CFO Dive

MAY 5, 2023

Among Apple’s services offerings, growth areas include Apple Card, Apple Pay and cloud services.

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Navigator SAP

APRIL 21, 2023

Sometimes the line between consultant, contractor, and professional services firm can be confusing. Yet the distinction is important, because it helps your business organize properly and align around the best practices and technologies that support the actual work of your organization.

Technology 130

Technology 130

CFO Share

APRIL 29, 2024

You’re not alone – since Covid-19, thousands of small businesses have used outsourced bookkeeping services to work remotely on their books. Optimal options for part-time or fluctuating work The best virtual bookkeeping services use flexible contracts, allowing them to scale up or down work as your business needs change.

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CFO Dive

MARCH 31, 2022

CFOs can expose their in-house staff to the newest technology and best practices by augmenting their processes with managed services, consultants say.

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Technology 244

CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The tight labor market was one of several factors impeding services sector growth in October.

Marketing 258

Marketing 258

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The Institute for Supply Management’s composite services index increased to 56.5 The index remains above the neutral 50 threshold and suggests the 30 th consecutive month of expansion for the services sector (see top of first chart). Among the key components of the services composite index, the business activity index jumped 9.0

Economics 130

Economics Manufacturing Investments Marketing 130

Navigator SAP

APRIL 14, 2023

Efficient processes are important for professional services companies just as they are for every other type of business. One way that professional services firms drive this efficiency is through the use of an enterprise resource planning solution (ERP).

Planning 130

Planning 130

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Computing was less the purchase of goods than a service. The modern cloud-based era has seen the rise of “Software as a service” (SaaS).1 I want to float a new concept to CRE owners: Retail as a Service (RaaS). Retail as a Service is a means to halt this problem. So far, these have achieved only mixed success.

Retail 74

Retail Economics Finance Sales 74

Navigator SAP

JANUARY 20, 2023

This is where the support of a fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) services can be a valuable asset. From securing funding to managing research and development costs, these companies need access to experienced financial expertise.

CFO 201

CFO Securities Marketing 201

Navigator SAP

MAY 5, 2023

As a manager or an executive at a professional services firm, have you asked yourself any of these questions in the past year?

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Institute for Supply Management’s composite services index decreased to 54.4 The index remains above the neutral 50 threshold and suggests the 29th consecutive month of expansion for the services sector, but at a somewhat slower pace (see top of first chart). The services employment index fell in October, coming in at 49.1

Economics 130

Economics Manufacturing Investments Marketing 130

Navigator SAP

MAY 8, 2023

Although the professional services industry is quite lucrative, it’s highly competitive and has its fair share of challenges. One of the easiest ways to ensure your company achieves more every day and remains competitive is to automate your professional services.

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Navigator SAP

MAY 30, 2023

Pharmaceutical commercialization is the goal of every drug development process. After a new medicine is created, it needs to be mass-produced and distributed to the market, from individual consumers to pharmaceutical providers.

Pharmaceutical 130

Pharmaceutical Marketing SAP 130

CFO News Room

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Consumer services led the growth in overall consumer spending, posting a 3.7 Prior to BBH, Bob was a Senior Equity Strategist for State Street Global Markets, Senior Economic Strategist with Prudential Equity Group and Senior Economist and Financial Markets Analyst for Citicorp Investment Services. percentage points to real GDP growth.

Economics 130

Economics Entertainment Investments Education 130

CFO News Room

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Institute for Supply Management’s NMI composite services index decreased to 49.6 December was the first drop below the neutral 50 threshold following 30 consecutive months of expansion for the services sector (see top of first chart). Among the key components of the services composite index, the business activity index plunged 10.0

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Economics Investments Marketing 130

CFO Share

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Our outsourced bookkeeping services are your ticket to peace of mind. Our outsourced accounting service turns your frustration into confidence, your doubts into clear strategies, and your solo struggle into a team victory. Here’s the benefits we offer beyond confidence from reliable financials: We are service, not software.

