CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Scenario analysis may also leverage AI to model various scenarios to better understand potential consequences of different decisions and market changes. Generative AI a subset of AI that uses learning patterns and structures from existing data to generate original content, including text and images. over at least the next decade.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 115

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Compliance Forecasting 115

Centage

AUGUST 15, 2022

Identifying Drivers Company leadership needs to identify the drivers impacting their business if they want to take advantage of a driver-based planning system. For this reason, many companies opt to abandon Excel budgeting in favor of a tool that can handle driver-based planning and forecasting.

Budgeting 105

Budgeting Planning Forecasting GAAP 105

Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Familiar with data analysis and armed with powerful tools, FP&A teams start to play more visible roles in the organizations providing their leaders with actionable insights and recommendations on the best ways to achieve company’s objectives, thus, having the direct impact on their company’s results and success.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

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

Centage

JUNE 7, 2022

In the age of COVID, strong financial leadership is more important than ever. Marry Finance With Strategy It’s not enough to provide accurate financial data. Forecast Risk Very few financial decisions are entirely without risk. As a result, employees will be working toward the same goals as the decision makers and stakeholders.

CFO 97

CFO Forecasting Budgeting Data Analysis 97

The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) involve a range of activities, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical tasks, all of which are vital in providing essential support for a company's major business decisions and overall financial well-being.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Financial Analysis Forecasting Budgeting 52

Centage

JULY 19, 2022

With a top-down approach, senior leadership sets the financial constraints, and departments create their budgets accordingly. Utilizing financial forecasting and driver-based budgeting, companies can create flexible, agile plans.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 111

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Data Analysis 111

Future CFO

APRIL 3, 2023

Leveraging data to offer informed decisions Going beyond RPA, the shift to the cloud and vast amounts of data now available means CFOs have an opportunity and expectation to broaden their focus to not only improve the bottom line, but to also contribute to the top line by leveraging data to provide actionable business insights.

Finance 96

Finance CFO Forecasting Leverage 96

Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is not uncommon to find other, more narrow, definitions for SPM: Improvement of sales personnel performance; streamline sales and sales-operations data; monitoring and measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of sales processes. Modern FP&A departments work closely with other departments across the organization as a business partner.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 124

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Sales Forecasting Budgeting 124

Centage

APRIL 28, 2022

affordable and intuitive, cloud-native platform that lets its clients easily budget, forecast financial performance, analyze results and share critical information across the organization quickly. Out of the gate, Planning Maestro offered companies of all sizes a better way to plan, budget, forecast and report their financial performance.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Finance Budgeting 98

Jedox Finance

APRIL 8, 2021

It also needs to be based on insights from data. Effective decision-making must be based on data analysis, decisions (planning) and the execution and evaluation of the decisions and its impact (forecasting). Analyze: Using information and knowledge from the data the organization collected over time.

Data Analysis 89

Data Analysis Forecasting Analyzing Data Budgeting 89

E78 Partners

APRIL 13, 2023

Preqin , the leading trusted industry data provider, forecasts that global private capital assets under management (AUM) will reach a staggering $18.3 Transition of Leadership Leadership and governance : We provide C-level interim and project leadership with the experience and perspective your firm needs.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leadership Forecasting CFO 52

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

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CFO 98

CFO Finance Leadership Concentration 98

Jedox Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

And the demand for modern tools is growing fast: In the most recent BARC Survey, 56% of those questioned stated that the introduction or modernization of software for planning and forecasting is one of the necessary investments to optimize processes. The improvement in data quality follows with 53%.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning Forecasting Data Analysis 98

CFO Leadership

APRIL 2, 2024

Implementing software can help shift time allocation for accountants by automating time-consuming and routine tasks including data entry and financial statement preparation. With the right technology in place, companies can lessen the accounting staffing needed, without sacrificing accuracy or compliance.

Accounting 52

Accounting Compliance Accounts Payable Budgeting 52

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

CPM software includes budgeting, forecasting and planning functions, as well as graphical scorecards and dashboards to deliver and to display corporate information. Complete data analysis (DA). The benefits of CPM software are as follows: Reduced operational costs. Automation of previously manual tasks. Simplified calculations.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Leverage Communication Strategic Planning 52

Bramasol

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Predictive Analytics: Predictive analytics are used to forecast and manage potential future issues such as customer churn. By analyzing historical data and user behavior, companies can identify customers at risk of canceling their subscriptions and take proactive measures to retain them.

SAP 91

SAP B2C B2B Microsoft Office 91

Centage

MARCH 22, 2022

We’ll explore how you can lay the groundwork with financial forecasting, and the tools you can use to accurately assess performance. Start with financial forecasting Before you can decide what funds to use for financial incentives, you need to figure out how much money is available. Let’s explore this technology in more detail.

