CFO Leadership
APRIL 4, 2023
Should CFOs Use ChatGPT For years, we’ve been anticipating the arrival of ubiquitous AI. And for years, we’ve seen glimmers of hope both in our personal lives, like when an AI system bested Jeopardy’s grand champs, and in business, like when product searches started actually providing useful suggestions of additional items to buy and good alternatives to the ones in your search.
CFO Dive
APRIL 3, 2023
CFOs are likely here to stay for the foreseeable future, despite predictions that automation will transform corporate finance functions, experts say.
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CFO Leadership
APRIL 5, 2023
by Scott Johnson 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.
CFO Dive
APRIL 4, 2023
Finance leaders are looking closer at automation as a talent retention tool as employees eye new opportunities.
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
Barry Ritholtz
APRIL 3, 2023
The consulting firm Global SWF tracks all the important info about Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and Public Pension Funds (PPFs). Its an amazing collection of charts and data. The asset value peak was $33.6 trillion (USD) in 2021; that’s down only slightly to $31.4 trillion as of the end of 2022. Given the rough year markets had in 2022, including all of the held asset classes, it is an impressive, albeit curious showing.
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CFO Dive
APRIL 3, 2023
CFOs have major decision power when it comes to developing pricing — the fastest lever companies can pull to adjust to inflation, Revionics’ Matt Pavich says.
CFO News
APRIL 3, 2023
NFRA asks the company to review accounting, disclosure policies and report by June 30.
Navigator SAP
APRIL 7, 2023
There’s an interesting and well-known issue that many businesses face right after upgrading their ERP solution: The new system performs worse than the old one.
The Reformed Broker
APRIL 5, 2023
I get a lot of emails and LinkedIn messages about our “funnel” these days. Hiring funnel, sales funnel, etc. Usually it’s coming from well-meaning companies who are focused on recruiting and headhunting or lead generation and prospecting. A typical firm in our industry is probably in need of what they’re offering. I have tried to build an atypical firm.
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CFO Dive
APRIL 4, 2023
Esker, HighRadius and FIS Global surpassed modern C2C software industry peers such as Billtrust, BlackLine, and Cforia in a study by the Hackett Group.
Barry Ritholtz
APRIL 5, 2023
A quick note before everybody scampers off for the holidays. The impact of Technology on indices since the GFC is indisputable. But if you want to see exactly what their weight looks like on markets over that decade-plus era, check out the Statista video above. Or, you can see Invictus applying Bob Farrell’s rules to the Tosteern Slok’s FANGM work: Time to invoke Farrell’s Rule #7?
Navigator SAP
APRIL 6, 2023
Net operating income (NOI) is a crucial metric for countless businesses. Using the right ERP for field services and property and equipment management to introduce automated recurring billing and income projections can significantly affect your profitability.
The Reformed Broker
APRIL 1, 2023
The prompt: The output, copy-pasted into my blog’s CMS: This is a rainbow stripe! Obviously anyone who knows how to code could have knocked this out in a second without even having to think about it. But how many people don’t know how to code? Most? We’re heading into a future in which not knowing how to do a thing is going to matter much less than ever before.
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CFO Dive
APRIL 7, 2023
The retailer is upping its investments in automation as it looks to manage costs and pricing during an inflationary environment.
Barry Ritholtz
APRIL 6, 2023
Ever see those IR stories announcing a firm is “increasing its exposure” or “boosting our stake” or “unloading shares” in a given company? Sounds like someone with more resources, insights, and connections KNOWS something about a stock that you do not. Should you then follow the recommended announcements? Absolutely not. Here is why: These posts seem to be a bizarre combination of public records scraping and AI; they look like they were designed to generate clicks rather than reflect honest inve
Navigator SAP
APRIL 4, 2023
As a research and development manager, your main responsibility is to collaborate with your team members to perform effective experiments and provide your company with practical insights that can be used in the development of innovative products. To do this, you and your team need the autonomy and flexibility to collaborate and document processes and formulas used at every stage of your research and development.
The Reformed Broker
APRIL 1, 2023
And if you haven’t subscribed yet, don’t wait. Check it out below or wherever fine podcasts are played. . The post This Week on TRB appeared first on The Reformed Broker.
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.
CFO Dive
APRIL 5, 2023
The new project marks the first time in decades that the U.S. accounting standard setter is revisiting accounting for software costs.
Barry Ritholtz
APRIL 7, 2023
A quick note before the 3-day holiday weekend consumes all: I was thumbing through the Oscar edition of a recent glossy mag when I came across an article by James Pogue titled “ West of Eden.” It’s a discussion of folks on the fringe right, including preppers, dystopian billionaires, and a bunch of off-the-grid, back to-the-land, radicals. I can sum up the entire vibe with a single quote: “ If you’re not willing to shoot federal agents, then you’re not serious about it.
Navigator SAP
APRIL 2, 2023
If you run a repair and maintenance business (Field Service, Building Maintenance…), you need to have the right tools and systems in place to help you consistently deliver high-quality services. One of these systems is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. An ERP system helps your business run more smoothly and efficiently, thus increasing overall productivity and customer satisfaction.
CFA Institute
APRIL 7, 2023
What terms, metrics, and concepts do investors need to have under their belt to approach the CRE asset class?
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.
CFO Dive
APRIL 5, 2023
No matter how big a company’s finance department is these days, it’s most likely much smaller than it would have been just a few decades ago.
CFO Leadership
APRIL 5, 2023
The war for talent is over … and talent won, reinforcing that people and the future of work represent the defining business challenge for the next decade. People and culture sit atop the list of key risk concerns of board members and executives worldwide looking out over the next 12 months as well as into 2032, according to the latest Top Risks Survey from Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative.
Nerd's Eye View
APRIL 7, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the T3/Inside Information Software Survey is available, providing insights into which technology tools advisors use and their level of satisfaction with them, which highlighted the continued rise of specialized financial planning software tools for topics like taxes and Social Security as advisors continue to seek tools tobroaden and deepen their planning capabilities.
CFO News
APRIL 6, 2023
The central bank remains watchful and does not hesitate to take further action necessary given the unprecedented and uncertain environment. While the priority continues to be price stability. However the question is growth versus inflation, what does this stance mean?
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.
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