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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Planful

MAY 24, 2017

However, in today’s business environment, stakeholders are increasingly looking to boards and senior management to better manage strategic, regulatory, and other risks – while they make decisions that impact performance. Gallagher, and Renee Yozzi, Director, Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management at Benjamin Moore & Co.

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CFO Leadership

APRIL 10, 2023

Maintaining that duty of care becomes more challenging as organizations expand since the number of employees traveling on the company’s behalf increases. With increased risk comes the need for increased duty of care. A realistic duty of care policy goes hand-in-hand with effective travel risk management. Be personal.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

The intensity stems from the larger, more far-reaching implications of the make-or-break decisions CEOs and boards expect CFOs to make quickly. To support these activities, CFOs also are prioritizing investments that strengthen data models and data governance. This is the case for both publicly and privately held organizations.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2024

Research from Protiviti shows that CFO priorities are intensifying and converging. The intensity stems from the larger, more far-reaching implications of the make-or-break decisions CEOs and boards expect CFOs to make quickly. This is the case for both publicly and privately held organizations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2018

More than 670 professionals at mid-sized and large firms were asked about how they collaborate with human resources and IT departments, both areas of the enterprise that have significant impacts on financial management. 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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

What is surprising is that Protiviti’s research concluded CFOs are not prioritizing some of the technologies they could use to achieve their goals in data analytics and security. In fact, the report found, some of these technologies are actually ranked lowest on CFOs’ priority lists.

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