Generation CFO

JANUARY 14, 2022

CFOs and finance teams can no longer ignore the importance of technology in finance function. The episode featured a discussion of Chris’ journey as a CFO, his frustrations with the industry and his experience with finance transformation. They also covered what finance technology is outdated.

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 7, 2022

If you want to know five gaps that can be identified in a modern finance team, read on. In this episode of the First Intuition podcast series, Chris Argent, Managing Director and founder of Generation CFO, discusses the digitisation and skills that modern finance professionals need to prioritise with Ben Bullman and David Malthouse. .

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 24, 2022

Transforming an organisation is not always easy. I think many would agree that culture is king in finance transformation – it can really be make or break for enacting change. This concept is the topic of episode three, Importance of transformative culture, from the podcast series Transformational journeys.

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Future CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

The evolution of the finance function over the past few years has been anything but apparent, with the whole advent of digitalisation within the team and the non-stop shifts in the market. For many Finance teams, AI-powered technology does not replace humans as it functions more like a highly specialised team member.

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Future CFO

MARCH 13, 2024

There have been countless insights addressing the future of AI in financial and digital transformation. Also highlighted is the need for organisations to support finance staff in reskilling or upskilling, to build capabilities to support digital transformation in finance and AI.

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Fpanda Club

APRIL 25, 2024

With constantly evolving role of the finance function in the organization, these are FP&A practitioners who feel the most pressure to be jack-of-all-trades. So, if FP&A were a Swiss multi-tool, how could we sell it? Seatbelt cutter = Problem-solving skills An emergency can and will occur unannounced.

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Future CFO

MARCH 24, 2024

In its Top 5 Finance Trends and Priorities for CFOs in 2024 , Gartner says economic headwinds have forced CFOs to look beyond temporary measures and find new ways to lead finance through digital transformation. He explains that Esker not only seeks to bring transformation and victory for the company.

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Future CFO

APRIL 4, 2024

To successfully achieve autonomous finance objectives , Gartner says finance transformation leaders need to ensure other finance leaders fully understand the scope of changes that genuine transformation requires.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 25, 2024

If there is one thing most people can agree on, it is the fact that the world today undergoes constant change in a manner that is almost impossible to keep up with at times. This is especially evident following the COVID-19 pandemic when most—if not all—industries were forced to transform to hold out.

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 31, 2022

We often speak about digital transformation and what it means here at Generation CFO – but what’s really driving organisations to change? I wanted to go through with you the main factors we believe are pushing many into initiating a digital transformation. This is why customer centricity drives digital transformation.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Being a good manager of your team, agile finance and fundamental management skills were discussed with Hannah Munro for a live edition of the CFO 4.0 Leona, Alistair and Marie-Anne took us through the role of the Chief Future Officer and the need for new roles for finance. You can join us LIVE next week. Sign up here !

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Improvement is indeed almost always synonymous with transformation. Financial leaders nowadays are faced with the undeniable reality that many areas under their watch have to transform especially following the whole COVID-19 situation, albeit change is not easy. Amazing, right?”

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 5, 2022

Like many finance leaders, Aidana Zhakupbekova, VP Finance at HousingAnywhere , the largest European mid to long-term rental accommodation platform, has worked across accounting, credit control and FB&A spheres. . Start-ups typically don’t start with strategic finance and focus more on operational finance,” she explains.

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Future CFO

MARCH 20, 2024

With the future of finance circling the management across functions, the formation of the right concoction of capabilities, and the establishment of a strong data foundation, it is expected that finance leaders look into strategies to not only succeed but also sustain transformative leadership.

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Generation CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Due to the nature of the business, finance had to be efficient and effective, which led to multiple finance transformation programs. . I was surprised by how much you can automate, how quickly you can go and the low risk involved,” Will says. The role of finance has evolved.

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Future CFO

APRIL 9, 2024

Gartner Director Analyst Irmina Melarkode provides guidance on how CFOs and finance executives can develop a human-centric strategy to create an effective autonomous finance organisation. The post Four keys for human-centric autonomous finance transformation appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Editor’s note: GenAI adoption is touted to bring benefits to enterprises and their finance functions. Nikhil Parambath (pictured), Regional Vice-President, Asia at BlackLine, shares with FutureCFO audiences major GenAI adoption challenges and how CFOs could overcome them.

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Bramasol

APRIL 15, 2024

Previously in this series, we have explored the big picture regarding How Generative AI is Impacting the Digital Solutions Economy. Some of the specific use cases for order-to-cash to compliance include: Product breakdown analysis that unifies the sales, finance, and revenue recognition aspects of the process.

