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Beyond the Basics: 7 Key Focus Areas for New CFOs

CFO Talks

They play a crucial role in strategic planning, risk management, and driving innovation, extending their influence far beyond the finance department. Prioritizing Tasks and Responsibilities In the face of the CFO role’s expansion, effective task prioritization becomes paramount.

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Nonprofit Finance Practices

VCFO

Restoring and Ensuring Effective Nonprofit Finance Practices Decades ago, healthcare trailblazer Sister Irene Kraus moved her mantra of “No Margin. A fractional CFO comes with extensive finance leadership experience that enables them step in and prioritize triage to close gaps and bring stability when a full-time CFO isn’t in place.

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Transcript: Tim Buckley, Vanguard’s CEO

Barry Ritholtz

A second guess would have been a healthcare company. And we had prioritized all our strategic plans, we had to figure out how to get them done while people were remote. I mean, really, no one knows who Vanguard is. So my friends really thought Vanguard was an airline. RITHOLTZ: Which it was. BUCKLEY: Yeah.