CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Members’ Profile: Rofhiwa Irene Singo In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we are featuring Rofhiwa Irene Singo, an accomplished finance leader whose journey is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and impactful leadership. Share your favorite leadership lesson.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 3, 2025

The CFO is not just the gatekeeper of financial data. Building a personal leadership philosophy is one of the most powerful things you can do as a CFO. Your Leadership Philosophy Is Not for Show, It Is for Survival Your personal leadership philosophy is your rulebook. What do I value more than performance metrics?

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 13, 2025

From federal grant compliance to donor transparency expectations, nonprofits must meet a growing list of financial integrity standards. If your organization doesnt have airtight financial oversight, youre at risk of losing funding. Misallocating funds can lead to compliance violations and loss of trust from funders.

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Future CFO

MARCH 3, 2025

The ability to analyse data, identify insights, and communicate those insights effectively is highly valued. Finance professionals need to be able to tell a story with the numbers, explaining the implications of financial data for the business.

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Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 25, 2025

To truly understand and manage credit risk today, modern companies must look beyond the basics and leverage new technologies, alternative data, and broader information sources. They must navigate a web of challenges ranging from cyber threats and regulatory compliance to the intricacies of global supply chains.

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CFO Talks

APRIL 17, 2025

If You Dont Use the Data, Someone Else Will! As the role of the finance leader evolves beyond compliance and control, strategic decision-making increasingly relies on the intelligent use of data. But not just any data. For todays CFO, information is not a by-product of operations, it is the engine of sustainable growth.

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Embark With Us

MARCH 20, 2025

Implement a unified financial reporting and ERP software tailored to healthcare needs. Ensure Consistent Financial Data Consistent financial data is another critical component of accurate reporting, analysis, and decision-making, all of which are crucial for supporting patient care initiatives.

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E78 Partners

JUNE 16, 2025

If those systems remain siloed post-close, leadership may lack accurate data for key decisions, and finance teams could be stuck reconciling figures manually. Early IT due diligence, followed by a structured integration plan, ensures scalability and data consistency from the outset. Many failures begin with a reactive strategy.

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CFO Strategic Partners

APRIL 14, 2025

You’ll be able to make financial decisions with confidence, knowing that you are operating from a strong financial position. 4) Plan for Growth – Accurate, well-supported financial forecasts support every department of your company as you plan for growth. Latest insights Leadership 05.29.25 Contact us today.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 22, 2024

Types of Data for Nonprofits The types of data a nonprofit might use for decision-making can vary between organizations. Most nonprofits will use at least one of three types of data: Financial data: Financial data includes any data relating to the finances of the organization, such as revenue or expense data.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 18, 2025

When there are compliance risks, cash flow problems, or gaps in accountability, bringing control into a smaller, more focused team can help create order and reduce risk. This includes setting performance indicators, training managers to read and interpret financial reports, and maintaining oversight without micromanagement.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

Businesses can use it to generate product descriptions, performance goals with employee-specific target metrics, and narrative reporting to accompany financial data. More than 80 countries already require it, per tax compliance provider Avalara, and other areas, including the European Union, have plans for broad adoption.

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Bramasol

JUNE 10, 2022

One important side effect of the ongoing trend toward globalization is the need to comply with a range of different accounting principles as well as with disparate reporting and compliance mandates. Controlling (CO). Inventory Accounting (MM and ML).

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Bramasol

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

They are expected to provide financial leadership and insight into the organization's strategic direction. This involves not just managing financial data but also interpreting it to guide decision-making. Globalization CFOs have long needed to assure compliance with two different standards-setting bodies.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In the coming year, CFOs will be expected to focus on helping their companies build resilience – whether through critical decision-making backed by a real-time view of financial data, or ensuring competitive advantage with digital transformation and sustainability initiatives. Steering companies through the economic volatility ahead.

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Monitor Restricted Funds : Ensure compliance with donor restrictions to avoid operational bottlenecks and keep programs funded appropriately. Engage Department Heads : Involve program managers and department heads in the budgeting process to give them ownership over their areas financial planning.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny? Whether ChatGPT applications could pass a SOC-1 audit, a crucial certification for control over financial reporting, remains to be seen.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Robert E Parker "As we look forward to the developments in AI, finance leaders will be in a better position to uncover hidden opportunities and risks and step beyond using structured financial data by utilising data from across organisational silos enhanced with data from outside the organisation."

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Bramasol

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Opportunities for Intergenerational Leadership: Young people are at the frontline of issues like climate change, but often fail to appear in key decision-making spaces. These include carbon taxes and ETF trading schemes, emphasizing the urgency to meet data and compliance standards.