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Future CFO

APRIL 24, 2024

Finance operations are not as simple and clear-cut as it was decades ago. Given the imperative to accelerate digital transformation across industries, CFOs and finance teams need to get better at adopting new technologies and driving the integration needed to make these work optimally. Here are five ways.

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 13, 2022

The biggest challenges facing ambitious current or future CFOs can be narrowed down to three categories: people, data and digital. This is a chance to hear from CFOs and other finance leaders that are changing the world of finance. They can help YOU harness and leverage the power of people, data and digital.

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 12, 2022

Successful transformation does not have to mean a huge overhaul of processes, according to Gemma Spurr, Transformation Manager at clothing retailer Superdry. It can be just as meaningful when it’s a simple step forward. . Transformation happens in stages. Starting out in finance. Respect your team .

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2023

Gartner says finance transformation encompasses strategic initiatives designed to revolutionise the way the corporate finance function manages its strategy, processes, internal controls, and financial reporting. CFOs must accelerate their finance transformation journey towards autonomous finance or risk falling behind.

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Fpanda Club

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Budgeting is a type of short-term planning the goal of which is to transform strategic objectives into operational plan by allocating available resources. So, when budget season alert is issued by the finance function, all other teams will probably prefer to be immediately evacuated.

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Future CFO

MARCH 10, 2024

Editor’s note: Automation can work wonders but it can also create challenges for the finance function. Sarita Singh, Regional Head & Managing Director, Southeast Asia, India, Greater China, Stripe FutureCFO: What are the major challenges facing CFOs and the finance function in 2024 in terms of automation?

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Jedox Finance

OCTOBER 1, 2020

We have been talking about a digital transformation in Finance for ages. Having just gone through a severe crisis that saw everyone working remotely and using digital tools makes this transformation more relevant than ever. . How can we solve for this and complete the transformation?

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. AI is a tool and not a replacement for finance professionals.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Digital transformation and functional improvement are the predominant themes through the top 10 priorities of chief financial officers, according to a recent survey by Gartner. The study, which surveyed 185 CFOs, reveals that CFOs are keen to leading digital transformation efforts in the finance function in 2024.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

“You could put in the best process and/or technological solutions, but if people in the business and finance team don’t believe in it or understand it, it’ll fail.”. “So, So, success always comes back to the people,” says Duncan, who is a Global Finance Director. . Developing a finance team. Duncan’s journey in finance.

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Fpanda Club

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Finance business partnering is not a new concept and has been around for a while. “ The success …depends on the extent to which finance men are capable of looking outside finance and playing an active, rather than a passive, role in the business. ” Well, not just for a while, for more than 60 years. “

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Future CFO

APRIL 3, 2023

While companies have been transforming their finance models over the last decade, Covid accelerated this process. Here’s how. Companies in Asia are expected to continue deploying more robotic process automation (RPA) to digitise transactional finance processes, which will tangibly boost efficiency.

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Generation CFO

JANUARY 21, 2022

“There’s a lot of complexity in finance systems but sometimes, it’s about focusing on simple solutions. Bulent, who first started his finance career sixteen years ago as an auditor at Deloitte, believes simplicity is the key to overcoming issues and challenges within the finance function. . Financially transforming.

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Future CFO

MAY 8, 2022

One of the topics we’ve been covering with finance leaders around Asia during the pandemic has been the issue of transformation – both whole of business transformation and the digital transformation of finance itself. Timothy Williams: It depends on how you want to look at the sustainable transformation of finance.

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Future CFO

MARCH 13, 2023

Cedric Assaouloff , digital and innovation lead at R&D finance pharmaceutical company F. Hoffmann-La Roche, describes digital transformation as the integration of technology into all areas of Finance, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to your business partners. "It

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Among all that has happened over the past few years following the COVID-19 pandemic, transformations within various areas of business have been seen here and there. The payments landscape is not exempted from these shifts, what with the current talks of digital transformation and technological advancements. Metzger says.

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Bramasol

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Previous posts in this blog series have addressed how SAP solutions such as Quote-to-Cash (QTC) , the Billing and Revenue Innovation Management (BRIM) portfolio, and Revenue Accounting and Reporting (RAR) can be meshed seamlessly to integrate frontend and backend processes for subscription-based Digital Solutions Economy (DSE) offerings.

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Future CFO

MAY 31, 2023

Technology has made financial reporting easy for everyone involved in the process, from the finance and accounts team preparing reports to the regulators, investors, and others who use those reports. Click on the PodChat player to get Gan's perspective on the continuing transformation of finance reporting.

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