Anaplan

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Align your sales and finance teams to boost growth. A more reliable, accurate sales forecast is a win across business – improving financial decision-making. In this white paper, learn how […].

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Centage

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

However, one of the most important planning tools for a business of any size is cash flow forecasting – and it’s especially important in times of uncertainty. Knowing the timing, amount and predictability of future cash flows with cash flow forecasting should be an essential component of the budgeting and planning process.

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Planful

MARCH 13, 2022

When you refer to a forward-looking financial prediction, do you call it financial forecasting or a financial projection? Financial forecasting addresses your immediate predictions, while projections focus on the long […]. The post Financial Forecasting vs. Projections appeared first on Planful.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Financial forecasting is a term you’ll hear thrown around in the business world quite often—but in the world of nonprofits, it can be difficult (and even downright impossible) to plan your organization’s finances with any degree of certainty. The best way to do this is through financial forecasting.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

CFOs: Do you get your short term forecasts correct? A survey of 750 global senior finance leaders by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) indicates that 50% of respondents consistently fail to deliver short term forecasts or make significant errors.

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CFO Share

JANUARY 12, 2024

Financial forecasting is an essential practice, but navigating the waters of financial planning can be daunting, especially when you’re considering bringing a fractional CFO on board for the first time. What is a Financial Forecast? Updating forecasts monthly is considered best practice. Final forecast review.

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VCFO

MARCH 4, 2022

Financial Forecasting Best Practices – 7 Tips for Success. Financial forecasts are critically important planning tools. In creating the forecast, research into the profitability of current operations and areas of potential expansion are essential to success. Prepare multiple forecast views. Begin with the end in mind.

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Future CFO

APRIL 30, 2024

Generative artificial intelligence has created buzz in the past few months and it has made its way to the Finance function, imposing possible hurdles and challenges along the way which chief financial officers and leaders must definitely look into. The post Finance and GenAI: managing risks and adding value appeared first on FutureCFO.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

“You could put in the best process and/or technological solutions, but if people in the business and finance team don’t believe in it or understand it, it’ll fail.”. “So, So, success always comes back to the people,” says Duncan, who is a Global Finance Director. . Developing a finance team. Duncan’s journey in finance.

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Centage

JUNE 20, 2023

These solutions create and support a budgeting and forecasting process that is more efficient with shared ownership that reduces risk and uncertainty. Improved Forecasting It’s difficult to create a good forecast if the data behind it is shaky or out of date. One such system is a modern FP&A solution.

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Centage

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Cash flow forecasting provides much needed insight when preparing for known unknowns — it’s the most effective way to start future-proofing your business for the year ahead. What is a cash flow forecast? It breaks the analysis down into operating, investing, and financing activities.

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Centage

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With proper budgeting and forecasting, just about any business can protect itself against recession. Revisit Your Forecast Assumptions. Speaking of assumptions, revisiting your forecasted beliefs is crucial to surviving the downturn that’s likely to come. Use Actuals for Your Forecast.

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Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. According to Gartner : 1 Finance leaders have increased the frequency of various activities in response to COVID-19. More than half (57%) are producing P&L forecasts more often than monthly.

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Strategic Treasurer

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Stages of Cash Forecasting: Improving the Process, Tightening Your Accuracy. Description : Forecasting cash flows has been one of the top two priorities for treasury groups for nearly 10 years. This session will outline the stages of cash forecasting and the foundational elements required to reach each stage – and the next level.

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Centage

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Dynamic market conditions may not be anything new but navigating the current business environment and its unprecedented unpredictability has shined a spotlight on just how critical cash flow forecasting is to an organization. Here are three best practices to improve your cash flow forecasting: #1.

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CFO News

APRIL 25, 2024

India's finance ministry highlighted the country's "promising economic performance," citing resilient growth, stable prices, and a strong external sector in its monthly economic report for March. The report also noted favorable monsoon forecasts, which are expected to boost agricultural output and ease inflation concerns.

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Centage

JANUARY 31, 2022

Cash flow forecasting provides that much needed insight and is the most effective way to start future-proofing your business for the year ahead. Or perhaps your integrated cash flow reports are based on GAAP accounting rules, not formulas, but aren’t supported in your current planning and forecasting software application. Learn More.

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Future CFO

APRIL 3, 2023

While companies have been transforming their finance models over the last decade, Covid accelerated this process. Companies in Asia are expected to continue deploying more robotic process automation (RPA) to digitise transactional finance processes, which will tangibly boost efficiency.

