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8 CFO tips for pursuing M&A amid dealmaking 'fever'

CFO Dive

M&A will probably surge this year after a record 2021, and CFOs who want to prevail in the highly competitive market should follow several best practices.

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The Role Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Generation CFO

“The office of the CFO needs to change”, said Terrel A. Turner when he spoke with Christopher Argent, founder of Generation CFO, for the Business Talk Library podcast. CFOs and finance teams can no longer ignore the importance of technology in finance function. This in turn has affected the role of the CFO, which Chris and Terrel explored in this insightful session.

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The Ultimate Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) Process Guide

Anaplan

What is S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning)? S&OP, or sales & operations planning, is a monthly integrated business management process that empowers leadership to focus on key supply chain drivers, including sales, marketing, demand management, production, inventory management, and new product introduction. With an eye on financial and business impact, the goal of S&OP software […].

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GP-Led transactions: The price is right!

Private Funds CFO

Raymond James's Sunaina Sinha Haldea discusses the best practice for GPs to discharge conflict of interest and ensure best pricing on their GP-led transactions.

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Elevating Accounting Practices: The Power of Outsourcing and Automation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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Conductor's first female CFO pushes her own boundaries to join former WeWork company

CFO Dive

A self-described risk-averse person by nature, Conductor's Sherri Moyen says she's been inspired by Sheryl Sandberg and others to choose risk over comfort.

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Global C-Suiters Name Their Fears

Global Finance

In the Conference Board’s annual C-suite survey, executives express concerns about inflation, talent sourcing, and impediments to pandemic recovery, including possible recession in China and supply chain concerns in the US and Europe.

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Crestline raises $1bn for fund finance

Private Funds CFO

Portfolio Financing Fund II does preferred equity- and NAV-based lending deals for funds in the private equity, real estate and infrastructure markets.

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Inflation 'skyrocketing' as C-suite worry: Conference Board

CFO Dive

Price pressure has surged into the top ranks of CFO concerns, drawing more attention than anytime in nearly nearly 40 years, surveys show.

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Deep Dive Live Webinar: What’s NEW in 2022? How to accelerate spend management

Generation CFO

Date: Tuesday 22nd February 2022. Time: 14:00 BST. The biggest challenges facing ambitious current or future CFOs can be narrowed down to three categories: people, data and digital. Generation CFO has made it their quest to make them the heroes of the next generation of sustainable, high-performing businesses. To do so, we bring you our monthly Deep Dive Live webinar.

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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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Accounting for In-Kind Donations to Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

In-kind donations help your nonprofit get the resources you need to carry out your programs without asking for more cash. For this reason, they’re an invaluable tool in your fundraising toolkit. But accounting for in-kind donations presents its own unique challenges. Almost any non-cash gift to your nonprofit can be considered an in-kind donation, but most of them fall into one of two categories: goods or services. .

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Embark’s Post-Merger Integration Checklist & Best Practices

Embark With Us

Imagine trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle on the back of a speeding flatbed truck. On a blustery day. And through rough terrain. Doesn’t bode well for your chances of successfully completing that puzzle, right?

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Workiva's Klindt sees regulations as key to more ESG buy-in

CFO Dive

Anticipated SEC rules on ESG reporting could bring more firms off the sidelines.

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Small Biz Cares Honors FocusCFO

Focus CFO

12 Days of Doing Good. Small Biz Cares Honors FocusCFO. FocusCFO was honored to be included in Small Biz Cares’, Twelve Days of Doing Good – 2021, highlighting our fundraising efforts to combat food scarcity. To read about the program click below. FocusCFO has a long history of supporting community causes. However, starting in 2020, the firm wanted to respond to challenges made worse by the worldwide pandemic.

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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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FISPAN and the Future of Data

FISPAN

How FISPAN sees the importance of data and how to grow beyond the point of data aggregation. How data will be delivered and received from FISPAN and the third-party partners we work with. Financial institutions (FIs) are under pressure to drive innovation in financial data access for the commercial banking space. Banking customers are seeking more control over their banking data than ever before.

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5 + 5 = 10 Tips CFOs Can Use to Put AI in Finance to Work Today

Planful

In 2018, McKinsey reported that CFOs who didn’t adopt digital innovations like artificial intelligence (AI) were in danger of falling behind their counterparts in IT and marketing. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years later, it forced businesses to prioritize digital to stay afloat. By one estimate from McKinsey, just the first 9 months of […].

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Data Update 1 for 2022: It is Moneyball Time!

Musings on Markets

Happy New Year, and I hope that 2022 brings you good tidings! To start the year, I returned to a ritual that I have practiced for thirty years, and that is to take a look at not just market changes over the last year, but also to get measures of the financial standing and practices of companies around the world. Those measures took a beating in 2020, as COVID decimated the earnings of companies in many sectors and regions of the world, and while 2021 was a return to some degree of normalcy, ther

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How to Use a Headcount Planning Model to Determine Your Next Office Location

Onplan

To date, you’ve built a 30-person team colocated with you in California, prioritizing speed over cost efficiency, but now it’s time to consider whether to keep that approach, or start to build out a back office in a lower cost geography. But how do you weigh the headcount cost of each option? In this post, we’ll walk you step-by-step through how to think about this.

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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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UK to discuss global minimum tax for multinational groups

Accountancy Today

The UK government has published a consultation seeking views for how a worldwide 15% minimum corporation tax should be domestically implemented. It revealed more than 130 countries signed up to a new global minimum tax framework in October 2021, after G7 agreed in principle during the UK’s presidency. The historic framework will ensure large international firms pay at least 15% tax rate on profits in each country in which they operate, helping to tackle avoidance and ensure a more level pl

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Fama and French: The Five-Factor Model Revisited

CFA Institute

How well has Fama and French's five-factor model explained returns?

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Ensuring best pricing on GP-led deals

Private Funds CFO

GP-led transactions: The price is right!

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Capitec co-founder and CFO retires

CFO Talks

From BusinessTech : Capitec has announced that one of its co-founders and chief financial officer, André du Plessis, will retire from the group at the end of June 2022. Du Plessis has been part of Capitec for 22 years, having joined in 2000 as a co-founding member of the bank, with other partners including billionaire Michiel le Roux. He was appointed financial director in 2002 and has also served as the chief financial officer for the group.

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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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Record number of CFOs prioritising investment, data finds

Accountancy Today

Finance leaders are focused on growth, with a record 37% rating an increase in capital investment as a strong priority for their business in the next 12 months, according to Deloitte’s UK CFO Survey Q4 2021. The survey saw 85 chief financial officers (CFOs) participate, including CFOs of 21 FTSE 100 and 29 FTSE 250 companies. The combined market value of the 60 UK-listed companies that participated is £493bn, approximately 19% of the UK quoted equity market.

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The S-Curve: Bending the J-Curve in Private Equity

CFA Institute

The J-curve narrative in private equity (PE) investments deserves a quiet obsolescence.

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Portfolio financing fund hits near double its predecessor

Private Funds CFO

Crestline raises $1bn for fund finance.

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State of the Startup: Funding and Resources for Early Stage Tech Companies

ProCFO Partners

Right now Venture Capitalists are looking for the right startup opportunities to invest in – and they’re not all finding what they’d hoped for. In this article we’ll explore today’s landscape of early stage companies. We’ll explore the need for better connections and relationships between investors and early stage companies, and the importance of a strong network of advisors and board members to make key introductions to funding resources along the way.

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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.