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Runaway cloud spending frustrates finance execs: Vertice

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Finance leaders are almost three times as likely to be concerned about cloud costs than their tech peers, and more than twice as likely to be worried about cloud visibility, a Vertice study found.

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Uber taps decades-long finance veteran for CFO seat

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Semiconductor executive Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah is taking the finance reins at the ride-sharing company as it focuses on post-COVID-19 pandemic growth.

Finance 206
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Finance function budgets jump 7.5%: study

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The majoriy of finance departments studied were about as efficient as a “monster truck,” a Hackett Group researcher said. There are steps companies can take to make them run more like Priuses.

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Modern finance goes leaner

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No matter how big a company’s finance department is these days, it’s most likely much smaller than it would have been just a few decades ago.

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The CFO Playbook: How to Decrease Costs & Increase Engagement

In a volatile economy, CFOs and finance leaders need to do a magic trick. On the one hand, you must pull out every cost-saving trick you can to run the organization efficiently. On the other hand, you need to find ways to motivate and engage your teams so that morale doesn’t take a hit.

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Moody’s finance chief leaves for new CFO gig

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The parent of the credit rating giant Moody’s Investors Service tapped its chief accounting officer to step in as interim CFO as it hunts for a permanent finance chief.

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Finance staff digital skills outstrip leadership: study

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As AI and automation continue to advance, the digital skills of finance staffs are outstripping those of senior executives — leading to challenges managing and engaging skilled talent.

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Live Demo: Supercharge Your Month-End Close

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

Learning Objectives: This course objective is to rethink how we do our work today in the accounting and finance department, and how new thinking can contribute to process improvement. Benefits of achieving process automation. Why it is so much better than a manual process. Contact Information: nwu@skystem.com | Website: www.skystem.com.

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Live Demo: Supercharge Your Month-End Close

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

Learning Objectives: This course objective is to rethink how we do our work in the accounting and finance department, and how new thinking can contribute to process improvement. Benefits of achieving process automation. Why it is far superior than a manual process. Field of Study: Accounting Recommended. CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0.

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Risky Business: Excel Disasters that Rock Our World

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

Excel is the duct tape of the finance and accounting world. It is the glue that bridges the gap between our various financial systems and the tool of choice for any and all analysis that needs to be whipped up. But wielding such a powerful tool can translate into dire mistakes.

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Navigating Financial Storms: Strategies for Building Resilient Balance Sheets

Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC

Join Carolina Aponte, Owner and CEO of Caja Holdings LLC, for an insightful discussion on: What makes a resilient balance sheet How you can change your mindset and look to the future of finance How to prioritize profitability over growth. June 15th, 2023 at 9:30am PST, 12:30pm EST, 5:30pm GMT

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Statement of Cash Flows vs. Cash Flow Statement

Speaker: Wayne Spivak - President and Chief Financial Officer of SBA * Consulting LTD, Industry Writer, and Public Speaker

Join Wayne Spivak, experienced CFO and corporate finance expert, for an insightful discussion on managing cash flow and company profitability. Attendees will walk away with an in-depth understanding of the following: What is accounting?

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The Emerging Spend Management Sector: Simplifying Your Accounting Processes

Speaker: Spencer Falbo, Principal at Kong Basile Consulting

What impact this type of software has on accounting and finance teams. In this webinar Spencer Falbo, principal at Kong Basile Consulting, will teach you: How to incorporate spend management into your existing workflows. The implications of spend management for the future.