CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

To understand how this decision affects a CFO’s skill set, it’s essential to analyse its diverse impacts: Risk Management: CFOs are the forerunners of risk mitigation within their organisations. Financial Planning and Analysis: Forecasting and analysing financial trends are fundamental skills for today’s CFOs.

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CFO Simplified

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The terms “finance” and “accounting” are often used interchangeably. There are, however, very real differences between finance and accounting. While many business owners look for a CFO to bolster their existing accounting team, here at CFO Simplified, we consider that a CFO would be categorized squarely in the finance category.

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VCFO

MAY 30, 2022

Joining vcfo’s Houston market as a Consulting CFO is Jose Perez-Bello. Jose is a senior finance professional with more than 30 years of experience in financial management roles in manufacturing and international energy ventures. Jose is fluent in both English and Spanish. About vcfo.

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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.

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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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Michigan CFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is an executive role within an organization that takes responsibility for finance, financial planning, mergers and acquisitions, valuation, financing and investors, and other important financial aspects of the business. Put Experience First When Choosing an On-Demand CFO.

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CFO Leadership

APRIL 5, 2023

We’ve gathered a panel of CFOs and business leaders on how they succeed in bringing veterans into their organization and use finance training as the catalyst.) Even military personnel who have finance and budgeting as their job specialty aren’t practicing private sector finance principles and concepts.

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Adam Kae

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Adam Kae & Associates is a Virtual Healthcare CFO. In short, we translate your finances to English so you can focus on running your practice while we take care of the rest! This article will talk about: What a CFO Does. What a Healthcare CFO Does. What it Means to be a Virtual CFO. Risk Assessment. Forecasting.

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VCFO

JUNE 12, 2023

vcfo welcomes Brandon Green as Consulting CFO and Business Development Executive for the Austin market. Brandon Green joins vcfo as a Consulting CFO & Business Development Executive, bringing with him nearly 20 years of experience. Prior to joining vcfo, Brandon was a CFO for companies in a variety of industries.

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Fpanda Club

APRIL 18, 2022

FP&A team’s internal customers expect finance professionals to be more interactive and be able to communicate information and insights in the most efficient way. From the FP&A’s perspective, business and marketing teams, CFO and other senior management are internal clients while the results of performed activities (i.e.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The CFO role requires certain traits and skills, said Woranat Dumrongsiri (pictured), Country CFO, Deloitte Thailand and Deloitte Laos during an interview with FutureCFO for the publication’s Female Leadership in Finance Series. Woranat Dumrongsiri, Country CFO, Deloitte Thailand and Deloitte Laos.

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Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

CFOs understand the same need for flexibility in business. They have reduced fixed costs, changed leasing arrangements, and provided financing measures as lifelines for high-grade suppliers suffering a catastrophic reduction in cash flow. Now, CFOs must go further with dynamic forecasting.

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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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Future CFO

AUGUST 16, 2020

A good financial analyst follows certain procedures and discipline This article will explain major errors made with financial modelling and how to avoid them. Accessing FutureCFO Premium Content. To access Premium content and more, please login below. Not a Premium member yet? Register now for a free account! Username or Email.

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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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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The growing variety and complexity of tasks within the finance function has resulted in the creation of a discipline that is supposed to become a bridge between the finance and business to support decision-making process by leveraging data and technology. This relates to FP&A which stands for financial planning and analysis.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 18, 2020

Building a financial model with Excel is a complex task. With so many considerations to make, you will likely make certain errors. Follow these simple rules to avoid errors. Accessing FutureCFO Premium Content. To access Premium content and more, please login below. Not a Premium member yet? Register now for a free account!

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BlueLight

MAY 1, 2020

Traditionally, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for tracking the company’s past and present financial situation and ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. Today, the CFO is expected to inform strategic decisions that drive the success of the company.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2021

The pandemic gave new meaning to financial agility. It became vital as companies pivoted, recalibrated their financial models, and looked to withstand market shocks. For financial leaders, this shift in meaning created challenges. As a result, every company sought financial clarity. Source: FutureCIO-AFP, 2021.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 22, 2019

Dear CFO, We heard that you put FP&A on your list of top priorities to work on. We must then repeat it so that it seeps into the finance culture for current employees and attracts the type of people you want to have. Crystal ball to financially model the impact of the strategic options. Sincerely, The FP&A Team.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Furthermore, the risks and the costs of a cyber incident were difficult to quantify and present in financial models. What is changing for CFOs, is they are starting to think of cyber resilience in terms of underpinning and, most importantly, protecting often substantial digital transformation investments. Phillip Ivancic.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Financial Planning and Analysis ( FP&A ) team performs budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support major corporate decisions of the CFO, the CEO, and the Board of Directors. Very few, if any, companies can be consistently profitable and grow without careful financial planning and cash flow management.

