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5 Ways to Mitigate the Accountant Shortage

CFO Leadership

Lessen the workload with technology Many accountants spend a large portion of their time doing basic, repetitive tasks rather than more strategic financial analysis. For example, are there data residency requirements, either by regulation or company policy, that dictate certain data stay in-country?

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Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI

CFO Leadership

However, there are several questions you’ll want to address to confirm you have the right data to build and evolve your models: What type of data do we need? Where is that data located? What data governance, privacy and security procedures do we have in place or need? Is it ready to use now, and is it scalable?

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Pragmatically Navigating New Technologies in The New Year

The Finance Weekly

Business intelligence, data security, and and has proved particularly effective for finance departments, given the recent powerful innovations in finance technologies. Moreover, how do you ensure data quality, security, and privacy as cybersecurity breaches stubbornly persist?

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9 Signs Your Startup Needs a Fractional CFO - By JP Puchulu

Boston Startup CFO

Creating a pitch deck : A CFO can help you create a compelling pitch deck that highlights the financial aspects of your business, and let you know what gaps needs to be filled before getting in front of investors. They can also bring to your attention many key details that must be communicated to investors to secure their interest.

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Elevating tomorrow’s finance leaders today

Future CFO

To fulfil these requirements, soft skills such as stakeholder management, relationship building, emotional intelligence, problem solving and communication are crucial for finance professionals in 2021 alongside core technical capabilities such as financial planning, modelling and data analysis. .

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A Buyer’s Guide for the Top 10 FP&A Software 2022

The Finance Weekly

FP&A stands for "financial planning and analysis," and is the backbone of the modern finance department. It’s the budgeting, financial forecasting, financial analysis, and decision-making that support an organization's health and strategy. What is FP&A?

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AIs Impact on Corporate Finance

The Finance Weekly

His expertise spans financial analysis , budgeting, business partnering, financial storytelling, excel, and audit. He also stresses the importance of , soft skills and human interaction , along with the ability to effectively leverage data to create value. Just like any new tool, it requires learning and adaptation.