Beacon CFO Plus
JANUARY 9, 2023
by Rob Joseph, Director, BeaconCFO Plus. You sit down at your desk with a fresh cup of coffee and every intention of tackling a complex task. Then your phone buzzes with a new text message. You glance at the growing total of unread emails in your inbox. A reminder for a Zoom call in 30 minutes pops up on your computer screen. All of us are susceptible to these digital distractions every minute of the day.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 9, 2023
How to recognize and avoid the insight gaps keeping your company from reaching peak potential.
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Cube Software
JANUARY 7, 2023
Workforce management (WFM) involves the strategic planning , scheduling, and monitoring employee tasks and activities.
CFO News
JANUARY 8, 2023
Finance heads will continue to increase their spending in key segments of information technology next year as digitalisation stays a strong investment theme for the Indian industry.
Advertiser: Paycor
These calendars provide pay period dates and paydays for biweekly, semi-monthly, and monthly payroll in 2024. Use them as a reminder or share with employees so they can celebrate payday.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 9, 2023
While it may be easy to assume that having more money would make a person happier by opening consumption opportunities unavailable to those with less income, experienced advisors can likely identify many examples of high-income individuals who are unhappy with their lives. To provide a more holistic view, researchers have sought to assess whether increased income leads to greater happiness on two dimensions: emotional wellbeing (how an individual feels today) and evaluative wellbeing (how an ind
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Adam Kae
JANUARY 9, 2023
Answers with Adam: How does the pricing structure work at Adam Kae & Associates? CFO Adam: So the nice part about my pricing is I have one set of service with three ways to pay for it. So there's three pieces to my service. There's strategy sessions , there's biweekly calls and then there's strategy time for me to work in the background. It's the same across all three of my packages, the exact same level of service, but the way you pay for it is slightly different.
Navigator SAP
JANUARY 10, 2023
If you want your organization to be agile and nimble, breaking down silos that inhibit collaboration and transparency should be a priority. One way to do this is with data-backed decision-making that enables you to better respond to evolving market conditions.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 11, 2023
Leading up to 2022, financial advisors and their clients had grown accustomed to a relatively low mortgage rate environment. In fact, until earlier this year, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate had stayed below 5% since 2010 (and below 7% since 2001). But as the Federal Reserve has sought to raise interest rates this year to combat inflation, mortgage rates have reached higher levels not seen in more than 20 years, with 30-year fixed mortgages reaching an average of 6.9% in October 2022, tw
Cube Software
JANUARY 7, 2023
So… it’s finally happened. You’ve decided to embrace your surgical attention to detail and spreadsheet prowess.
Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem
How do you know if your accounting team is ready to automate the month-end close? Join us in this informative webinar, where we share the top 8 signs that indicate that a team has outgrown all existing tools and may be ready to embark upon month-end close automation. We will examine the process clues that help determine whether your team would be a good candidate for automation.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 9, 2023
COVID-19 may no longer be a pandemic, but the disease likely reduced the availability of the US workforce by as much as 2.6 percent in 2022—a burden on productivity that could last for years.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 12, 2023
C-suite leaders remain focused on weathering a coming recession, but slowing wage growth and inflation is sparking a shift in cost optimization strategies.
Navigator SAP
JANUARY 13, 2023
One reason that businesses move to ERP is for intelligent process automation. But this can be a nebulous term, often combined with vague buzzwords such as automated robotic processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 13, 2023
Philanthropies — be it private foundations, corporate and family funders, LLC’s, or other vehicles for giving — often struggle with the same set of fundamental questions: Are we best leveraging our resources and capabilities to not only fulfill our mission but also bring transformational change to the people and communities who need it most? What kinds of decision-making frameworks could help us have that greater purpose and impact?
Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence
In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 11, 2023
AI tools can help executives avoid biases in decisions, pull insights out of oceans of data, and make strategic choices more quickly. And that’s just the beginning.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 11, 2023
Five trends in deal-making will likely unfold in 2023, including a focus on purchases less than $1 billion and on “friend-shoring” to reduce geopolitical risks to supply chains, WTW said.