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Global Finance

JULY 29, 2024

Indeed, GenAI, with its ability to collect and interpret financial data on a vast scale, could force some of the Arabian Gulf region’s biggest banks to rethink their already costly digital banking strategies. AI algorithms analyze vast amounts of data to assess credit risk, detect anomalies, and prevent AML fraud,” Saxena notes.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

CFOs are some of the highest-paid finance professionals because they have experience and networks and excel at financial leadership. Financial Manager. Out of all the finance jobs available to college graduates, financial managers are some of the highest-paying, with high demand for workers in this field.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

NP: Training AI models to understand and interpret complex financial data accurately requires dedicated time and resources. As legislators across the region seek to promote responsible AI adoption , firms may find it challenging to keep up with developments and ensure compliance.

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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Planning, budgeting and forecasting are linked together forming financial planning processes. Financial analysis is a type of economic analysis based on the financial data and focused on the assessment of stability and evaluation of profitability of a company, business or project.

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Bramasol

JULY 26, 2024

In this episode, we dive into five issues that are at the heart of optimizing Quote-to-Cash to Compliance with SAP Revenue Recognition and subscription management applications, including complex bundling scenarios. Closing and Reporting: How can we shorten our periodic closing cycles while assuring reporting and disclosure compliance?

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2023

To create more business impact, finance functions may need to reimagine their strategy, leadership, operating model, talent and/or technology ,” said the analyst. Quite often, however, complex and painful processes remain a major roadblock to compliance and active participation, especially around expense reporting.

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Beacon CFO Plus

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A fractional CFO’s role typically falls within the scope of their financial expertise—their job is to provide that financial strategy and leadership needed to guide the operations of your business both short-term and long-term. Legal compliance is usually overseen by the company’s legal team or specialists in the field.

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Collectiv

MARCH 14, 2022

When stakeholders distrust data, it negatively influences the process of reporting and analytics. Being PCI compliant is incredibly important if you are regularly dealing with credit cards and financial data. Another major roadblock in the data governance process is the problem of shadow IT. Poor Leadership.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

It's more than just a compliance process, think about how to embed sustainability within your business strategy." Fouesnant concedes that investors are asking for it, and therefore a company can no longer get away with just disclosing its financial data. Lastly, is getting companies to get past the compliance stage.

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Future CFO

JULY 14, 2022

For example, companies operating in carbon-intensive sectors may face higher carbon taxes and other compliance costs, or find themselves becoming less viable to operate in the future economy,” said Lee Bing Yi , Sustainability & Climate Change Director at PwC Singapore.

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Future CFO

JUNE 24, 2024

The balance sheet and key financial ratios should tell the strengths and problems of the Company. It’s not easy to go through all the financial data to identify what’s relevant and what’s not. How do you dissect complex algorithms as compared to traditional financial models?

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The major tasks of a treasurer can be summed up as follows: Operations management Oversight and compliance Strategic decision-making Operations management The operational tasks of a treasurer concern financial management. These tasks include organizing financial data into helpful reports to be presented to the other board members.

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The CFO College

AUGUST 31, 2021

They look for strong and experienced leadership, a good track record, a product that solves a problem and fills a high demand, and intellectual property that has a ton of value and is disruptive. Tracking Financial Data -- Reporting, recording, and storing all financial data for a startup can be overwhelming, if not a total mess.

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CFO Plans

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Outsourced CFO Services: The Financial Superpower Outsourced CFO services aren’t just a nice-to-have for tech companies—they’re a must. These services bring strategic financial wizardry to the table, offering insights and leadership that fuel both growth and innovation.

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Spreadym

JULY 21, 2023

Key components of digital transformation in finance include: Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) : Implementing AI algorithms and robotic process automation (RPA) to streamline repetitive tasks, such as data entry, customer support, and fraud detection, leading to reduced costs and increased accuracy.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 8, 2024

Businesses can use it to generate product descriptions, performance goals with employee-specific target metrics, and narrative reporting to accompany financial data. More than 80 countries already require it, per tax compliance provider Avalara, and other areas, including the European Union, have plans for broad adoption.

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CFO Plans

JUNE 14, 2024

Cloud-Based Accounting Software for Future Financial Management Gone are the days of manual bookkeeping and cumbersome spreadsheets. These tools provide real-time access to your financial data, enabling you to make informed decisions quickly. The startup was able to scale effectively while maintaining financial stability.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As AI permeates finance, questions about its compliance with audits and financial governance will arise. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny? Whether ChatGPT applications could pass a SOC-1 audit, a crucial certification for control over financial reporting, remains to be seen.

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