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Should CFOs Use ChatGPT

CFO Leadership

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.

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No, AI isn’t coming for your CFO seat

CFO Dive

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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The CFO Guide to Gratitude 2023

CFO Leadership

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.

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Automation can curb finance burnout

CFO Dive

Finance leaders are looking closer at automation as a talent retention tool as employees eye new opportunities.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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$33 Trillion in Sovereign Wealth Funds

Barry Ritholtz

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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Marketers, pricers are out of sync on inflation strategy

CFO Dive

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.

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Audit watchdog NFRA asks Mahindra Holidays to review its accounting policies and practices

CFO News

NFRA asks the company to review accounting, disclosure policies and report by June 30.

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Your New ERP is Worse Than Your Old System—But Only for the First Year

Navigator SAP

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.

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It’s not a funnel, it’s a filter.

The Reformed Broker

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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Planning Your Restaurant's 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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Esker, HighRadius top C2C software rankings

CFO Dive

Esker, HighRadius and FIS Global surpassed modern C2C software industry peers such as Billtrust, BlackLine, and Cforia in a study by the Hackett Group.

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10 Friday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My end-of-week, market’s-closed-but-BLS-open Good Friday reads: • Here’s What Happens at the IRS After You File Your Taxes Refunds can come in five days—or a few months. ( Wall Street Journal ) • How Models Get the Economy Wrong : Seemingly complex and sophisticated econometric modeling often fails to take into account common sense and observable reality. ( American Prospect ) see also Six Ways Existing Economic Models Are Killing the Economy : The alleged science doesn’t match up to the r

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Maximize NOI With the Right ERP for Property Management

Navigator SAP

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.

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The ground is quaking

The Reformed Broker

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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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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Why CFOs must take inventory reins

CFO Dive

The people responsible for bloated inventory levels don’t all sit in factories and warehouses, Ernst & Young’s Peter Kingma writes.

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Big Tech, Big Returns?

Barry Ritholtz

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?

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Driving Innovation With the Best ERP for Research and Development

Navigator SAP

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.

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This Week on TRB

The Reformed Broker

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.

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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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SEC charges Navy shipbuilder executives with accounting fraud

CFO Dive

Austal USA executives allegedly manipulated accounting in order to improve earnings in building the Littoral Combat Ship, the SEC said.

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10 Wednesday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz

My mid-week morning train WFH reads: • What to Know About TurboTax Before You File Your Taxes This Year : Don’t get tricked into paying for tax prep if you don’t have to. Learn how the biggest tax preparation companies have suppressed free filling options for years. ( ProPublica ) • The Bloomberg Terminal Just Got a ChatGPT-Style Upgrade : The new technology is designed to make searching the terminal simpler. ( Institutional Investor ) see also How Will AI Change Investing?

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Choosing the Right ERP for Repair and  Maintenance Companies

Navigator SAP

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.

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Talent Strategies Demand a New Normal

CFO Leadership

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.

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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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IRS targets corporate, wealthy tax cheats

CFO Dive

The federal tax collector plans to expand enforcement staff and reverse a decline in audit rates for businesses and households earning more than $400,000 per year.

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It’s a pause, war is not over yet

CFO News

In a surprising move, the RBI this week broke the ongoing interest rate hike cycle that began in May 2022. It hiked the repo rate by 40 bps in May 2022 and continued to raise it six times until the last policy review in February 2023. Since May, the central bank has raised rates by a cumulative 250 bps.

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Hiding in plain sight

The Reformed Broker

I’ve been reading Jamie Dimon’s letter to JPMorgan Chase shareholders over the last two days (it’s long) and wanted to check in here to share this bit about what happened with the banking system this spring. He is uniquely positioned to share a point of view on it… The recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the United States and Credit Suisse in Europe, and the related stress in the bankin.

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WesBank’s millennial CFO on building character and overseas experience

CFO Talks

Written by Staff Writer Despite only finishing his articles in 2016, Imtiyaaz Abdul-Gaffuris finds himself as WesBank’s CFO for central reporting and chief of staff to the CEO for FNB in the rest of Africa. In a CFOTalks podcast , Imtiyaaz unpacked what drew him to accounting, how his articles didn’t kill him but indeed made him stronger, and the benefits of international experience.

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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.