Future CFO

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

He concedes that AI has significantly transformed finance teams by automating processes, improving forecasting, and enhancing risk management, but he notes that its effectiveness depends on access to up-to-date data. In his view, there is still room for growth for Finance teams, particularly in fully leveraging AI-driven automation.

Cash Flow Forecasting

CFO Plans

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

By implementing Data-Driven Financial Strategies , businesses can enhance their cash flow management, ensuring they have the necessary capital to support expansion efforts. Consider a financial services company that managed to scale its operations by prioritizing cash flow optimization.

CFO

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial models are essential for organizations, helping forecast financial performance using historical data and future projections. Financial modeling involves creating a mathematical representation of a company's financial situation, typically using tools like Excel.

Financial Modeling

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

My goal is to leverage my experience and skills in finance and strategic management to drive growth, operational efficiency, and long-term success for an organization. First and foremost is financial acumen—understanding financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance is foundational.

CFO

E78 Partners

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Implement driver-based forecasting that links operational metrics to financial outcomes. Ensure FP&A leaders participate in performance reviews, business health assessments, and financial insights to enable more informed decision-making. Learn how leveraging financial analytics improves decision-making 3.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Update your forecasts regularly: Use rolling forecasts that are updated monthly or even weekly. Automate routine tasks: Use software to handle things like expense tracking, financial reporting, or payroll. Keep a Close Eye on Cash Flow When uncertainty strikes, cash flow and liquidity become even more critical.

CFO

The Charity CFO

JUNE 4, 2025

They build a pipeline, track progress, forecast revenue, and follow up religiously. Instead of relying on memory or sticky notes, he uses Salesforce as a second brainsetting reminders, tracking conversations, and forecasting outcomes. Sales professionals are trained to own the process. Get the free guide!

Sales

E78 Partners

MAY 29, 2025

Beyond Financial Reporting: Four Pillars of Strategic CFO Impact 1. Technology-Enabled Operational Excellence Today’s PE-backed CFOs are leveraging advanced analytics and automation to drive operational efficiency at unprecedented scales.

CFO

E78 Partners

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To drive growth, improve profitability, and enhance decision-making, companies can leverage the power of refined operational disciplines – Forecasting, Planning, and Analytics (our take on FP&A). Creating a ‘Single Source of Truth’ for Financial and Operational Data Accurate and reliable financial information is essential.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Elizabeth Burns exemplifies this dynamic role, demonstrating how financial frameworks can be leveraged to meet sustainability objectives and deliver value to diverse stakeholders. When I joined, the company was facing significant financial and operational challenges.

Finance

CFO Talks

JUNE 3, 2025

To counter this, Innocent and his team use agile forecasting frameworks, scenario modelling, and real-time analytics. He explains that this approach not only stabilised SAQA post-COVID but also helped them build financial reserves to secure operations for several years. When Innocent joined QCTO, he found financial chaos.

Leadership

CFO Talks

JANUARY 8, 2025

Leverage Technology for Efficiency In the face of economic challenges, efficiency becomes critical. For example, financial reporting software can provide real-time visibility into your company’s performance. Instead of waiting for monthly reports, you can spot trends as they happen and act quickly.

Economics

Future CFO

JUNE 19, 2025

Harmonising financial reporting and compliance Finding the balance between financial reporting and compliance across multiple jurisdictions, while trying to comply to global standards such US GAAP and IFRS with local tax regimes and regulatory requirements without overburdening local teams can be such a huge task for many organisations.

Finance

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Built with a spreadsheet-style interface, it provides businesses with a centralized financial planning solution, reducing reliance on manual data entry while enhancing automation and accuracy. Prophix is best suited for mid-sized and large enterprises that require a scalable, cloud-based financial solution. Who Its Meant For?

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

JUNE 20, 2025

A Certified Financial Officer (SA) and IT network engineering graduate, Rajesh leverages his diverse background to champion data-driven decision-making and agile leadership in the finance space. Strong communication, business acumen, digital literacy, and executive presence are as important as mastering financial reporting.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)

Global Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In 2024, CFOs need to have an increasingly holistic grasp of the entire business, leveraging that perspective to create value and provide insight. In the past, the CFO led a team that prepared information on financial results and set limits on spending. GF: How do these changes affect your day-to-day work?

CFO

E78 Partners

APRIL 23, 2025

In 2025, private equity (PE) firms and PE-backed companies are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to drive value creation amid economic complexity and technological disruption. Data Cleaning : Eliminate duplicates, standardize formats, and address missing values to ensure AI reliability, critical for applications like sales forecasting.

Auditing

CFO Dive

AUGUST 11, 2025

Deep Dive Opinion Library Events Press Releases Topics Subscribe Search Subscribe Search Strategy & Operations Financial Reporting Compliance Technology Treasury Risk Management Leadership An article from Sponsored How CFOs can win the finance talent war with AI-assisted planning Published Aug. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Strategic Partners

APRIL 14, 2025

Do More With What You Have Leverage CFO Leadership Build A Strong Financial Foundation Update Your Technology Track The Right KPIs Position Your Business Effectively for Investment Companies that achieve their objectives and outperform their competitors – know how to seamlessly blend strategy and execution in the pursuit of their goals.

