Mon.Oct 10, 2022

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Watch for these common invoice scams

CFO Dive

Mid-sized businesses are losing almost $300,000 annually to invoice fraud, which can also hurt supplier relationships, according to Branden Jenkins, COO of Medius.

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History of Black Monday

Barry Ritholtz

Imagine the impact of markets losing a ~quarter of their value in one trading session. That was what happened 35 years ago today: October 13 th , Black Monday a/k/a the 1987 crash. If you are a relatively young investor, you may be unfamiliar with what happened that day or why. The 87 crash impacted many market-related elements. We can trace lots of today’s market structure to that event, and the changes it wrought subsequently.

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Inflation pushes CFO digital investments

CFO Dive

Most CFOs are evaluating technology investments on a case-by-case basis, while about 33% report they have the appetite for aggressive investment in order to outstrip their competitors, the study found.

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10 Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Some Economists Fearing an Unnecessarily Deep Downturn : Rapid rate increases provide less time for central bankers to study their economic effects ( Wall Street Journal ). • Eight ways Elon Musk could still get out of buying Twitter : TL; DR they’re all quite stupid ( Financial Times ) see also Twitter investors should be very careful about trusting Elon Musk : And it wasn’t going well for him.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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Lyft’s former CFO exits crypto C-suite

CFO Dive

Brian Roberts is the latest in a line of finance executives to step down from the crypto CFO seat after making an initial splash joining the digital startups from bigger companies.

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Strong dollar slams companies’ Q3 earnings

CFO Dive

Rising interest rates in the U.S. and market volatility may sustain demand for the dollar, which has soared 18% against a basket of currencies in 2022.

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Creating a successful hybrid office

CFO Leadership

Varying levels of office subscription. The post-pandemic scarcity of labor has created a new challenge for employers. The labor force is demanding flexibility where work is performed. In the current market for talent, employers have no leverage to bring their employees back full time to the office. Some experts say the world will never return to a five day “in the office” work week.

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Join Bramasol at TA Cook SAP BRIM Conference in Chicago, Oct 26-27

Bramasol

Bramasol is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the TA Cook International Conference on BRIM in Chicago, October 26-27, 2022. This one-of-a-kind conference features industry leaders sharing how the SAP Billing and Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM) portfolio elevates customer lifetime value, enables predictable recurring revenue, and drives efficiency in the entire quote-to-cash process.

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The CFO Guide to Gratitude

CFO Leadership

TLDR. You think you need a reward program. What you need is a gratitude program that happens to include rewards. We hope you don’t let your company miss the mark when they start talking about ‘Employee Engagement’ initiatives. Show me the money…. Someone says, “We need better employee engagement.” Someone else says, “We did a survey and need more recognition.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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2022 Virtual Card Solutions

Strategic Treasurer

Survey Results. 2022 Virtual Card Solutions. In a growing environment of electronic payments, organizations are seeking ways to make safer, faster, and more efficient processes where visibility and value are increased and exceptions and challenges are diminished. The 2022 Virtual Card Solutions survey, presented with Mastercard, offers a comprehensive evaluation of virtual card programs and performance by organizations along with expectations and plans for the future.

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How will the pace of digital disruption change over the next five years?

Future CFO

The pace of digital disruption will stay the same and/or accelerate over the next five years, said Bain recently. According to a Bain survey of 1,400 business leaders across 14 countries, 70% of respondents indicate they are experiencing “significant digital disruption” while 85% of them believe the pace of digital disruption will either maintain or accelerate over the next five years.

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192: Macdonald Takundwa

CFO Talks

1X. ‘ I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneurial person’. Welcome to the CFO Club Africa podcast, where we interview leading CFOs from Africa and beyond. CFO Club Africa is a division of the Chartered Institute of Business Accountants, the professional body for business accountants, financial managers and chief financial officers. Go to www.cfoclub.co.za and join our community of accounting and finance executives.

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Is step-up basis of property sold within 6 months of the decedent’s demise the sale price?

Proformative

My question specifically deals with the home of a decedent that passed in Januar.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.

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#222 – Treasury and New Technology: 6G, Metaverse, and Digital Assets

Strategic Treasurer

Episode 222. Treasury and New Technology: 6G, Metaverse, and Digital Assets. In this episode, Craig Jeffery talks with Royston DaCosta of Ferguson plc and Tiffany Wan of Bank of America on the importance of taking on new technologies while remaining intentional to the mission of your business. Host: Craig Jeffery, Strategic Treasurer. Speaker: Royston Da Costa, Ferguson plc.

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Communicating Client Value By Articulating Your Solution To Their ‘Job To Be Done’

Nerd's Eye View

Communicating ongoing value to clients and prospects can be a challenge for financial advisors. Although there are many ways to articulate how an advisor can create value for a client, there is no guarantee that any one particular method will resonate with every potential client. An expression of value that works for one prospect might fall completely flat with another – and for advisors, it might feel like guesswork to find out what message will be the most effective for a particular clie