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From Controller to CFO: What Changes?

CFO Talks

The CFO looks at this budget with a telescope, considering how it fits with the company’s long-term plans and what changes might be needed. Financial Analysis: The CFO decides what financial analysis to do to improve the business and shares these insights with other department heads.

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Finance vs. Accounting

CFO Simplified

Accounting teams are responsible for: Invoicing. Recording and paying accounts payable invoices. Invoicing and collections. Finance is strategic, accounting is tactical. CFOs are part of the company’s internal finance team just as bankers, and CPAs, are part of the company’s external finance team. What is Accounting? .

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9 Signs Your Startup Needs a Fractional CFO - By JP Puchulu

Boston Startup CFO

Improving your billing and collections : A CFO can help you review your billing and collections process and suggest ways to improve it, such as by implementing systems to track invoices and follow up on overdue payments. They can also help you to identify any gaps in your data and to develop strategies for filling those gaps.

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