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Six things to look out for a good fractional CFO

Future CFO

Finding the best people to help out your organisation is a crucial task for leaders , as the choices made can make or break the company's future. For companies starting out in the business, some resort to hiring fractional chief financial officers to share their expertise in finance, strategic planning, and other CFO-related activities. Mackey McNeill, founder at business consulting and services firm Mackey , listed out six things to look out for in searching for a good fractional CFO. 1.

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Top 5 Challenges and Smart Strategies for FP&A Teams

The Finance Weekly

How to Navigate FP&A Challenges for Enhanced Financial Effectiveness? Modern businesses are struggling with challenges related to their Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams. These teams need the right data, processes, and tools to plan and analyze effectively. However, the fast-changing business world makes it hard for them to keep up.

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CFO shortage looms as demand soars amid IPO revival

CFO News

CFO Jobs: The shortage of CFO talent comes in the wake of a dearth of accountants across the globe including the Indian economy.

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A data governance blueprint for finance teams

CFO Dive

Learn how CFOs can establish controls and cross-departmental partnerships for stronger data governance.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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Modern CFOs must balance finance, data skills: Baker Tilly

CFO Dive

CFOs need to be honest about their own strengths and look for talent that can help them fill the gaps, Baker Tilly’s Jennifer Finger said.

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Collaborative Budgeting Process

Spreadym

Collaborative budgeting is an approach to financial planning and management that involves the active participation of multiple individuals or teams within an organization. It goes beyond the traditional top-down budgeting process, where senior management sets financial targets and allocates resources. In a collaborative budgeting process, various stakeholders across different departments or levels of an organization work together to create, review, and adjust the budget.

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AI's potential in financial services

Future CFO

Technological advances continues to evolve across all sectors and artificial intelligence is among these advancements. With this, financial leaders, particularly in the financial services industry, look for ways to harness the technology to be able to offer the best possible products and services to their clients. The quality of an AI solution depends on the data that feeds into it, said Peter Ekler , head of future technology at IT services and consulting firm Zenitech.

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The Credit Crunch Is Just Beginning

The Reformed Broker

On this special episode of TCAF Tuesday, Michael Batnick, Barry Ritholtz, and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Campbell Harvey to discuss: the state of the economy, the yield curve indicator, the next recession, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods! Listen here: Apple podcasts Spotify podcasts Google podcasts Everywhere else!

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Microsoft-backed study shows AI investments producing returns

CFO Dive

For every $1 companies invest in AI, they are realizing an average of $3.50 in return, the report says.

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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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How ERP Can Help Cell and Gene Therapy Companies Manage Clinical Trials

Navigator SAP

Public safety is critically important when it comes to cell or gene therapy solutions. That’s why the FDA mandates clinical trials for all cell and gene therapy innovations before they can go to market. For life sciences businesses focused on cell or gene therapy, these clinical trials are business-defining. They also can be complex to manage properly.

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Interest Payments Are An Increasingly Large Part Of The US Budget Deficit

Barry Ritholtz

Source: Chartr We talked about this 2 weeks ago , but the nation missed a fantastic opportunity to refinance all of the outstanding US debt at much lower levels. Every corporate debt issuer and homeowner in America refinanced at lower rates — except for Uncle Sam. If you were in Congress from 2015-2021, you are the reason why HALF of the projected federal debt will soon be interest payments.

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Return to Tradition? Three Reasons to Consider a Bond Allocation

CFA Institute

Meredith Birdsall, CFA, is a senior vice president and client portfolio manager for the Amundi US Fixed Income team. In that capacity, she meets with prospects and clients to discuss the firm’s economic and market outlook, as well as Amundi US’s fixed-income strategies. She has been involved in the investment industry for over 30 years. Before joining Amundi US in 2007, Birdsall was a fixed-income product engineer and portfolio manager at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) specializing in credi

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SEC commissioner suggests ‘re-proposing’ climate risk disclosure rule

CFO Dive

Some investors seek broader company disclosures with the aim of promoting social change rather than clarifying stock valuations, SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said.

