Navigator SAP

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The New York Lottery used to say that to be a winner, “All it takes is a dollar and a dream!”.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Reddit is—finally—going public | Fortune.

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CFA Institute

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The strategic use of social media can help you build your personal brand.

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Focus CFO

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Brownie Points Testimonial. Listen to Lisa King, CEO of Brownie Points, share her “life changing” experience utilizing a Fractional CFO from FocusCFO. Dec 2021. 855-236-0600. Follow Follow Follow. About FocusCFO. Owners, Presidents, & CEO’s. Strategic Partners. Join Our Team. The post Brownie Points Testimonial appeared first on FocusCFO.

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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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Accountancy Today

DECEMBER 16, 2021

FRP Advisory has reported that pre-tax profits for the six-month period ended 31 October 2021, dropped to £5.7m from £7.1m the previous year. The fall in profit was attributed to “high levels” of government support in response to the pandemic which reduced the amount of administration appointments by 49% to 390 in H1 2022 (H1 2021: 763). Despite the fall, revenues grew 25% to £44.7, up from £35.9m and was boosted by the group completing 50 transactions during the period with a combined deal valu

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CFA Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Identifying investment objectives and achieving stakeholder buy-in is the critical first step in connecting these objectives to portfolio construction.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A great CFO doesn’t just understand finance, operational drivers, and shifting market conditions. A great CFO has to persuade the rest of the management team to follow their advice. And that requires distilling their insights into a narrative of the business. Where it’s been. Where it could go in the future. That’s why storytelling is such an essential skill needed to be a CFO.

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Focus CFO

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Ignite Your Business Podcast. with Mike Derringer. Don’t just survive – thrive! Tune in to the latest Ignite Your Business® Podcast episode featuring Mike Derringer, Area President and Director of regional Support for FocusCFO, and discover valuable insight into important business topics such as mergers and acquisitions, preparing for accelerated growth and taking accountability in business.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Retirees looking for dependable income during their golden years can no longer rely on money market funds and certificates of deposit (CDs) since the interest rate is too low to make them a viable primary savings instrument for retirement. Instead, a key to combating increasing costs of living is the smart diversification of funds. Transamerica offers a relatively slim lineup of only 133 funds as of 2018, but these five funds can create a well-diversified nest egg that will last you throughout r

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CFA Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2021

"We are living in a Big Data World," Dan Joldzic, CFA, says. "No single analyst or team of analysts can capture all the information on their positions.".

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Data has become one of the most valuable assets any business has — not just for digital giants like Google, Amazon, or Facebook, but for small and midsize firms, too. Companies may use data to make better decisions, gain a better understanding of market trends and customers, create smarter products and services, improve corporate operations, and generate new revenue streams.

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ProCFO Partners

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Imagine your very last day at work in your career. Where do you want to be? Who do you want to be? And what if you’d been asked this question on your very first day on the job? In this article we’ll explore important questions and encourage critical thought on one of the most important aspects of your business: your people. Especially in the era of The Great Resignation, engaging your team and approaching your Human Resources in a more, well, human way has never been more essential.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Closing arguments begin Thursday in. Elizabeth Holmes’s. criminal-fraud trial, marking the final opportunity for prosecutors and defense lawyers to sway jurors to their side of the case. Ms. Holmes, the founder of now-defunct blood-testing startup Theranos Inc., is fighting 11 charges of conspiracy and fraud claiming that she lied to investors and patients about the company’s technology.

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Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The past 18 months have been difficult for finance teams. Modern FP&A professionals are charged with providing strategic, data-driven advice that helps leadership make sound decisions in the near and long-term future. Finance teams need to answer specific questions, such as: What will the business look like given the economic climate? Where and what are the risks we need to watch out for?

