Future CFO

JULY 13, 2020

The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably disrupted the global economy at an unprecedented scale – forcing manufacturing facilities to shut down, grounding thousands of land, air and sea transportation, and compelling companies to adapt work-from-home arrangement when authorities put quarantine measures in place. Sumesh Balakrishnan.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 9, 2022

Environmental standards may seem like a non-urgent issue if laws haven’t been passed yet, but the CFO needs to be the reminder that these issues are imminent for budgeting, forecasting, and the overall long term vision of the company. This particularly affects budgeting and forecasting, and makes financial planning that much more difficult.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sophisticated FP&A software tools like Planning Maestro enable finance teams to automate routine tasks such as manual data entry, accelerating workflows and improving forecasting. The end result is that you get the data you need faster for more accurate forecasts all without overburdening staff and increasing budgets.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 19, 2024

Identifying Strategic Priorities The process begins with a thorough analysis of the current financial landscape and an evaluation of emerging technologies, like AI, that can significantly enhance operational efficiencies. Celebrating each milestone achieved further reinforces the collective effort and progress towards the overarching goals.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A study by the University of Baltimore and Excel-based FP&A company, , DataRails , lays out the full economic costs of businesses sticking with manually prepared financial reports. billion is the first number that came out of the research and this represents the total amount of money lost by manual financial work.

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Michigan CFO

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Like a regular CFO, a virtual CFO provides consulting on strategy, investigates measures to increase net returns, and helps with forecasting, cash planning and improves systems & processes. Check out these blogs: CFO for Manufacturing Companies. Standardized Reporting. Interested in learning more? Independence.

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Planful

APRIL 1, 2020

This article explores a global effort reminiscent of the manufacturing spirit of World War II, and is a great reminder of how companies put humanity first when times get tough. . The Wall Street Journal — CFO Insights and Analysis from Deloitte: Financial Reporting Considerations for Virus Impacts.

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Michigan CFO

JULY 8, 2022

Financial Reporting. A CFO can create financial reports that simplify the bookkeeper or accountant numbers into informative metrics that a business owner can act upon. A CFO can create financial reports that simplify the bookkeeper or accountant numbers into informative metrics that a business owner can act upon.

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Planful

JANUARY 11, 2022

Consistent with their 2018 forecast, McKinsey’s late 2020 study found that organizations that invested more in digital than their competitors were twice as likely to report outsize revenue growth. This was great for business but led to increasingly long financial reconciliation times. What does this all mean?

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Centage

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Value of Stress Testing Your Financial Plan. As we approach the end of the fiscal year and begin a new one, business leaders have an overriding concern: How accurate are the assumptions we made when we created our plan? All plans, to a certain extent, are based on assumptions. Scenario Planning and Goal Alignment.

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Centage

JANUARY 17, 2023

Between a volatile stock market, high interest rates, supply chain issues, inflation, and a possible recession, having a solid financial planning process in place is an important piece of sustaining your business through challenging times. Did manufacturing costs increase? Did commission payouts plummet?

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Planful

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

We’ve touched on the definition of EPM in a number of other posts, but I thought this would be a good time to define EPM from the Planful perspective. companies, government entities, educational institutions, and non-profits) link their strategies to their plans and execution. Reporting results to internal and external stakeholders.

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Planful

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In an ideal world, financial reports should build shareholder trust by offering accurate data about the performance of the company. In reality, a company’s financial report can be more flimsy—involving estimates and judgment from leadership that’s far from the truth. at its peak to $0.26

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Musings on Markets

JULY 14, 2021

Until the early 1900s, reporting by public companies was meager, varied widely across firms, and depended largely on the whims of managers, with smaller, closely held firms among the most secretive. Of course, but investors know that already and can make their own corrections to these forecasts.

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Onplan

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Finance professionals and teams today have numerous solutions available to help them plan, budget, forecast, and analyze financial information. In this buyer’s guide to the best FP&A software, we’ll provide an overview of the top financial planning and analysis tools to consider. Key features. Key features.

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