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.

Leadership 98

Leadership IFRS Finance Communication 98

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals.

Finance 52

Finance Accounting Auditing IFRS 52

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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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Corporate Finance Communication Budgeting 130

CFO Talks

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The steward ensures company compliance with financial reporting and control requirements.There are 8 competencies associated with this role, including understanding financial information systems, risk management, and fraud prevention. Key competencies include staff planning, project management, and corporate finance.

CFO 52

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) system has been a staple of corporate finance operations for years, acting as a central repository of data and a hub to initiate a range of processes, from accounting to procurement. He pointed to financial reporting as one example of this shift. The ERP’s Role in a FinTech World.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 7, 2022

As a professional body, SAIBA offers the only official designation for Finance Executives, as registered by SAQA. 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. Corporate finance. Project management.

CFO 52

CFO IFRS Leadership Risk Management 52

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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

That's particularly true for finance teams like accounts payable , accounting or payroll. According to Woods, organizations and their finance teams must be strategic about how they reduce their reliance on physical paper and invest in the technologies that can optimize document management without adding any extra pain.

Accounts Payable 63

Accounts Payable Compliance Invoicing Finance 63

CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

The position of Chief Financial Officer has evolved significantly over the past few decades. No longer confined to the guardianship of financial reporting and compliance, modern CFOs are now pivotal strategists and advisors at the heart of corporate decision-making.

Prioritization 52

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2018

For companies, the changes will disrupt their financial reporting in a big way when the requirements come into effect. . “Private companies are starting to realize it’s not business as usual,” said Deloitte Private Enterprises Managing Partner Mark Davis in an interview with Accounting Today last week.

Accounting Standards 61

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

“The healthy economy brings a need for companies to know where their business is thriving financially (or not), to help make decisions for the future.”. Those areas probably won’t be first in line to see robots replacing human talent.

Accounting 71

Accounting Corporate Finance Accounting Firms Auditing 71

Future CFO

JULY 20, 2020

Even as we compare the responsibilities of a CFO today versus just two years ago, the scope has changed quite significantly – for instance, as a McKinsey survey had highlighted, the number of functions reporting to CFOs is on the rise and have expanded from four roles two years ago to six discrete roles today.

CFO 52

CFO Leadership Finance Corporate Finance 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

For those corporate clients, the pressure to remain profitable, grow and support shareholders — all while remaining compliant amid market volatility — is emerging as a major pain point for the chief financial officer. “All of this has come into play in the last couple of months.”

Economics 77

Economics Accounting Auditing Forecasting 77

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.

Corporate Finance 54

Corporate Finance CFO Finance Forecasting 54

The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

FP&A software assists CFOs, finance leaders, and FP&A experts in ensuring the financial health of their organization by tracking and analyzing current outcomes and forecasting future performance. FP&A stands for "financial planning and analysis," and is the backbone of the modern finance department.

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