CFO Simplified
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
We all like to stick with the tried and true. The success we’ve had in the past is a good path to follow into the future. The problems we’ve faced and surmounted are familiar to us. We’re confident that we can beat them because we’ve done it in the past. And the road that we’ve travelled is a comfortable one. Why do the extra work to find a new path, to find a new direction?
CFO Selections
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Among a CFO’s many duties is selecting and managing the company’s key vendors. Typically, these include banks and other capital providers, investment advisors, key software vendors, insurers, benefits and retirement services brokers, HR/payroll service providers, and audit and tax experts. Other than client relationships, these are often among a company’s most important business relationships.
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CFO Dive
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
When it comes to managing thousands of invoices, artificial intelligence and automation can run a much tighter ship than humans, asserts Medius executive Branden Jenkins.
Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
“I think we need to recognise that the CFO role can mean a lot of different things in different businesses. It really depends on the type of business, their strategy and the type of skills they want the CFO to lead on.” Dan Wells, CFO at GrowCFO Charisma. Persuasive. Powerful. These are qualities we often equate with leaders of the past. But times have changed.
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Michigan CFO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
In the business world, efficient and accurate processes are essential to smooth operations and safeguarding against potential fraud or errors. An integral part of this is the concept of “Segregation of Duties” (SoD). What is Segregation of Duties? SoD is a risk management strategy that divides critical financial tasks among various individuals. The core idea behind this is simple yet profoundly impactful: No single individual should have control over all aspects of any single transaction.
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Mckinsey and Company
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Growth champions are turning tech innovation into impact by focusing on growth analytics, sales productivity, and omnichannel experiences.
CFO Simplified
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Everyone knows how important cash is to the business owner. But it’s not just a matter of knowing how valuable cash is in running your business. What you need to know is how to manage the cash by predicting not only your cash needs and future availability, but also measuring how well you used your cash last month. Of course, planning is the key to any successful activity, and cash is not excluded from the planning cycle.
Future CFO
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Global Great Resignation looks to continue despite a cooling economy globally, said PwC recently when releasing its 2023 Global Workforce Hopes and Fears Survey which details the attitudes and behaviours of nearly 54,000 workers in 46 countries and territories. One in four (26%) employees say it is likely they will change jobs in the next 12 months, up from 19% last year, survey results indicated.
CFO News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
AI has emerged as a transformative force in cash flow forecasting and management, offering automation, precision, optimization, and skill enhancement. By harnessing the power of AI, businesses can navigate the complexities of cash flow with greater confidence and efficiency, ultimately contributing to their financial health and sustainability.
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Mckinsey and Company
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
More than half of employees report being relatively unproductive at work. New research into six types of employees shows how companies can re-engage workers while amplifying the impact of star performers.
Navigator SAP
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Each phase of a company’s growth looks different. When a company starts, it needs flexibility and speed. As a business grows larger, process standardization and infrastructure start becoming important. Then when a medium-sized business makes the jump to enterprise status, it needs capacity, rock-solid reliability, enhanced delegation features and the ability to handle extra complexity.
CFO Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The Big Four firm’s dedicated AI group comes as accounting and financial firms continue to write large checks aimed at cashing in on the technology’s potential.
CFO News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Analysis of EPFO payroll data showed there were 48.6 million nnew EPF subscriber additions during FY20 to FY23 while 3.1 million new subscribers were added to the NPS during the period, the report said.
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
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Investors want companies to sharpen their equity story and clarify the value of their sustainability initiatives. Here’s what company leaders can do.
Barry Ritholtz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
This week, we speak with Jon McAuliffe , who is co-founder and chief investment officer at the Voleon Group , heading the firm’s investment strategy, research, and development. Previously, he developed and managed statistical arbitrage trading strategies at D.E.Shaw. McAuliffe has a unique track record of successful innovation applying statistical methods to real-life prediction problems, particularly in the financial markets.
CFO Dive
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Ed McGee’s praise for the new crypto rules comes as the digital asset manager is battling the SEC to launch the first bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
CFO News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
Among the key issues discussed at the meeting were building Digital Public Infrastructure, Digital Economy, Cryptoassets, CBDC, among others. The G20 members also agreed to commit to promote responsible, sustainable and inclusive use of digital technology by farmers and an ecosystem of Agri-Tech start-ups and MSMEs.
Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.
When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.
Mckinsey and Company
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Philipp Skogstad, CEO of Mercedes-Benz R&D North America, shares the story of bringing generative AI to 900,000 beta testers and discusses the vision, impact, challenges, and path forward for generative AI applications in the automotive sector.
Tips Watch
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
By David Enna, Tipswatch.com As expected, rising gasoline prices pushed U.S. inflation higher in August, rising a seasonally-adjusted 0.6% for the month and increasing 3.7% year-over-year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
CFO Dive
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The strikes are “not good for the business,” Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann said in a frank assessment of the situation’s financial impact.
CFO News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Consulting grew fastest at 21.6% to $16.1 billion, followed by tax practice which grew 12.2% to $12.01 billion. Assurance business grew 11% to $15.1 billion. Strategy and transactions grew 8.4% to $6.01 billion.
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Mckinsey and Company
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Data leaders should consider seven actions to enable companies to scale their generative AI ambitions.
Barry Ritholtz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Join us for a thought-provoking live podcast event from IEX Exchange’s “Boxes and Lines” podcast hosted by Ronan Ryan and John Ramsay, as they take on the latest trends, innovations, and technologies shaping e-commerce and web3 This week’s edition: Me ! Barry Ritholtz On Poking Holes in the Financial Status Quo: The Myths of Inflation, and Having the Patience to Get Rich Slowly Here is their description: Barry Ritholtz, CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and host of the popular Bloomberg p
CFO Dive
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Workers are quickly adopting generative AI, and most of them believe the powerful tools do not threaten their jobs, the Conference Board said.
CFO News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
While laying the foundation stone of the Petrochemical Complex at Bina Refinery, the Prime Minister said that it will be a step forward in the direction of Atma Nirbharta in the petrochemical industry.
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Mckinsey and Company
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Orthopedic care is among the largest categories in US healthcare; improvements could have far-reaching positive effects. We analyze care pathways to spot opportunities for better coordination.
Barry Ritholtz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Hip-hop stars and financial luminaries: Ritholtz Wealth Management redesigns the investment conference : Roughly 3,000 attendees are gathered to hear hip-hop legends Method Man and Redman, and financial headliners like Jeremy Siegel, Jeff Kleintop, Emily Roland, Cliff Asness, Jeff Gundlach and Jan van Eck. Plus there’s dancing, swimming, surfing, yoga, pizza and sushi and beer and wine sessions.
CFO Dive
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
A CEO scandal has opened the door for CFO Murray Auchincloss to take over the company on an interim — and possibly permanent — basis.
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