Cash Flow Forecasting

CFO Dive

JUNE 16, 2025

Ensure auditable reporting and compliance The CFO needs to work with other functions like corporate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, tax, treasury, and legal to ensure timely, auditable reporting and financial accounting. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

CFO

CFO Dive

JUNE 9, 2025

You can’t forecast global growth without factoring in these new labor tariffs. And if your financial model can’t surface them early, it’s not a model. ET How Banks Can Leverage Cloud and AI Solutions to Their Advantage Presented by studioID and SAP 09 JUL Virtual Event | 2 p.m. You can unsubscribe at anytime. It’s a liability.

Finance

CFO Dive

JUNE 16, 2025

Published June 16, 2025 Jim Tyson Senior Reporter post share post print email license A pile of $100 bills. growth this year as inflation persists above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, the National Association for Business Economics said Monday, citing a survey of forecasters. You can unsubscribe at anytime. this year from 1.9%

CFO

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Their conversation explored the strategic role of data in the nonprofit sector and how organizations can leverage it to achieve their goals more effectively. ” Predictive: Forecasting “what will happen?” ” Diagnostic: Answering “why did it happen?” Get the free guide!

Nonprofit

CFO Dive

JUNE 11, 2025

Published June 11, 2025 Jim Tyson Senior Reporter post share post print email license Gordan1 via Getty Images Dive Brief: Inflation eased more than forecast last month as companies drew down inventories that they stockpiled before the imposition of tariffs rather than pass on price increases to consumers. in May and 2.8%

CFO

Bramasol

JULY 16, 2025

Operational Efficiency and Cost Management Cost Reduction Pressures : With increasing pressure to reduce operational costs, utilities are investing in ERP systems to streamline workflows, reduce redundancies, and automate financial reporting. Cloud-based ERP systems also lower the total cost of ownership compared to legacy solutions.

SAP

Bramasol

JULY 7, 2025

This requires companies to carefully assess the value of each service and how it relates to their financial reporting. sales, finance, legal), SAP’s solution integrates seamlessly with SAP Cloud ERP and other SAP applications to ensure that all data is synchronized and financial reports are consistent.

SAP

CFO Dive

JUNE 10, 2025

in 2024, the World Bank forecast Tuesday, citing the burden from Trump’s tariffs. growth and inflation in 2025 has deteriorated relative to January forecasts,” the World Bank said in a report. ET How Banks Can Leverage Cloud and AI Solutions to Their Advantage Presented by studioID and SAP 09 JUL Virtual Event | 2 p.m.

Forecasting

Centage

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Recognizing that organizations with access to and insights into the most data have the best chance of weathering the downturn, savvy business owners are taking steps to improve their financial reporting. Key Financial Reports to Run. The Importance of Automated Financial Reporting.

Financial Reporting

Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. They’re focused less on benchmarking current performance to the predicted budget and instead want to leverage real-time data to understand what the future looks like. What’s the Financial Forecast Look Like?

Forecasting

Centage

JANUARY 4, 2022

Part of that effort requires a deep dive into the overall financial health of your organization. That includes analyzing key financial metrics as part of the financial reporting and analysis process to see where you are today to determine where you want to be tomorrow (and how to get there!). Or is it merely interesting?

Financial Reporting

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Concurring with this assessment, Sunil Wahi , vice president of APAC solution engineering, applications at Oracle , says there is strong potential for AI to be leveraged in different use cases to help draw insights and make businesses more compliant and efficient.

Compliance

CFO Plans

JUNE 27, 2024

By leveraging tailored financial solutions, companies can drive growth and navigate the financial landscape with confidence. Customized Financial Reporting for Better Decision Making Every business has unique financial needs and goals. Discover how customized accounting can transform your business.

Financial Reporting

CFO Share

JULY 16, 2024

In contrast, a CFO is a more strategic financial professional, focusing on long-term planning, investor relations, and overarching financial strategy. Purpose of the Role The controller ensures financial reporting compliance and accuracy while preventing and detecting fraud.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

JANUARY 18, 2023

CFOs increasingly need to forecast for a multitude of scenarios. “By leaning into more agile, data-driven scenario planning, they [CFOs] can model out the potential impacts of market risks. The growing importance of FP&A The 2020s are shaping up to be a decade of uncertainty. 2023 brings the potential of a global recession.

Forecasting

Spreadym

AUGUST 10, 2023

When choosing the best financial reporting software solution, it's important to consider factors such as ease of use, scalability, integration with existing systems, compliance with accounting standards, cost, customer support, and any unique requirements your organization might have. What is financial reporting software?

Financial Reporting

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Compliance: Abide by laws regarding environmental regulations, financial reporting, etc. CPM software includes budgeting, forecasting and planning functions, as well as graphical scorecards and dashboards to deliver and to display corporate information. Internal: Employee experience and quality of company management.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The growing variety and complexity of tasks within the finance function has resulted in the creation of a discipline that is supposed to become a bridge between the finance and business to support decision-making process by leveraging data and technology. This relates to FP&A which stands for financial planning and analysis.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)