscape, businesses increasingly opt for lean and agile operations, fostering a burgeoning market for expert support in non-full-time equivalent roles within startups and small to medium enterprises.
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PodChats for FutureCFO: The continuing transformation of finance reporting
Future CFO
MAY 31, 2023
Technology has made financial reporting easy for everyone involved in the process, from the finance and accounts team preparing reports to the regulators, investors, and others who use those reports. Click on the PodChat player to get Gan's perspective on the continuing transformation of finance reporting. will likely face recession.
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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. An operational CFO optimizes performance by combining data from various departments with financial data. A strategic CFO focuses on creating long-term plans to achieve the company's goals. What is Operational Finance?
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What is a Virtual CFO? A Guide for Businesses
Michigan CFO
JUNE 7, 2023
In today’s ever-evolving business landscape, the role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has become crucial for effective financial management and decision-making. However, not all businesses have the resources or the need for a full-time, in-house CFO. This is where virtual CFOs come into play. What Do Virtual CFOs Do?
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A Practical Guide for the New CFO
CFO Talks
MARCH 14, 2024
The initial period of a new CFO’s tenure is pivotal for setting the groundwork for future success. In this critical time, a CFO must swiftly grasp the unique challenges and opportunities of the organization and start working on the new CFO responsibilities and strategies.
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987: May the Road Rise to Meet You | Jennifer Loo, CFO, Tala
CFO Thought Leader
MARCH 31, 2024
Suddenly, her diverse background, bridging the analytical rigor of consulting with the strategic nuance of legal training, made her uniquely equipped for the challenges of shaping a nascent finance function in a fast-evolving company. Our cornerstone offering is really a credit product. jb “‘What got you here won’t get you there.
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How AI integration can be a strategic asset to CFOs
Future CFO
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The integration of artificial intelligence in an organisation's finance function and accounting services has been proven to be a necessary evolution in the way chief financial officers manage and strategise for growth and efficiency. Automated tasks also free up the time for CFOs to look into patterns behind the data.
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946: Using the Influence at Your Command | Natalie Laackman, CFO, MedSpeed
CFO Thought Leader
OCTOBER 29, 2023
For corporate finance executives, few professional experiences are as adeptly converted into social currency as those manifested inside the realm of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). It seems that regardless of whether a finance executive has been involved in one deal or 40, they are usually able to quickly share a takeaway or two.
CFO Leadership Council Highlights Our First 10 DEI Ascend Honorees
CFO Leadership
AUGUST 12, 2021
The CFO Leadership Council proudly highlights our very first ten Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ascend Honorees! The Ascend program is an opportunity for Senior Finance Executives from underrepresented groups to join The CFO Leadership Council. Fisher Senior VP & CFO American Hospital Association. Christina Y.
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Early Warning Signs of Financial Trouble in Your Business
CFO Share
APRIL 8, 2024
If you do not have a good finance team, you are more likely to miss the early warning signs in financial statements. Whether you’re a proactive leader scanning the horizon for potential problems or a concerned entrepreneur afraid you’re already in the midst of a downturn, you need to know the early warning signs of financial trouble.
Richard Buckley joins vcfo Austin as Consulting CFO
VCFO
APRIL 27, 2023
vcfo Austin welcomes Richard Buckley, Consulting CFO, to serve all Austin and Central Texas area clients. He served as CFO for H2X LLC and president and CFO for Conch / Druid Oilfield Services. After he graduated, he went to work as an audit manager for Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte).
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Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation
CFO Leadership
OCTOBER 10, 2023
AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. This makes them versatile tools in various fields such as education, customer service, and even creative writing. This makes them versatile tools in various fields such as education, customer service, and even creative writing.
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966: The Billionaire’s Apprentice | Michael Perica, CFO, Rimini Street
CFO Thought Leader
JANUARY 15, 2024
CFO Michael Perica’s career journey began with an opportunity to work as a junior analyst for a national capital markets firm, where he would find a billionaire mentor. We are in the client-first services business. There isn’t an entity too large, too deep, or with greater breadth that we cannot service.
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