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The Relationship Between a Fractional CFO and Your Public Accounting Firm

Beacon CFO Plus

Define Roles and Responsibilities: The CFO typically focuses on financial strategy, planning, and management, while the accounting firm handles compliance, audits, and financial reporting. The CFO should work closely with the accounting firm to provide the necessary information for audits and reporting.

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ESG and sustainability action items for leadership in 2024

Future CFO

On the other hand, she opines that ESG can be looked at as a framework used to evaluate enterprise performance and potential risks based on its environmental, social, and governance practices. “It Key stakeholders from an ESG perspective would be the chief financial officer and the chief compliance officer,” she adds.

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ESG trends CFOs must expect in 2024

Future CFO

The talk on standards and reporting on environmental, social, and governance (ESG), which refers to the factors that investors measure when analysing an organisation's sustainability efforts from a holistic view, is becoming louder and louder in the market. Strategies must then also be aligned with the trends coming in in terms of ESG.

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IFRS 17: South Korean insurer implements a computing platform for compliance

Future CFO

South Korea life insurance firm Kyobo Life has implemented a high-performance computing platform for IFRS 17 and K-ICS financial reporting compliance, said AON recently. The post IFRS 17: South Korean insurer implements a computing platform for compliance appeared first on FutureCFO.

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From CA to CFO: Navigating the competency framework

CFO Talks

It identifies 34 competencies structured within the four general roles of a CFO: Steward This role focuses on accounting, control, risk management, and asset preservation. It involves goal setting, strategic risk management, and a holistic perspective of the organization.

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Capitalising on the Fintech apps in APAC

Future CFO

Supriya Deka: The general features of financial applications include accounting, reporting & analytics, bank reconciliation, billing & invoicing, asset management, budgeting & forecasting, financial risk management, expense tracking, and payroll management.

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Enterprise Risk Management and EPM – Separate or Joined at the Hip?

Planful

Another panelist highlighted their investment in inventory, as well as managing growth in the business. How do you balance the core responsibilities of Finance with risk management? Making timely, relevant, and accurate data available across the business is critical to effective decision-making and risk management.