CFO Talks

AUGUST 6, 2025

Before setting up shop, understand: Which financial reporting standards apply (e.g. IFRS, local GAAP)? Technology and Data Integration Your finance systems must support multi-entity, multi-currency, and multi-GAAP reporting. Manual workarounds won’t scale and can lead to serious reporting errors.

Foreign Exchange

CFO Talks

MARCH 5, 2025

Follow standard accounting rules In most industries, this means using IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) or IFRS for SME (International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities) to prepare financial statements.

IFRS

CFO Talks

JANUARY 27, 2025

Scenario planning, diversification, and embracing technology like AI are vital strategies. Financial leaders must combine human-centered skills with strategic foresight to thrive in uncertain times. I once did a analysis of the IFRS Foundation’s budget. So, as I said, everything ultimately always fits together.

CFO

Embark With Us

JULY 31, 2025

GAAP, common challenges, and important considerations for businesses seeking to accurately reflect their innovation investments in financial reporting. ✅ New tooling : Designing jigs, molds, and dies involving new technology. In this post, we explore the key principles of R&D accounting under U.S.

Accounting

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. All copyright resides with them. TechTarget, Inc.s

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Bramasol

JULY 16, 2025

Automation and AI Integration : Automation and AI technologies are being embedded within ERP solutions to enhance customer service, decision-making, predictive analytics, and operational efficiencies, thereby reducing reliance on manual interventions. Energy Storage and Management : As energy storage technologies (e.g.,

SAP

Bramasol

JULY 7, 2025

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Activity: M&A activity in the media sector has surged as companies seek to consolidate, diversify their content offerings, and gain access to new technologies or market segments. Cross-Industry Mergers : Another trend is the convergence of media companies with technology and telecommunications firms.

SAP

Bramasol

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This blog post provides an overview of these major waves of change based Bramasol's more than 27 years of working closely with CFOs and their stakeholders across many industry segments and technology innovation cycles. They are expected to provide financial leadership and insight into the organization's strategic direction.

Technology

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Building Robust IT Systems for Financial Reporting As financial operations become increasingly complex, having the right IT infrastructure in place is no longer just a back-office necessity—it’s a strategic advantage. It also facilitates real-time reporting and ensures that data is backed up and secure.

Financial Reporting

Bramasol

JULY 22, 2023

From a global perspective, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), which was established by the IFRS in November 2021 at COP26 in Glasgow, has issued its first two standards. IFRS S1 requires companies to communicate the sustainability risks and opportunities they face over the short, medium, and long term.

IFRS

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Whether it’s streamlining financial reporting, enhancing data accuracy, or ensuring compliance with South African regulatory standards, clearly defining these objectives will guide the entire design process. Choosing the Right Software and Technology Selecting the appropriate financial software is a critical decision.

IFRS

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

Planful

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Periodic financial reporting is a great example. Most organizations put a great deal of manual effort into their periodic reporting. Our customers love to tell us how many inefficiencies they had in their reporting process before they started using the Planful Platform for financial reporting.

Financial Reporting

CFO Talks

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The research “How to improve IFRS for intangible assets? Context and Background The study was conducted to address a critical challenge in the modern economy: the declining relevance of financial information related to intangible assets. A milestone approach” was authored by Shefei Ma and Weiguo Zhang in 2023.

Accounting

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. Create Detailed, Transparent Reports.

Financial Reporting

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This technology offers unprecedented rewards, but it also presents new risks that we all must navigate. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny? Whether ChatGPT applications could pass a SOC-1 audit, a crucial certification for control over financial reporting, remains to be seen.

Accounting

Bramasol

JULY 26, 2024

As shown below, everything that is needed can be combined within a unified architecture that leverages the inherent scalability of S/4HANA Public Cloud and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). GAAP, IFRS) for various countries and ensuring accuracy in financial reporting can add significant complexity and time to the close process.

SAP

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

A key part of business life is getting the books closed on time, with clean financial reporting that allows a high-level and granular view of what needs to be done next. But technological advances mean that there can be better integration between the two, he said.

IFRS

Future CFO

JULY 3, 2024

Integrated financial sustainability reporting is here In June 2023 the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its first two IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures.

Finance

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Reports in The Block Crypto late last week said a group of California CPAs has sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, a federal board that sets Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), requesting that it consider establishing a task force to address a lack of clarity in cryptocurrency accounting standards.

