April, 2021

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8 Most Common Myths Surrounding FP&A

Fpanda Club

Many FP&A professionals have faced the misunderstanding of the role of the FP&A function and its core activities in the company. Unfortunately, the existence and support of some of the misperceptions create a negative image of FP&A practitioners in the eyes of their colleagues and make the profession less attractive from the standpoint of graduates and young specialists.

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Why agile workforce planning is challenging

Anaplan

Learn about the value of and challenges in agile workforce planning from workforce planning experts across a broad range of industries.

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What Is Business Intelligence and How Does It Link to EPM?

Jedox Finance

Decision making is sometimes considered an art created and presented by managers. Good decision making should involve more than just a good artistic sense and strong intuition. 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).

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Myth-Busting: Money Printing Must Create Inflation

CFA Institute

Shouldn't all the recent monetary and fiscal stimulus lead to higher inflation? Maybe not.

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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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India’s economy might shrink in Q2 as Covid cases surge

Future CFO

India’s economy may shrink in Q2 as the number of Covid-19 cases is on the rise. The country reported another 323,144 cases on Tuesday, and five straight days or record new daily cases, bringing the country’s cumulative infections to more than 17.6 million. Sonal Varma, India chief economist at Nomura , predicted that the country’s GDP would shrink about 1.5% in Q2.

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The Corporate Tax Burden: Facts and Fiction

Musings on Markets

The Biden Administration's $ 2 trillion infrastructure plan, announced with fanfare a few weeks ago, has opened up a debate about not only what comprises infrastructure, but also about how to pay for it. Not surprisingly. it is corporate taxes that are the primary vehicle for delivering the revenues needed for the plan, with an increase in the federal corporate tax rate from 21% to 28% being the central proposal.

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Wondering about a new FP&A platform? Check out what customers say

Anaplan

Anaplan was recognized as a Customers’ Choice in the Gartner 2021 Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Cloud FP&A Solutions report, based on user reviews and Gartner evaluation.

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Rolling Forecasts: A Beginner’s Guide to Continuous Performance Management

Jedox Finance

What happens when your business plans don’t turn out as thought? To avoid this situation forecasting helps you to be aware of future developments and trends at an earlier time. In this guide we show you what rolling forecasts are, when they really make sense and how you can implement them successfully into your business.

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The 4 Keys to Building a 100% Remote Bookkeeping Practice

The CFO College

Being your own boss, working your own hours, hand-picking your clients and your rates, taking actual vacations and spending more time with your family… this is the dream, right? For many bookkeepers and accountants, working remotely is a reality that has breathed energy back into the passion they feel for their work and their life. It takes hard work and dedication to sustain your own remote bookkeeping practice, but countless remote or virtual bookkeepers and accountants agree that the r

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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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Coming out Stronger: CFOs as chief resiliency officers

Future CFO

The pandemic has put chief financial officers in the spotlight. No longer just finance stewards, they have taken on more proactive roles in steering the company forward. This has led to new calls for financial transparency, faster data sharing, and having the ability to create new models and explore multiple scenarios quickly. To address these new needs, CFOs are helping to accelerate digital transformation.

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When Is It OK to Prioritize Business Growth Over Business Debt?

Planful

If you’re in finance, your instinct likely tells you to always protect the money—and your gut’s not completely wrong. But business debt isn’t always a bad thing. It’s not uncommon for high-growth companies to use debt financing to achieve positive cash-flow status and fund business expansion. In 2019, global corporate debt held by non-financial corporations […].

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Equipment Lease vs. Loan: Which is Right For You?

Commercial Credit Group

When considering an equipment acquisition for your business, you may have wondered, “Should I choose a lease or a loan?” Depending on your industry, the type of equipment you intend to acquire, and your business needs, a loan may be a better option over a lease. So, what’s the difference?

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How to modernize the finance department: Put people first

Anaplan

Digital transformation has opened the door to powerful new ways finance can assess and understand the business, surface insights and opportunities, enable more informed decisions, and contribute measurable business value. This entails systematic changes to the organization’s operating model. Transformational finance leaders are eager to start streamlining business processes and adding new capabilities to analyze […].

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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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Human Resource Planning: 5 Critical Steps to Keep in Mind

Jedox Finance

The process of ensuring that an organization's human resource requirements are identified, and plans are established to meet those requirements is known as human resources planning. Defining HR planning is one thing; having the process run smoothly and efficiently is quite another. For HR planning, there are two approaches to responsibility: one is central planning, where the HR department [.