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Beacon CFO Plus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Providing Critical Financial Strategy, Cost Optimization, and More Hiring a fractional CFO for your startup is a strategic move that brings expert financial guidance without the full-time commitment. Scalability: As startups grow, their financial needs become more complex.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 6, 2020

CFOs understand the same need for flexibility in business. They have reduced fixed costs, changed leasing arrangement, and provided financing measures as lifelines for high-grade suppliers suffering a catastrophic reduction in cash flow. Now, CFOs must go further with dynamic forecasting.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) involve a range of activities, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical tasks, all of which are vital in providing essential support for a company's major business decisions and overall financial well-being.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Angeline Chua, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer, IBM ASEAN shared with FutureCFO what she did and how her learning during this period would change the way her finance team works. . FutureCFO: How’s the finance team working together now? The models have been rather accurate and we have using these for years.

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Boston Startup CFO

JULY 10, 2016

I recently spoke with Tridivesh Kidambi, newly appointed CFO of CallFire, a technology company that provides voice and text connectivity to businesses, to learn more about how a company determines it needs a CFO and what it takes to be the CFO of a startup. JT: How can companies determine the right time to hire a CFO?

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, finance-related jobs are predicted to experience an 8% annual growth rate until at least 2030. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , finance-related jobs are predicted to experience an 8% annual growth rate until at least 2030 – in line with other professional sectors.

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Future CFO

JUNE 13, 2022

Editor’s note: Finance executives could no longer succeed by focusing simply on numbers. Grace Lim (pictured), CFO at KK Women's & Children's Hospital (KKH) in Singapore shared with FutureCFO audiences how female finance executives could become CFOs. FutureCFO: When did you start to become interested in finance?

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

says the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for managing the financial actions of a company. His or her duties include tracking cash flow and financial planning as well as analysing the company's financial strengths and weaknesses and proposing corrective actions. Investopedia.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“CFOs are telling their FP&A leaders that they need to improve flexibility of budgeting and forecasting, enable faster capital reallocation, and updated financial models to reflect rapidly changing business realities,” Pritika Bhattacharjee, vice president, research in the Gartner Finance practice, pointed out.

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Focus CFO

MAY 19, 2023

Drew is a highly adaptable, hands-on finance leader with 35 years of experience helping business leaders make key decisions. He has extensive experience building analytic frameworks, including mission critical financial models. We are pleased to announce that Drew Ward has joined the FocusCFO team in Greater Dayton.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

“Ongoing uncertainty and instability will expose organisations to sudden cost surges in the coming years,” says Randeep Rathindran , distinguished vice president of research in the Gartner Finance practice. The post CFOs to face EBITDA margins challenges, Gartner says appeared first on FutureCFO.

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BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

Financial Advice for Startups I recently spoke with finance leaders from a couple dozen startups. Their expertise ranged from seed stage start-ups, where the CEO also served as the in-house finance leader, to growth stage companies where an in-house CFO monitored the entity’s current and future financial health.

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CFO Simplified

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The post It’s the time of the year for strategic planning and budgeting appeared first on CFO Simplified. To paraphrase the conversation between Alice and the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Starting in late January 2023, I will be back in the classroom, teaching valuation and corporate finance to the MBAs and valuation to the undergraduates, and these classes will continue through May 2023. The class starts with a question of what the end game should be for a business (profitability, value, social good?)

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CFO Share

JULY 8, 2021

A rolling 13 week cash flow model is updated weekly by your CFO, accounting team, and management in a collaborative session. Best practices for cash management using a rolling 13 week cash flow model are: Accounting updates the outflow section to include all bills, payroll, and debt service payments. Reductions in force.

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