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Centage

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we ring in a new year and brace for all of the opportunities and challenges it will bring, one resolution should be near the top of the list for finance professionals: embracing flexible financial forecasting to future-proof your annual budget. Financial forecasting gives businesses the agility to adapt to changing conditions.

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Navigator SAP

JUNE 28, 2022

ERP software links processes, allowing decision makers to plan, budget, forecast, and report on company activities with high accuracy. There are several ways companies can apply enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools that help streamline procurement, compliance, supply chain efficiency, and financial operations.

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Centage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Forecasting errors are an inevitable part of the budgeting process. Quickly identifying forecast errors in your budget is not a sign of failure, but an opportunity for improvement. Forecast error: Definition and Types In the simplest terms, forecast errors are the difference between predicted values and actual outcomes.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Editor’s note: GenAI adoption is touted to bring benefits to enterprises and their finance functions. IDC forecasts that the APAC GenAI market will grow by 85% CAGR from 2022 to 2027, with the financial services industry as one of the leading adopters.

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Jedox Finance

JULY 6, 2021

When considering the performance of any forecasting model, the prediction values it produces must be evaluated. An error metric is a way to quantify the performance of a model and provides a way for the forecaster to quantitatively compare different models 1. Where y’ is forecasted value and y is the true value.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As the outlook for the 2023 economy becomes more uncertain, finance professionals are looking to invest in technology that increases organizational efficiency and contributes to strategic decision-making. There is actually a big disconnect between what people expect from AI and finance, and the actual practical solutions,” said Born. “In

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Collectiv

AUGUST 18, 2022

To succeed in a highly competitive business landscape, enterprises need a robust financial planning and forecasting strategy. Why Planning and Forecasting are Critical for Enterprises. Financial planning and forecasting go far beyond just day-to-day budgeting. Why Planning and Forecasting are Crucial for Power BI Users.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. AI is a tool and not a replacement for finance professionals.

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Spreadym

MAY 23, 2023

Cash forecasting refers to the methods and approaches used by businesses to predict and estimate their future cash flows. To forecast cash flows, companies can use a variety of tools that can include simple models in Excel spreadsheets and special business software that contain tools and features for cash forecasting.

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Future CFO

MAY 31, 2023

S&P forecasts that Asia-Pacific will achieve real growth of 3.5% Technology has made financial reporting easy for everyone involved in the process, from the finance and accounts team preparing reports to the regulators, investors, and others who use those reports. Gartner says there is mounting pressure to digitize finance.

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Fpanda Club

MARCH 14, 2021

Assessing efficiency of businesses, projects and processes, the finance function does not always set an example in terms of best productivity. The evolution of the finance function results in new roles of finance professionals as strategic co-pilots and process and performance management experts.

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Future CFO

JUNE 15, 2022

To grow the business quickly and sustainably requires its leaders to underpin ambitions with solid processes and systems for planning, budgeting and forecasting (PB&F). How to support an agile, collaborative and connected finance department. These ten questions (and answers) help business leaders find the perfect solution.

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Jedox Finance

MAY 17, 2022

What Predictive Analytics Cannot Forecast. Predictive Analytics Example in Finance. From the opening of Lloyd’s Coffee House in 1686, financial services professionals have been attempting to forecast what’s going to happen next. Visual forecasting , which is a polite way of saying get out a ruler and draw lines on paper.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 13, 2023

In the journey towards modernisation of finance operations to support a rapidly digitalising enterprise, one of the challenges of finance leaders will be orchestrating the adoption of the right applications to support the evolving needs of the business. Which one technology (brand/product) has contributed most to your success?

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One industry that tends to be recession-resistant is finance. And while the finance industry has seen its share of ups and downs over the years, it generally bounces back fairly quickly after a downturn. If you’re considering a career in finance, you’re probably wondering what the best-paying jobs are. Chief Financial Officer.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Financial Forecasting and Planning The CTO and CFO collaboration serves as a bridge between technology and finance, enabling comprehensive financial forecasting and operations. Allocating finances properly helps performance tracking as well, enabling you to make adjustments as necessary.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 1, 2023

Once again 2022 was not a boring year, both for world events and finance in particular, and the growing number of readers and widely diverse range of topics attests to that. Here at the Finance Weekly, we compiled a list of the five most read articles of 2022: 1) Cloud FP&A Software Solution Comparison – The Complete Guide.

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Embark With Us

JUNE 29, 2022

Take the rolling forecast, for example. Lending agility, foresight, and flexibility to leaders and their organizations, the rolling forecast is an operational GPS unit that can lead your company through even the roughest, most uncertain economic terrain. The best things in life – and business – are worth a little elbow grease.

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