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Building Optimized Portfolios with JPMorgan’s 2021 Forecasts

CFA Institute

Even as equity markets set all-time highs and bond yields near generational lows, it is still possible to build resilient portfolios with reasonable return expectations.

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Pandemic separates the readiest innovators from the rest

Future CFO

The pandemic separates the readiest innovators from the rest, said BCG recently when releasing its report titled Most Innovative Companies 2021: Overcoming the Innovation Readiness Gap. Pharma companies performed strongly this year, joining technology and software companies that have dominated the rankings in recent years, according to the report. The survey — on which the report is based — also identified strong regional variations in the innovation readiness of companies, with China and the US

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Empathy in FP&A: Stacy Brown, Senior Manager at UHY Consulting, on the Being Planful Podcast

Planful

Stacy Brown, Senior Manager at UHY Consulting, joined me on the Being Planful podcast to talk about empathy, FP&A, and technology. UHY is an implementation specialist focused on creating sustainable and transformational change for their clients. The company is also a Planful partner. In this episode, Stacy and I explore how her training in Finance […].

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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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10 Reasons to Hire A Fractional CFO

A Fractional CFO

By Tony Fremarek | A Fractional CFO, LLC A CFO is responsible for managing the financial operations of a business, this includes accounting, financial reporting, cash management, budgeting, maintaining controls, capital structure issues, and financing. Additionally, the CFO is involved in strategic planning and financial.

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When talking artificial intelligence, let’s clarify

Anaplan

Technologies that not long ago were science fiction are now mainstream—and the possibilities look exciting. But jumping into that future isn’t easy. It’s full of buzzwords: Artificial intelligence or AI. Machine learning. Predictive forecasting. Automated insights. Advanced analytics. Heard of them? Sure. But can you tell them apart? Some of these terms have been used […].

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Planning with Excel

Jedox Finance

Although Excel is a great tool which offers numerous features that provide a lot of functionality, it still has limitations that deny users the growth and capabilities now available to finance professionals. Learn how to enhance your planning in Excel.

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Joachim Klement, CFA: Three Geo-Economics Trends to Watch

CFA Institute

The rise of China, climate change, and cyberthreats will shape the 2020s, Joachim Klement, CFA, predicts.

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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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Treating the top 3 pain points of spend management

Future CFO

Spend management touches every step of the procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle. Poorly managed spend-related activities, characterised with manual processes, will inevitably lead to overspending, low visibility and other major challenges. Fortunately, a solution is available today to address these problems head on. This Esker eBook identifies the top three pain points associated with current spend management practices and explores how a holistic, AI-driven P2P automation solution can help alleviate these

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Being Planful: Helpful FP&A Resources

Planful

The world really has changed, and now most CFOs are talking less about what’s changed and more about how to leverage that change. Data continues to be the logical key to success. But, finding ways to use your growing mountains of data continues to boil down to continued digital transformation, the harnessing of artificial intelligence, […]. The post Being Planful: Helpful FP&A Resources appeared first on Planful.

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ERC – Employee Retention Credit

A Fractional CFO

I’m going to keep this post short. Two questions for you. Was your business in any way shut down or limited in operations due to a government mandate in 2020, or Q1 or Q2 of 2021? Do you have employees? If the answer to both.

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What is Revenue Operations (RevOps)?

Anaplan

When sales, marketing, and customer service align for end-to-end customer connection, the payoff is streamlined operations and more revenue. .

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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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Donation of fully depreciated computers

Proformative

Our company recently donated fully depreciated computers. I know there should be.

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Zero Emissions Vehicles: Making Sense of the Transition with SASB Standards

CFA Institute

Responses to SASB performance metrics can enhance financial analysis as the transition from gas-powered vehicles evolves.

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BlackLine launches new account receivable automation solution

Future CFO

BlackLine said recently that it has unveiled BlackLine AR Intelligence, the latest offering in its portfolio of accounts receivable (AR) automation solutions designed to complement its broader financial operations management platform. . BlackLine AR Intelligence enables customers to manage financial risks and opportunities by providing access to real-time, actionable data to help them understand their customers’ financial behaviours and use the information to impact strategic and operational dec