CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While many finance jobs pay well, the following 12 positions sit at or near the top of the pay scale in 2023: 1. As a financial executive, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for the financial health of an organization. Chief Compliance Officer. What is the least stressful finance job? Insurance Advisor.

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VCFO

APRIL 27, 2023

At both Bay Cities and Toyota Material Handling Solutions, Martha led safety and compliance initiatives and implemented best business practices achieving a 75% reduction of recordable injuries at Bay Cities. At Toyota, she expanded benefits offerings while reducing annual costs and turnover.

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2023

Gartner says finance transformation encompasses strategic initiatives designed to revolutionise the way the corporate finance function manages its strategy, processes, internal controls, and financial reporting. Any advice for CFOs and finance heads looking to jumpstart a transformation?

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Lorna Smith OBE , Vice Chairman of Bank of Asia talks about how CFOs could benefit from digital offshore banking. FutureCFO: How would digital offshore help the finance function and the CFO during and post pandemic? These provide CFOs with more options for investment in these challenging times and beyond.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. However, they still have a place in corporate finance and accounting. LLMs are already reshaping the productivity landscape across the business world, including finance and accounting departments.

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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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Regent Assay

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Apiary Capital has announced an investment in XVR Simulation, a platform for consolidating online compliance and competency management and e-learning software businesses. The business is led by Joost Beerthuis (CEO), Espe du Plessis (CFO) and Stuart Layzell (Chairman).

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Singapore-listed Boustead Singapore Limited recently re-designated the title of its director of group finance Chan Shiok Faun to Group CFO. Nasdaq-listed Chinese investment and trading services company Yintech Investment Holdings Limited recently announced the appointment of Raphael Qian as vice president and CFO.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. However, they still have a place in corporate finance and accounting. LLMs are already reshaping the productivity landscape across the business world, including finance and accounting departments.

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Future CFO

MAY 1, 2024

As the person responsible for preparing an organisation’s financial reports, which include balance sheets and income statements, the role of a finance controller is anything but ordinary. A controller is a pivotal role in the organisation which allows one to showcase both technical and soft skills,” Geronimo says.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

Individuals who excel in the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role are highly sought after. Because CFOs manage an organization’s cash flow, financial planning, and strategic direction, they are well compensated. Credit analysts’ challenge is largely based on their ability to remain impartial when evaluating borrowers’ finances.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 23, 2022

Deloitte also noted that increasingly stringent national regulatory policies on antitrust, data security and low-carbon emission reduction will increase compliance costs for enterprises, making it difficult for enterprises to further optimize their operations. What characteristics, background, experience would help make for an excellent CFO?

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

According to to “Sustainability – Jobs and Skills for the Accountancy Profession”, a joint study by ISCA, EY, Singapore Management University (SMU) and Singapore Accountancy Commission (SAC), the chief finance & sustainability officer (CFSO) is an emerging C-suite position.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

For a few years now, analysts have pointed to the evolution of chief financial officer (CFO) as a strategic member of the organization. According to Graham Tasman, principal at Grant Thornton’s Business Consulting and Technology practice, this balancing act creates opportunity for service providers of the corporate finance function.

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Future CFO

MAY 2, 2023

Mike Polaha: Finance transformation aims to revolutionise corporate finance strategy and processes with three main objectives in mind - driving operational efficiency, ensuring functional effectiveness and improving employee experience - all while progressing to improve the function’s overall compliance footprint.

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Planful

OCTOBER 19, 2021

How well are we meeting our compliance requirements? The CFO stands to benefit from better environmental practice. Financing indicators, such as the use of sustainable corporate finance instruments including green/sustainable/social bonds and loans.”. Governance indicators, such as board composition.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

A new report from Vesta Corporation finds fraud positions itself in the way of innovation and growth, even compliance. The company recently published a new eBook , Managing The Risk Of Fraud: The View From Corporate Finance, in which Vesta and CFO Research surveyed 155 senior-level finance executives in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Reports also highlighted the shift in regulatory and compliance pressures when moving from for-profit companies to nonprofits. One of the largest challenges, analysts said, is the requirement for CFOs at nonprofits to report annually to the IRS. There is often a lack of resources offered to the CFO at a nonprofit firm, reports added.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2016

Greater exposure to risk and pressure to boost revenue are hanging over CFOs’ heads “like a dark cloud,” according to The Hackett Group’s Jim O’Connor, one of the authors of the firm’s latest report, “ The CFO Agenda.” What CFOs Are Up Against.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

In the non-practising sector, these functions include corporate finance, investment and financial management, internal control and risk management, as well as compliance, the accountancy body added. “In Non-traditional accounting roles in public practice include consulting, forensic accounting and insolvency, said HKICPA.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Chief financial officers (CFOs) often have a love-hate relationship with their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. They’re a staple of corporate finance and, as of recent years, are accelerating their shift into the cloud. “It’s a love-hate relationship with Excel,” said Lipps.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2017

“Historically, over the past several decades, banks have been very focused on payment execution — in its simplest form, moving money from Point A to Point B as efficiently and as transparently as they can, within all of the regulatory and compliance confines they need to,” the executive said. There’s no doubt about it,” Miller said.

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