Accounting

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

These include tax laws, financial reporting standards, labor laws, industry-specific regulations, and corporate governance codes. Complex Reporting Standards: Adhering to both International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local regulations can complicate financial reporting.

IFRS

Bramasol

MARCH 24, 2022

From a global perspective, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is also working on developing uniform financial reporting rules. ISSB was established by the IFRS Foundation in response to the Glasgow COP 26 conference in November 2021.

Accounting

CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Similarly the South African Financial Reporting Standards Council (FRSC) has adopted a blanked adoption approach to IFRS and IAS with very little effort to consider if the standards will contribute to local economic growth and employment. As a developing nation, we cannot afford to stifle our innovation.

Accounting Standards

Future CFO

MAY 1, 2024

As the person responsible for preparing an organisation’s financial reports, which include balance sheets and income statements, the role of a finance controller is anything but ordinary. It’s always a challenge when you start to implement a new technology,” Ramon concedes.

Leadership

CFO Talks

AUGUST 21, 2024

Anticipating Financial Challenges: Strategic Measures for Corporate Finance As a CFO in South Africa or elsewhere in Africa, you’re no stranger to the financial hurdles that come your way. Economic shifts, new regulations, and technological changes constantly test your ability to keep your company financially stable.

Corporate Finance

Future CFO

MAY 16, 2024

These pose a considerable challenge to accelerate the innovation and adoption of sustainable technologies, infrastructure and practices, thereby hindering progress," Lim points out.

Finance

The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 31, 2022

Effective practices in this indispensable aspect of business can be defined by 4 categories; personal leadership, technological leadership, operational understanding, financial competency and strategic capacity. Technological leadership. This facet of financial leadership is particularly important in today’s peculiar context.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This technology offers unprecedented rewards, but it also presents new risks that we all must navigate. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny? Whether ChatGPT applications could pass a SOC-1 audit, a crucial certification for control over financial reporting, remains to be seen.

Accounting

The Finance Weekly

MARCH 28, 2022

Continue reading to learn what ESG reporting is, what's new with ESG reporting standards, why Finance teams should care, and the five benefits of aligning ESG and financial reporting. But other considerations, however, are pushing increased CFO involvement in ESG reporting.

Finance

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Jurisdictions in APAC lag significantly behind the adoption of technology to streamline and simplify processes. For example, 70% of jurisdictions in South America mandate electronic transaction reporting, yet this is only the case for two jurisdictions in APAC (15%) – India and South Korea.

Compliance

Future CFO

MARCH 5, 2024

Sectors exposed to the greatest climate risk unsurprisingly have the most detailed plans, and these include energy (78%), mining (29%), transport (42%), and telecommunications and technology (43%). Agriculture, however, falls behind, with 47% of those surveyed in that sector disclosing any form of transition plan.

IFRS

Jedox Finance

JULY 11, 2023

In 2022, requirements related to several ESG issues accelerated with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) approving the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The standards are designed to bring sustainability reporting on par with financial reporting over time.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Role of Data and Technology: The potential of data as a strategic business asset, but underutilization in South Africa due to regulatory and economic barriers. Comparisons between South Africa and other countries, where open data initiatives and technology sectors are more advanced. IFRS, US GAAP).

Leverage

The Finance Weekly

JUNE 17, 2024

One Size Does Not Fit All – Generic AI technology solutions often fail to meet the specific needs of finance. Productization – Many AI solutions are add-ons or outsourced components rather than being embedded into a purpose-built finance platform using proprietary technology and expertise.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

Onplan

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Our guide to the best FP&A tools compares each vendor based on five criteria: Adoption — How easy it is for users to adopt the technology and learn and leverage its full extent of features and capabilities. When it comes to reliability, OnPlan is built on the latest cloud-scale database technologies.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

CFO Talks

DECEMBER 26, 2021

The way you would do that is obviously through technology, so there’s a big focus area for CFOs. So it’s interesting that the focus isn’t only on climate change and reporting thereon and how to reduce emissions, but also on business efficiencies.

CFO

Bramasol

APRIL 7, 2025

Device Lifecycles: Managing the rapid evolution of technology and consumer preferences for newer devices is a constant challenge, which impacts inventory turnover and pricing strategies. Better Accounting Compliance: Cloud-based ERP systems ensure accurate financial reporting, adherence to tax laws, and audit readiness.

SAP