Future CFO

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In these regards, CFOs will seek people with traditional financial skills, in addition to interpersonal skills like leadership, empathy, and adaptability, and cognitive skills like critical thinking, project management and decision-making. The post Digital acceleration to drive finance leadership in 2022 appeared first on FutureCFO.

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CFO Share

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) acts as your seasoned mountaineer, guiding your business towards its financial peak. This is where an outsourced CFO (aka fractional CFO) steps in, keeping your expedition moving toward the summit without delay. What are the Duties of an Outsourced CFO?

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The CFO role has evolved more apparently during dramatic changes brought by the pandemic, increased attention to social and environmental issues, and the accelerated adoption of technology to address myriad business and social problems, said McKinsey & Company recently when releasing results of a survey. Source: McKinsey & Company.

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Future CFO

MARCH 19, 2024

In describing the business of Cytiva’s CFO for the Biotechnology Group in APAC, Christine Tan notes that the firm’s customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, biologic drugs, novel cell and gene therapies, and new technologies, such as mRNA.

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CFO Thought Leader

MAY 23, 2023

In the end, the client rewarded Healy with the project, a feat that speaks highly of Healy’s ability not only to pitch, but also to negotiate—which the CFO admits may well be his greatest skillset. Says Healy: “I’ve negotiated in 12 different countries and on four different continents. One time, I even negotiated for 76 hours straight.”

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

“I think we need to recognise that the CFO role can mean a lot of different things in different businesses. It really depends on the type of business, their strategy and the type of skills they want the CFO to lead on.” Dan Wells, CFO at GrowCFO Charisma. They are expected to have a vision and be able to communicate that vision.

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CFO Thought Leader

JUNE 27, 2023

Back in 2013, Fisher had only recently joined the business development team at Charter Communications when he found himself in a meeting that included Charter’s then-CEO, Tom Rutledge. ” – Chuck Fisher, CFO, Turo CFOTL: Tell us about Turo … what does this company do, and what are its offerings today? billion cars to better use.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 27, 2022

Following 2 years of pandemic-driven economic turmoil, many organizations, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are relatively low on optimism and cash. Finance leaders can and should take a leadership role cultivating their company’s ethical competencies and addressing its unique challenges.

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CFO Simplified

APRIL 15, 2024

The economic environment is changing, along with your customers and your competition. Consider the loss of key customers, pricing pressure from your competition, difficulties with your supply chain, loss of key employees, changes in the economic environment, suits from disgruntled employees, or unhappy customers.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

It’s important for managers to communicate effectively about factors impacting bonus plans, such as individual and company performance. The post Workplace Trends of 2023, Predictions for 2024 first appeared on CFO Leadership. The post Workplace Trends of 2023, Predictions for 2024 appeared first on CFO Leadership.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Beyond the Basics: 7 Key Focus Areas for New CFOs 1. Introduction to the Evolving Role of the CFO In our previous discussion, we outlined the critical first steps a newly appointed CFO should take to establish a solid foundation within their organization. Delegation and Empowerment: No CFO can do it all alone.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

If you’re a chief marketing officer (CMO), the current economic uncertainty undoubtedly creates anxiety for you, your team, and your agencies. The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has demonstrated the tight correlation between advertising spend and economic indicators like GDP growth by looking at historical data.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Being a chief financial officer (CFO) pertains not just to a career progression but the initiation of a whole new game, demanding a unique set of mindsets and practices to ensure not just immediate success but sustained value creation. Teach and Translate: Effective communication is at the heart of the CFO’s role.

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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

FP&A analyst, in turn, is a promising yet developing profession that can be interesting to graduates with finance, statistics, economics or business degrees as well as to finance professionals from adjacent disciplines. Performance management is a range of practices which a company uses to measure its performance and communicate results.

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CFO Leadership

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

WE ARE PROUD TO ALIGN WITH ORACLE NETSUITE AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF THE CFO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. Our data indicates that as hard as leaders tried to clearly communicate priorities throughout the pandemic, those efforts have not always gotten everyone on the same page. About The CFO Leadership Council.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

What is the role of the CFO and finance team in helping enable transformation not just for the function but also for the business as a whole? Business sponsorship – having the support of the business leadership is key to success. The post Digital transformation in the context of the CFO in 2022 appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2020

CFOs will need to take the lead in embedding long-term value in corporate reporting and strategic decision-making, inspire an open finance function, and elevate emotional intelligence to build more connected C-suite teams. The importance of creating long-term value as part of an organization’s purpose is hitting home with CFOs.

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Future CFO

MARCH 8, 2023

The 2022 FTI Consulting survey of CFOs concluded that in addition to all the traditional areas that CFOs must lead, they must also adapt to the ever-increasing “doing more with less,” but now in a new environment. Geopolitics – Uncertain outlook from a geopolitical front will bring further anxiety on the post-COVID economic front.

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Future CFO

JULY 27, 2023

Editor’s note: Alex Macaire (pictured), Group CFO of Techcombank in Vietnam shared the bank’s ongoing digital transformation journey, its learning along the way, and the results it’s seen so far with FutureCFO and his peers. Most recently, he was CFO for Wealth and Personal Banking Asia Pacific at HSBC.