Navigator SAP
JANUARY 13, 2023
Whenever medium-sized businesses compete, chances are that there will be numerous big businesses able to stay ahead of the curve due to their size, budget, and history in the marketplace. The way for smaller businesses to outcompete the big guys is to streamline their operations and provide higher quality services at competitive prices.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 13, 2023
Even if you overcame financial issues caused by the pandemic, the last few years have made it difficult to “get ahead.” The statistics show that time and time again, consumers are struggling to make ends meet due to much higher prices across the board. A recent report by PYMNTS and LendingClub showed that 60% of American consumers have had to cut spending due to high inflation over the last 12 months.
Advertiser: Acterys
Welcome to the Future of Technology for CIOs & CFOs! Ever stood on the precipice of a technological revolution, feeling the energy of change? Ever been captivated by the whispers of a software that's not just innovative but genuinely groundbreaking? Acterys unveils a groundbreaking technology tailored for CIOs and CFOs. This state-of-the-art solution streamlines data integration, analytics, and forecasting, empowering leaders to make informed decisions quickly.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 13, 2023
Leaders need clarity on what works to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our 2023 report shows success factors that contributed to significant, quantifiable, scalable, and sustainable DEI impact.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 13, 2023
Finance leaders are still prioritizing digital transformation even as they face economic headwinds.
Corporate Finance
JANUARY 11, 2023
Have you ever been short on money and gone through your clothes, only to find a $20 bill that you had forgotten about? We are sure that you were relieved. The same thing just happened to cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which filed for bankruptcy back in November. FTX attorneys announced that the company had found $5 billion in cash, liquid cryptocurrency, and other liquid investments!
CFO News Room
JANUARY 13, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the Federal Trade Commission has proposed a nationwide ban on noncompete clauses in employee contracts, aiming to give employees more freedom to change jobs within the same industry. In the advisor world, where noncompete agreements are fairly common, a ban on the practice could incentivize firms to reassess their employee value proposition and to consider ways to es
Advertiser: Paycor
On August 30, 2023, the DOL unveiled a proposed overtime rule that would raise the weekly salary threshold under the Federal Labor Standards Act. Paycor is closely monitoring the proposal and will provide updates as new information becomes available.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 9, 2023
Davos, Switzerland, is where the World Economic Forum holds its annual meeting. Delegates from many sectors converge for several days of talks and meetings to address urgent global issues.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 13, 2023
The former CFO of GigaTrust faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud investors and lenders, including by fabricating bank statements.
Navigator SAP
JANUARY 11, 2023
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for medium businesses —or businesses of any size—can play a major role wherever they’re used, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is no exception.
CFO News Room
JANUARY 13, 2023
In my last post , I discussed how inflation’s return has changed the calculus for investors, looking at how inflation affects returns on different asset classes, and tracing out the consequences for equity values, in the aggregate. In general, higher and more volatile inflation has negative effects on all financial assets, from stocks to corporate bonds to treasury bonds, and neutral to positive effects on gold, collectibles and real assets.
Speaker: Joe Buhrmann, MBA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Senior Financial Planning Practice Management Consultant eMoney Advisor
During an era of evolving consumer preferences, the banking sector is undergoing a profound shift. As customers continue to broaden their perspectives, banking professionals must support their customers' financial wellness by providing holistic financial advice that aligns with individual goals and circumstances. Without adapting, financial institutions will find that loyalty may crumble amid uncertainty.
Mckinsey and Company
JANUARY 9, 2023
Although virtual-care adoption has substantially increased, healthcare organizations can pursue additional opportunities to reduce disparities in access.
CFO Dive
JANUARY 11, 2023
Ernst & Young is moving forward with a “soft separation” of its audit and consulting arms as they appoint Jamie Miller to the CFO seat of what will be a new public entity.
Navigator SAP
JANUARY 7, 2023
Enterprise Resource Planning software, or ERP, is a critical tool for manufacturing and distribution firms that want to obtain complete visibility into core business processes. Manufacturing involves a lot of processes, and ERP software such as SAP Business ByDesign helps in coordination and management of the many moving parts that contribute to a successful manufacturing business.
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