Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

CFOs are struggling to hire people with the right balance of quantitative and strategic skills in today’s increasingly tech-centric corporate environment. He’s a practicing CPA who was named CFO of JA Worldwide, a global nonprofit youth organization, about a year ago. His wife is also a CFO and a CPA.

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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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CFO Talks

JUNE 7, 2022

Due to this unique position, we need to ensure that the Finance Executive that earns our acclaimed CFO(SA) designation , is ready for the future of finance. In developing the CFO(SA) designation, we identified 34 competencies and four pillars that the Modern CFO needs to fulfill to excel in their leadership position.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

DLF’s newly appointed CFO, Badal Bagri, is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in corporate finance and risk management. He has previously worked at companies like Bharti Airtel and Micromax.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

What emerged is a picture of CFOs prioritizing collaboration as part of their broader digitization efforts, with the rising need to look beyond financial data to reshape corporate finance. For example, 68 percent of CFOs said the biggest roadblock is that their CIO peers do not “speak the same language.”

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 28, 2024

The way that Dan Murphy sees it, the CFO position demands that leaders always be kept on high alert. He proposed to his company’s management a dramatic strategic move: Diversify the company’s financial reserves by transferring a substantial amount of its assets to JPMorgan as a precautionary step.

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CFO Thought Leader

JULY 8, 2024

Karen Williams’s journey to becoming a successful CFO began with a crucial lesson learned early in her career at the UK headquarters of candy giant Mars. Years later, when Williams ascended into the first of what would become a number of CFO roles, she carried forward the lessons learned from her experiences.

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CFO News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

With over 25 years of experience, Shiva Kumar has worked across sectors such as hospitality, real estate, IT & ITES, and manufacturing in general management, corporate finance, financial structuring, and risk management.

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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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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. This technology offers unprecedented rewards, but it also presents new risks that we all must navigate. However, they still have a place in corporate finance and accounting.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The year 2024 brings a landscape of unprecedented challenges and opportunities for corporate treasurers. From the ongoing global conflicts to the lingering effects of high inflation, corporate finance professionals are gearing up to navigate an environment marked by volatility and uncertainty.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As a financial executive, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for the financial health of an organization. The CFO role is multi-faceted and includes everything from financial planning and analysis to business budgeting, financial decision-making, and risk management. What is the least stressful finance job?

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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.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

chief financial officers and financial leaders suggests cyber and payments fraud aren’t necessarily on CFOs’ radars. “ But cyberattacks and data breaches represent just one piece of the risk profile pie — and according to researchers, today’s CFO is prioritizing other threats facing the enterprise today.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

According to the report, “ The Shifting Landscape of Finance ,” data is at the heart of the chief financial officer’s role. “We hear almost daily of new use cases and developments in technology, data and tools such as machine learning, robotics process automation [RPA], and cloud-based systems to manage risk.”

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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. Aged 57, she will be responsible for the group’s financial functions including accounting, financial and management reporting, taxation, internal controls, and risk management.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

Chief financial officers (CFOs) surveyed by The Economist Intelligence Unit revealed a lack of visibility into corporate spend in a new survey released on Monday (May 7). 1 threat to CFOs’ abilities to make a positive impact on their companies’ financial positions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2016

Earlier this year, American Express and CFO Research released findings from its latest Global Business and Spending Monitor to gauge where Canadian financial executives position themselves in the current market climate. Why CFOs may remain hesitant in the 2016 global economy, however, varies depending on geographical market.

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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. Activities that directly impact these objectives should take precedence.

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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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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. This technology offers unprecedented rewards, but it also presents new risks that we all must navigate. However, they still have a place in corporate finance and accounting.

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Future CFO

MAY 1, 2024

As for the interesting parts of the role, Celina Leonardo , senior director of corporate finance & strategic investment at Super Magnificent Coffee Company Pte. It’s also the risk management part of the role that keeps the role exciting, crucial, and a continuous growth area,” Ramon adds.

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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

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Future CFO

MARCH 16, 2021

Ee Khoon Oon (pictured), Vice President, Asia Pacific, Kyriba shares with FutureCFO audiences how CFOs and the finance function could effectively navigate digital transformation post-pandemic. FutureCFO: What’d be the challenges facing the finance function and the CFO post-pandemic?

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 14, 2025

I think when I went to school, I didn’t even know quantitative finance was a thing and frankly at that point in time it really wasn’t much of a thing. He was an accountant and CFO of a commercial real estate company. You should really learn corporate finance and you can always switch to real estate if you wanted to.

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