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CFO Leadership

DECEMBER 17, 2021

WE ARE PROUD TO ALIGN WITH ORACLE NETSUITE AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF THE CFO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. ART WITTMANN, EDITOR, BRAINYARD AT ORACLE NETSUITE REVIEWS DISCOVERIES FROM A RECENT 2021 SURVEY & WEIGHS IN ON THE CURRENT TALENT CRUNCH. In October, we set out to understand the effects of the so-called Great Resignation on midmarket companies. The resulting data included a few surprises.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Many CFOs in Southeast Asia have yet to begin their finance function transformation journeys though they recognise the need to do so, said Deloitte Southeast Asia recently. According to Deloitte Southeast Asia’s report “Southeast Asia CFO Agenda 2021: Reimagining the future of finance” — based on a survey of 105 CFOs conducted between Q2 and Q3 of 2021, more than a quarter of respondents have not yet begun transformation in these areas despite acknowledging their importance – business finance (

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

CFO Yeah! Prioritizing Growth & Supporting … CFO Yeah! by CFO Connect. Jana is not only the VP Finance at omni:us, but she is also the inventor of the finance toolbox, a playbook to help startups create their finance processes from scratch. In this episode, we spoke with Jana about her experience building the finance team at omni:us, managing productivity on a four-day work week, investing in yourself throug … See more.

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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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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 15, 2021

At the start of every semester for as long as I can remember, I have invited people to sit in informally on my classes at NYU or take the shorter online versions on my website. After thirty six years of teaching, you would think I would be jaded, but I am not. As we get ready for the spring, I am excited, perhaps more so than usual, because I hope to finally be in a real classroom, instead of online, for my classes.

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CFO Talks

DECEMBER 16, 2021

? ? ? ? ? ? ?. Raised on a farm, Henk Cronje has returned to his roots as Head of Finance at Agri Technovation, a global innovation business focused on crop performance fuelled by science and technology. Today’s podcast is sponsored by Draftworx, which provides automated drafting and working paper financial software to more than 8000 accounting and auditing firms and corporations.

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Corporate Finance Lab

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Corporations need cash to finance their activities. Issuing shares to investors is an important way of raising capital, with listed corporations raising hundreds of billions globally through share issuances. Share issuances also come with a risk, as they can dilute the voting and financial rights of the existing shareholders of the corporation. Some dilution of the existing shareholders may be necessary to raise capital successfully.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Posted December 16, 2021 at 9:00 am by Lora Engdahl. Top EPI reports of 2021 focused on economic injustice and its remedies. As the nation pivoted to recovery, readers sought information on ways to remedy the economic injustices laid bare by the pandemic. Given the heavy burden borne by low-wage front-line workers, it is no surprise that raising wages, boosting worker power, and scrutinizing excessive compensation of people at the top were highest on the reading list.

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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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Planful

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Planful Perform 2022 is heading to Las Vegas this coming May 23-25! You can’t afford to miss the year’s conference for finance and accounting professionals. Sign up now to learn more about Perform 2022. We’re still working on the details, but you can expect Perform 2022 to be a beacon for industry experts and practitioners, […]. The post Planful Perform 2022 Coming to Las Vegas in May appeared first on Planful.

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Capital CFO LLC

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Because we work so closely with businesses and nonprofit organizations across all industries, we often see common pain points or needs across sectors. One of these is the need for […]. The post Capital CFO Professional Development Division Creates a Strong Workplace appeared first on Capital CFO.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The difference between bookings vs billings vs revenue in a SaaS business can confuse even experienced execs. Though the three are linked, make sure you understand what each of them can tell you about the state of your business. The definition of bookings in SaaS. Bookings is a forward-looking metric that refers to the value of contracts signed with customers.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance rose slightly in the latest week, rising to 206,000 for the week ending December 11, an increase of 18,000 from the previous week’s revised tally of 188,000 (see first chart). The latest result remains below the average of January and February 2020, before the government shutdowns. The current four-week average fell for a tenth consecutive week, coming in at 203,750, a drop of 16,000 and the lowest level since before the pandemic.

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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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