The Finance Weekly

MARCH 25, 2024

Specifically, here are some key corporate matters the CFO is in charge of: Forecasting One key thing to note is that CFOs do more than just report the current situation. The CFO's job is to decipher various departmental forecasts to create profit projections for the CEO and shareholders.

CFO 97

CFO Finance Forecasting GAAP 97

Centage

AUGUST 15, 2022

With driver-based planning, companies identify a set of factors that influence their success and model that data to better understand its impact. Managers can then run scenarios with the drivers to improve long-term strategic planning. Driver-based planning lets businesses focus on key indicators while ignoring the noise.

Budgeting 105

Budgeting Planning Forecasting GAAP 105

BlueLight

MAY 1, 2020

The CFO is focused on company-level strategic planning and building a relationship with investors. The Controller is responsible for generating the three main financial statements and ensuring these statements comply with GAAP and other regulatory requirements. The CFO takes on the responsibility of FP&A.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) CFO Strategic Planning Startups 52

BlueLight

JULY 30, 2020

Post Series B, it becomes a full-time job to support strategic planning. Building strategic goals with the CEO and Board of Directors, then making sure the functional organizations get the information they need to execute on the strategy.” Their value is in strategic planning. Strategic planning ?—?Many

CFO 52

CFO Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Strategic Planning Startups 52

Boston Startup CFO

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Depending on your needs, a consulting CFO may be able to help with financial projections, cash forecasts, operating budgets, financial plans, pricing, reporting, debt management, M&A, equity and debt negotiations and liquidations. Overall, CFOs help you with business planning, providing your business plan with essential rigor.

Startups 52

Startups Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) CFO GAAP 52

The CFO College

JUNE 3, 2021

Acquiring these advanced types of services, like setting up a permanent audit trail, rolling cash forecast, month-end reporting, and strategic planning, is the secret sauce your potential client needs to know how their money flows in and out of their company (and what their financial future will look like).

Accounting 52

Accounting CFO Auditing General Ledger 52