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Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI

CFO Leadership

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. AI is a tool and not a replacement for finance professionals.

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PodChat for FutureCFO: Finance as a strategic enabler through analytics

Future CFO

Digital transformation has elevated the role of the finance function from financial steward to enabled. The extended COVID-19 pandemic has upped the ante in the race to finance agility. Source: Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) | 7th Global Corporate Reporting Survey | February 2021, EY. Best practices.

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Elevating tomorrow’s finance leaders today

Future CFO

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

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How to use data to become effective finance leaders

Future CFO

Data analytics can help overcome challenges surrounding the collection of data from multiple sources through combining data from existing financial solutions into a single, centralised source for analysis. Business managers and finance staff should collaboratively define, develop, and apply finance analytics.

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Interest rates and the Modern CFO

CFO Talks

Recently, the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to maintain interest rates has had significant implications not only for the economic landscape but also for the competencies demanded of today’s CFOs. The Reserve Bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged, opting for stability amidst ongoing economic turbulence.

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Beyond the Basics: 7 Key Focus Areas for New CFOs

CFO Talks

They play a crucial role in strategic planning, risk management, and driving innovation, extending their influence far beyond the finance department. Embracing these tools can transform the finance function from a traditional cost center into a dynamic, value-adding component of the business.

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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?

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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.