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Budgeting Planning Data Analysis 52

Jedox Finance

JANUARY 23, 2020

Collection of organization-wide financial and non-financial data. Analysis and calculation of major KPIs. Measurement of success and re-forecasting. Set organizational, strategic, high level goals and targets. Cascade goals into functional areas of the organization. Target setting for select business drivers.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 88

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Data Analysis Forecasting 88

Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. What makes for a sought-after chief finance professional (CFO)? These days, strong computer skills, as are advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and finances.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance CFO Problem Solving 52

Centage

JULY 12, 2022

This includes a variety of leadership and consulting roles in the buy-side investment and compliance industries such as Thomson Reuters, SS&C, and Citisoft Inc, working with clients including State Street, Invesco, and Bank of America.

Compliance 52

Compliance Budgeting Prioritization Data Analysis 52

Planful

JANUARY 11, 2022

Consistent with their 2018 forecast, McKinsey’s late 2020 study found that organizations that invested more in digital than their competitors were twice as likely to report outsize revenue growth. Now is the time for CFOs at organizations of all sizes to lean on AI to plan, budget, and forecast with greater accuracy, speed, and confidence.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 40

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Profit and Loss Reconciliations 40

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

While Smagh acknowledged that COVID-19 gave reasons for leadership to kick finance transformations into overdrive, he also confirmed that technology limitations have been central to many barriers that finance & accounting (F&A) teams faced during the pandemic. COVID-19 accelerates finance transformation.

Financial Data 52

Financial Data Finance Benchmarking CFO 52

Centage

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Your ability to provide expert guidance through your business budget and forecasting process will require you to have a deep understanding of your cash flow. These are big bets, and to make them, business leaders want confidence in their business budgeting and forecasting. How much can a CEO rely on the numbers in the forecast?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Finance 98

CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 1, 2023

And and I think, while I, my particular team in all works well together, they feed in, they take data from control ship, obviously, and they give data to the control ship for the for, like I said, our SEC filings. They work with our FPGA team who does our forecasting and modeling. Finance, we work with a lot of data.

Sales 52

Sales Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) CFO Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Modern FP&A professionals are charged with providing strategic, data-driven advice that helps leadership make sound decisions in the near and long-term future. See how you can transform your planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting with Planning Maestro. The past 18 months have been difficult for finance teams.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 84

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Technology Forecasting Budgeting 84

Embark With Us

JANUARY 19, 2022

And don't forget about the advantages such data integrity and immediate data analysis can have on your decision-making. Speaking of data analysis, decision-making, and advantages, there aren't too many competitive edges more powerful than agility. Financial Reporting.

Accounting 98

Accounting Finance Data Analysis General Ledger 98

Future CFO

AUGUST 27, 2023

He added that this expands the scope of the CFOs’ remit, but it also means CFOs need to expand their data sources. "I I think what’s important is to find out what data is out there to augment your data analysis," Kesuma added. Moody’s, he noted, is well known for its counterparty credit risk analysis.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Credit Risk Finance Risk Analysis 98

Planful

MAY 27, 2015

Key traits of CFO in private equity company: Be objective, data-oriented. Provide active leadership, execution. Ensure credibility – accurate reporting and forecasting, data analysis, advice. Bring discipline and sense of urgency to the business. Bring high energy, commitment, and effort.

CFO 40

CFO Auditing Data Analysis Forecasting 40

Musings on Markets

JUNE 23, 2023

I know that there are some advocates of AI who paint a picture of goodness, where AI takes over the menial tasks that presumably cause us boredom and brings an unbiased eye to data analysis that lead to better decisions. This lead time has given NVIDIA not just market leadership, but revenues and profits already.

Valuation 91

Valuation Profit and Loss Investments Marketing 91

The Finance Weekly

JULY 31, 2023

He brought over 14 years of finance leadership experience from renowned firms like PWC and Tails across multiple countries. His expertise spans financial analysis , budgeting, business partnering, financial storytelling, excel, and audit. Nicholas Boucher, a Finance Leader and Educator also participated in the webinar.

Corporate Finance 52

Corporate Finance Finance Leverage Accounts Payable 52

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You don’t know where, and you know, their forecast — RITHOLTZ: That goes back to your sense that you need the ability to surprise when necessary. You serve as the National Leadership Council of Communities in Schools, and the Educational Foundation in New York. RITHOLTZ: Right. RIEDER: Totally.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 56

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Marketing Education 56

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Anti-vaccine sentiment has exploded on the right, and DeSantis has seized its leadership. ‘I CDC uses the Nowcast to forecast variant proportions before the weighted estimates are available for a given week. Someone who can interpret The Great Runes can look at this; but I don’t have time today. As a check, since New York is a BQ.1*

Advertising 130

Advertising Healthcare Profit and Loss Education 130