April, 2022

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Pfizer, Moderna tap new CFOs outside pharma

CFO Dive

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

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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A digital transformation is sweeping through compensation and carried interest 

Private Funds CFO

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. .

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3 Marketing Tools to Adopt to Become Better Finance Business Partners

Fpanda Club

Marketing teams, being among FP&A’s counterparties, are usually considered to be the most creative people in the company. They are responsible for understanding consumers, building relationships with them and eventually getting them interested in company’s products and services. To perform these functions marketing, as a discipline, possesses a wide range of tools and techniques that can be used to analyze data, verify hypotheses and communicate information.

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Planning Your Restaurants Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?

CFO

Microsoft’s Excel spreadsheet application has been around since the mid-1980s, and it’s often been derided for being out of date; as in, “before we upgraded to this new business intelligence platform, we were still using Excel spreadsheets.”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.

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IRS's Rettig appeals for 'consistent, timely' funding to streamline agency

CFO Dive

The Biden administration has proposed an 18% increase in funding for the IRS budget to help the agency improve performance after years of tight funding.

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How Consumer Packaged Goods Firms Can Navigate a Bumpy 2022

Navigator SAP

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

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SEC could take fairness opinions from ‘nice to have’ to ‘must have’ for continuation funds

Private Funds CFO

CEO Justin Johnson and senior managing director Chad Rucker of valuations and fairness opinion provider VRC take a look at the regulator’s aims for continuation funds.

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Equity Risk Premium Forum: The Deficient Market Hypothesis

CFA Institute

"If we thought of the equity premium as a fear premium," Rob Arnott says, "a lot of the so-called anomalies that we’ve talked about would not be anomalies at all.".

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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Three CFO Priorities for An Unstable Time

CFO

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.

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Ramifications of the Ukraine Crisis for the Finance Function & How to Deal with It

The Finance Weekly

The situation in Ukraine has dominated new headlines for weeks on end now, and for good reason. The country is in a dire humanitarian crisis and has affected the world from waves of refugees to rising US gas prices. But is the relevance of such a crisis relevant to finance professionals, or is this just an unfortunate occurrence that such workers will keep hearing about for the foreseeable future?

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CFOs seek insights, efficiency boost from process mining

CFO Dive

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.

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ERP Evaluation: Are You Looking at Price or Value?

Navigator SAP

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.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Jersey private placements continue to grow as alternative AIFMD passport

Private Funds CFO

More non-EU alternative investment fund managers are choosing Jersey private placements rather than access EU investors via AIFMD passports.

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Equity Risk Premium Forum: Don’t Bet Against a Bubble

CFA Institute

Cliff Asness, Rob Arnott, Roger G. Ibbotson, and other luminaries explore the nature of bubbles and the momentum factor.

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A CFO’s Guide to Carbon Offsets

CFO

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.

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Nonprofit Audit Checklist (+ Free PDF Download)

The Charity CFO

Many nonprofit organizations both large and small need to undergo a financial statement audit every year. Preparing for a nonprofit audit can be overwhelming and anxiety-filled, especially if it’s your first audit or you don’t have a strong and experienced financial team. But an audit doesn’t have to scare you or your management team. The most important thing you can do is be prepared.

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Accounting Software and ERP Readiness Guide

In this white paper, we explore the factors to consider in deciding whether the time is right for your Company to consider a new ERP or accounting software, the total cost of ownership and plans necessary to make the potential leap to these systems.

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Tech skills compete with finance savvy in what leadership wants in CFOs

CFO Dive

Digital skills are seen as the building blocks that a successful CFO needs to drive profitable growth today, research shows.

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Signs It's Time to Take a Second Look at Your ERP System

Navigator SAP

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?

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Fund sizes surge in 2021 as LPs back bigger managers

Private Funds CFO

Investors put safe money with larger managers, making fundraising for first-time funds more difficult.

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Portfolio Diversification: Harder Than It Used to Be?

CFA Institute

Ever-greater access to world equity markets should have made it easier for investors to build and harvest the benefits of diversified global stock portfolios. But has it really?

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Metric of the Week: CFOs Prefer Strategy Over Management

CFO

Chief financial officers as company leaders have been an ongoing theme over the past few years, for obvious reasons. CFO’s reporting has illuminated, and studies and surveys have shown, the finance chief not only is needed as a strategic leader within the organization but increasingly yearns to perform in this role. Part of any company’s. The post Metric of the Week: CFOs Prefer Strategy Over Management appeared first on CFO.

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5 Warning Signs of Nonprofit Cash Flow Issues

The Charity CFO

Cash flow isn’t just an issue for small nonprofits that depend on donations to meet payroll each month. A lack of cash on hand impacts nonprofit organizations of all sizes. Take this example…. A few years ago, we were working with a fully-funded nonprofit. . This organization’s revenue was secured by government contracts and a few key foundations.

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CFOs eye hybrid office savings; firms grow in place

CFO Dive

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.

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Why CFOs Should Be Leading ERP Adoption

Navigator SAP

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.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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The necessity of fairness opinions

Private Funds CFO

SEC could take fairness opinions from ‘nice to have’ to ‘must have’ for continuation funds.

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Recht en duurzaamheid

Corporate Finance Lab

Vanuit de maatschappij klinkt de roep om verduurzaming steeds luider. Algemeen wordt aangevoeld dat een koerswijziging nodig is om de complexe ecologische, maatschappelijke, economische, … uitdagingen het hoofd te bieden. Deze uitdagingen situeren zich niet langer in de toekomst maar in het heden. Een duurzame samenleving veronderstelt een duurzaam (ondernemings)recht.

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Crypto Tokens and Crypto Coins: What Drives Performance?

CFA Institute

The correlation between volume and price of crypto coins and tokens is negligible no matter how it's measured.