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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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Random thoughts on I Bonds in 2023, 2024

Tips Watch

I Bonds remain attractive, but when and why? By David Enna, Tipswatch.com The I Bond’s new fixed rate of 1.3% — the highest in 16+ years — and the resulting composite rate of 5.

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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • Adam Neumann Wounded WeWork, an Office Market Bust Finished It Off : Once the country’s most-valuable startup, the flexible-workspace company is expected to file for bankruptcy. ( Wall Street Journal ) • How to Turn Your Electric Car Into a Mobile Power Plant : “Bidirectional charging” promises to transform EVs into backup power sources and help utilities hedge against cli

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Auditors questioning companies is a good sign: NFRA Chief

CFO News

Ajay Bhushan Pandey hopes auditors speaking up will eventually over a period of time result in an overall improvement in audit quality and more trust in financial reports of the public interest entities.

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Deloitte brings GenAI to internal audit, accounting professionals with new bot

CFO Dive

GenAI isn’t likely to replace accountants any time soon — but firms like Deloitte are already integrating it into their accounting and audit practices.

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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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Medicare costs for 2024 are rising faster than U.S. inflation

Tips Watch

Part B costs, deductibles and IRMAA surcharges will increase about 6% next year. By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Less than a month ago, U.S. retirees collecting Social Security learned their benefits will be increasing 3.2% beginning in January.

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#FA Success Ep 358: Accelerating Growth By Asking For Referrals After Celebrating Shared Success With Clients, With Veronica Karas

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome back to the 358th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Veronica Karas. Veronica is a Senior Financial Advisor at CAPTRUST and works from the RIA's Lake Success, New York, office, where she oversees $360 million in assets under management for about 200 client households. What's unique about Veronica, though, is the unique 3-question approach she uses to generate referrals not only from clients, but also from centers of influence as well, and ev

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With Rs 7,000 cr cash reserve, Dabur India scouting for acquisitions

CFO News

Dabur has 17 brands that are above Rs 100 crore but less than Rs 500 crore in size, said Malhotra while addressing the investor meeting last week. Earlier this year, Dabur completed the acquisition of 51 per cent stake in Badshah Masala to enter the branded spices and seasoning market. Now, Dabur is expanding Badshah to international markets targeting the international diaspora.

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Truist pushes ambitious reorganization in $750M cost-cutting plan

CFO Dive

CFO Mike Maguire says the bank is making good progress, as it grapples with a string of high-profile executive departures.

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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.

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Quality of Earnings Reports Impact Valuation

VCFO

How Quality of Earnings Reports Impact Valuation Securing a Quality of Earnings (QoE) report is often a routine step in the due diligence process for acquisitions. EBITDA is not a complete indication of financial performance for a business. A quality of earnings report assesses other factors that impact the ongoing viability of company earnings. Buyers use them to validate what they are buying and potentially to renegotiate the purchase price and terms of the deal.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (November 2023)

Nerd's Eye View

Welcome to the November 2023 issue of the Latest News in Financial #AdvisorTech – where we look at the big news, announcements, and underlying trends and developments that are emerging in the world of technology solutions for financial advisors! This month's edition kicks off with the news that Practice Intel has launched a new "growth platform" centered around quantifying the quality of an advisor's client relationships with an all-in "Relationship Quality Index" (RQI) – which while

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Cash component in realty deals rising, reveals demonetisation anniversary eve survey

CFO News

All cheque payments are "more an exception" as citizens surveyed revealed that only select builders selling flats and villas in large developments demand all cheque payments for the transaction. " the norm in property transactions is use of cash and all cheque payments are more an exception," it said.

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Nextdoor plans 25% staff reduction, as CFO resigns

CFO Dive

The disclosures came as the social networking app provider reported a third quarter net loss of $38 million, compared with $35 million in the year-ago period.

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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.