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Focus CFO

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Let’s examine how an outsourced, fractional CFO can improve FP&A: Improving Data. A fractional CFO can use the breadth of their experience to identify the right KPIs (key performance indicators) for the business. It is undeniable that a CFO can help an organization prepare for expected challenges, but what about the unexpected?

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

And while there’s no guarantee that any job will be immune to cutbacks or layoffs, some industries weather economic storms better than others. As a financial executive, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for the financial health of an organization. One industry that tends to be recession-resistant is finance.

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CFO Talks

JULY 7, 2022

Join the SAIBA and the CFO Club Africa tour to Capri, Italy as we attend the CFO Alliance Summit 2022. Every year SAIBA hosts an international CFO tour for CFOs in Africa. From 5 October 2022 – 12 October 2022, SAIBA and CFO Club Africa will embark on a visit to the breathtaking Capri, Italy. Tour Program.

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Future CFO

APRIL 13, 2023

Kabir Ahmed Shakir , chief financial officer at Tata Communications oversees the financial management of the company. In a 2021 blog post , he posited that one of the biggest challenges facing CFOs and other leaders is predicting and being prepared for a future "when you don't know what is around the bend." "The That's the reality."

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Future CFO

MAY 23, 2023

This interview is part of FutureCFO’s Female Leadership in Finance Series. SL: As a treasurer, I face a variety of challenges from the need to effectively manage the company’s cash flow amid volatile economic conditions, optimise working capital, strategising to mitigate financial and forex risks, up to combating cybersecurity threats.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The latter, for example, is an offering that Bloomberg says can “ bring the full potential of AI to the financial domain ” and create entirely new workflows, economic analyses and financial benchmarks for its customers. The post Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI first appeared on CFO Leadership.

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Collectiv

JANUARY 2, 2023

The Rise of the Fractional CFO. One of the biggest changes for CFOs over the past decade is the prevalence of fractional work opportunities. More agile organizations are now opting to hire fractional CFOs rather than full-time roles. For CFOs to stay ahead of the game, you’ll need to stay open to new technologies.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Many CFOs in Southeast Asia face talent issues broadly across two dimensions – talent retention and reshaping the finance workforce in the face of increased expectations from the finance function, said Timothy Ho, Deloitte Southeast Asia CFO Program Leader.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

What makes for a sought-after chief finance professional (CFO)? According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. CFO: The role of CFO is very senior; hence a high level of experience is expected for anyone applying for this role.

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Collectiv

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

FP&A teams often have to make very tough decisions during the budgeting process and struggle to get a consensus from leadership before moving forward. While leadership tends to be more hands-on in SMBs than in large enterprises, it’s still very challenging to bring everyone together, especially during busy times of the year.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

FutureCFO: What is CFOs’ role when it comes to innovation? And why does innovation matter to CFOs? Scott Worman (SW): The most common misconception is that the CFO only serves as the chief accountant of a company to ensure that financial documentation is in order. Scott Worman, chief revenue officer, Hitachi Vantara.

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Future CFO

MARCH 11, 2021

The Women in Leadership report by Wharton noted that women occupy a significant proportion of management roles but are scarce in executive and C-Suite roles. According to Statista , women faired better at 15% in the CFOs function compared to CEO (3%) and COO (4%) in the aviation industry.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 5, 2022

With rapid changes in technology, including digitization and automation, the World Economic Forum projects that 50% of all jobs will require a change in skillsets by 2027. There are dozens of certifications for other jobs as well, such as business analytics , business processes , inbound marketing , and leadership. Mentorship.

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2021

In addition, data visualisation can greatly improve the CFO’s ability to tell stories and communicate important messages about company performance, strategy, and prospects within and outside organisations. The variety of data sources available to the CFO and finance teams has dramatically increased over the past five years.

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E78 Partners

APRIL 13, 2023

To capitalize on these strategic choices, PE firms need to invest in a strong CFO office, personnel hires, processes and systems, and consider partnering with a transaction advisor to build a platform for successful roll-up strategies. Our proven, on-demand leaders have worked as CFOs, CEOs, COOs and CIOs across a range of industries.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 5, 2023

Economics textbooks often use the allegory of a maker of nails, who receives word that his measure of success at producing nails will be based on the number of nails made. At this third-tier commuter school struggling to keep the doors open, leadership decided to pour its efforts into raising its U.S. Laura Williams.

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Onplan

JANUARY 19, 2022

Leadership changes often create organizational shockwaves that amplify turnover in the ranks. CFOs can avoid losing strong performers on their teams by ensuring they and their top lieutenants are thinking and communicating about succession planning. Communicate. Listen to employees.

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Centage

MAY 8, 2023

As CFO, at certain points throughout the year – in addition to your ongoing daily tasks – you must present key performance metrics (KPIs) and reports to your Board of Directors. You communicate with your CEO and know his or her thoughts and strategies. You are now ready to sit down and develop the presentation.

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