Pfizer, Moderna tap new CFOs outside pharma
CFO Dive
APRIL 12, 2022
The changes in the COVID-19 vaccine-makers’ C-suites come as the recent easing of pandemic pressures will likely pave the way for more CFO and executive exits, one expert said.
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Integrated WMS Leads to a Better Short Game in Inventory Optimization
Navigator SAP
APRIL 15, 2022
In golf, the difference between a birdie and a bogey often comes down to the effectiveness of your short game. You might have Tiger Woods-grade driving skills, but it won’t matter without an efficient short game.
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Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?
CFO
APRIL 12, 2022
Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet application has been around since the mid-1980s, and it’s often been derided for being out of date; as in, “before we upgraded to this new business intelligence platform, we were still using Excel spreadsheets.” In many finance departments, however, Excel is not just surviving; it’s thriving. The application remains popular among finance.
Equity Risk Premium Forum: Don’t Bet Against a Bubble
CFA Institute
APRIL 7, 2022
Cliff Asness, Rob Arnott, Roger G. Ibbotson, and other luminaries explore the nature of bubbles and the momentum factor.
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CFOs shaking it up (part four)
Private Funds CFO
APRIL 18, 2022
20 ways CFOs are shaking up the agenda: 16-20.
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Tech skills compete with finance savvy in what leadership wants in CFOs
CFO Dive
APRIL 20, 2022
Digital skills are seen as the building blocks that a successful CFO needs to drive profitable growth today, research shows.
How Consumer Packaged Goods Firms Can Navigate a Bumpy 2022
Navigator SAP
APRIL 8, 2022
It has been a “messy” couple of years for consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms. First supply chains were disrupted by the trade war between the U.S. and China, then Covid-19 came along and both radically altered consumer purchasing patterns as well as further deepened supply chain headaches. While things have temporarily improved as a result of U.S. pandemic stimulus measures and Covid-19 vaccine rollout, there’s still no clear indication that this recovery will be durable and supply chain issues
Three CFO Priorities for An Unstable Time
CFO
APRIL 26, 2022
In the best, most stable of times, the job of forecasting and responding to demand is difficult at best. These are not the most stable of times. In a 30-year career, I’ve never seen a more uncertain, unstable economic situation than what we’re facing now, particularly for chief financial officers at private-equity-backed companies. The pandemic is.
Crypto Tokens and Crypto Coins: What Drives Performance?
CFA Institute
APRIL 24, 2022
The correlation between volume and price of crypto coins and tokens is negligible no matter how it's measured.
Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
A digital transformation is sweeping through compensation and carried interest
Private Funds CFO
APRIL 18, 2022
PE firms are discovering how transparency is reducing risk and redefining competition in a world of heightened regulatory scrutiny and tougher employee retention, writes Richard Change of PFA Solutions. .
Capital Flight: Foreign Investors Exit China
Global Finance
APRIL 6, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused international investors to pause for thought on where their international investments reside. Are they seeing China in a new light?
CFOs seek insights, efficiency boost from process mining
CFO Dive
APRIL 29, 2022
CFOs during the pandemic have sped up digital transformation. Today they are especially focused on robotic process automation and complementary tools such as process mining, Gartner said.
ERP Evaluation: Are You Looking at Price or Value?
Navigator SAP
APRIL 22, 2022
If you’ve ever bought land and had a home built from scratch, you know it’s not a simple handoff project. Choices have to be made from the outset that will dictate how you’re going to build that house. The decision to hire a contractor to build the structure, hang the drywall, and install the plumbing and wiring is straightforward enough. What comes after that is an exercise in determining whether you’ll build on price or on value.
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.
A CFO’s Guide to Carbon Offsets
CFO
APRIL 13, 2022
In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposal to mandate companies disclose climate-related risks that could impact their businesses. The proposal is open for a 60-day comment period and will almost certainly face legal scrutiny after. Should it be codified, organizations will be required to disclose the amount of carbon reduction represented.
More Than Just Oil: Saudi Arabia’s Improved Credit Rating
CFA Institute
APRIL 11, 2022
Contrary to the popular narrative, oil isn't all that matters to the Saudi economy.
Fund sizes surge in 2021 as LPs back bigger managers
Private Funds CFO
APRIL 14, 2022
Investors put safe money with larger managers, making fundraising for first-time funds more difficult.
How to Structure Your SaaS P&L
The SaaS CFO
APRIL 5, 2022
The SaaS P&L is critical to the management of your SaaS business. I talk about the SaaS P&L (profit and loss statement) almost every week with SaaS founders, finance, and accounting teams. At this point, I’ve reviewed hundreds of SaaS P&Ls (also called an income statement). I’d say about 90% of them are structured incorrectly, […].
The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It
Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP
The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.
CFOs eye hybrid office savings; firms grow in place
CFO Dive
APRIL 18, 2022
While some companies have sought to dump office leases, others are looking to keep a lid on costs by quietly accommodating more hybrid workers in existing space.
Signs It's Time to Take a Second Look at Your ERP System
Navigator SAP
APRIL 29, 2022
You implemented your enterprise resource planning (ERP) system because you wanted your business to operate more efficiently, with stronger and more automated controls—and, of course, you wanted to reap cost savings from those benefits. Ultimately, you aspire to get better visibility into your operations so you can accelerate your revenue growth. But are you getting what you need from your system?
Multi-Location Restaurants And Franchises – The Best Cloud Accounting Solution
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APRIL 14, 2022
Many restaurant companies own and manage multiple brands, entities, and locations across multiple states. This can pose challenges when each location is running its own instance of QuickBooks and financials have to be consolidated at the end of the month using Excel. . Management at the holding company level often waits weeks for the month-end close, and the process is slower when the Controller is slowed down by manual processes and procedures. .
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act and Financial Services
CFA Institute
APRIL 6, 2022
With the publication of the AI Act, the EU boldly went where no other regulator has gone before.
Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle
Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP
Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.
The necessity of fairness opinions
Private Funds CFO
APRIL 14, 2022
SEC could take fairness opinions from ‘nice to have’ to ‘must have’ for continuation funds.
Elon's Twitter Play: Valuation and Corporate Governance Consequences
Musings on Markets
APRIL 21, 2022
I am not a prolific user of social media platforms, completely inactive on Facebook and a casual lurker on LinkedIn, but I do use Twitter occasionally, and have done so for a long time, with my first tweet in April 2009, making me ancient by Twitter standards. That said, I tweet less than ten times a month and follow only three people (three of my four children) on the platform.
Carta's aim of global private stock market starts with a good slide deck
CFO Dive
APRIL 19, 2022
Since 2012, CEO Henry Ward has been using his deck to excite interest in his plan to transfer private shares digitally and then own the ecosystem of a new stock market.
Why CFOs Should Be Leading ERP Adoption
Navigator SAP
APRIL 1, 2022
The decisions made by a company’s chief financial officer are “the foundations of the pyramid that determine whether the organization succeeds or fails,” according to the Boston Consulting Group. These choices leave a long-lasting mark on the company that reverberates through many departments and over many years.
Tariffs on the Table: How to Brief the Board and C‑Suite With Confidence
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“What should we do about the tariffs?” There’s no straightforward answer — every leader has a different expectation. CFOs want numbers. COOs want action. CEOs want strategy. And supply chain and procurement leaders need to be ready with the right response — fast. That’s why GEP has created a simple three-part framework that will help CPOs and CSCOs brief the board and C-suite with clarity and confidence.
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