Auditing 52

Auditing Communication Leverage Accounting 52

VCFO

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Keys to Success for Service Firms. Service firms are a vital part of every community. Most start with entrepreneurs providing a service for a small group of customers, performing that service increasingly well over time, and then experiencing growth as a result. Janitorial services. Construction companies.

Compliance 87

Compliance CFO Construction Leverage 87

CFO News

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Indian government has broadened the range of activities permitted at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) by incorporating services such as bookkeeping and accounting.

Compliance 52

Compliance Finance Accounting 52

CFO News

APRIL 3, 2024

In a recent report by S&P Global, findings revealed that the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services Business Activity Index indicated a remarkable surge, marking one of the strongest growth rates witnessed in over 13-and-a-half years.

Sales 105

Sales 105

VCFO

MARCH 2, 2023

Challenges Faced by Professional Services Firms (and How a Strategic CFO Can Address Them) Professional services firms are unique entities. Some may think that makes financial management and strategic planning in a professional services firm simpler. Instead, their assets are their people. Let’s tap the brakes on that viewpoint.

Strategic Planning 64

Strategic Planning CFO Budgeting Planning 64

VCFO

AUGUST 9, 2023

6 Operating Performance Metrics for Professional Services Firms Professional services firms come in all shapes, sizes, and types – law, accounting, architecture, engineering, field services, janitorial, specialized consulting, and the list goes on. Let’s look at each of them. Let’s look at each of them.

General Ledger 83

General Ledger Benchmarking Leverage Budgeting 83

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Great Resignation’s not over yet, at least not according to recent articles from Forbes, the World Economic Forum and others.

Economics 183

Economics 183

CFO News

APRIL 25, 2024

Despite global economic uncertainties, India's services exports surged by 11.4% Key sectors driving India's growth include travel, transport, medical, and hospitality services. The world's services exports, exceeding $7.9 The world's services exports, exceeding $7.9 to $381 billion, as per a UNCTAD report.

Transportation 40

Transportation Economics 40

VCFO

JULY 15, 2022

Improving Access to Capital for US Oilfield Services Companies. For small- to medium-sized oilfield services companies in the United States, the financial impacts of the pandemic, competitive pressures, and a range of recent disruptors have made it incredibly tough to stay healthy. Oilfield Services in the United States.

Restructuring 73

Restructuring Prioritization Auditing Transportation 73

The SaaS CFO

MAY 23, 2023

Average Cost of Service (ACS) is an important but obscure SaaS metric for SaaS finance. Average cost of service helps us determine if […] The post Average Cost of Service and Economies of Scale appeared first on The SaaS CFO. It’s also a component of my SaaS Scalability Index (SSI).

CFO 98

CFO Finance Planning 98

CFO News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The moratorium has served its purpose of keeping trade in digital services free without extensive rules over fair play. New Delhi has a strong case at Abu Dhabi 13th Ministerial Conference in seeking to sort digital services on a merit scale. These rules are unlikely to be codified as long as the tax waiver remains in place.

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Centage

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

G7 Tech Services aggregates data from across internal and external platforms into easy-to-understand, always-up-to-date dashboards for our clients to create instant reports and answer questions easily to support strategic decision making. Who are your clients and how do they benefit from your service and/or product offerings?

Problem Solving 98

Problem Solving Budgeting Pharmaceutical Forecasting 98

Future CFO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

With this, financial leaders, particularly in the financial services industry, look for ways to harness the technology to be able to offer the best possible products and services to their clients. Customising offers and services. The post AI's potential in financial services appeared first on FutureCFO.

Banking 52

Banking Technology Accounting Marketing 52

Barry Ritholtz

OCTOBER 15, 2022

This week, we speak with Thomas Rampulla, managing director of Vanguard’s Financial Advisor Services. The division provides investments, services, education and research to more than 1,000 financial advisory firms representing more than $3 trillion in assets.

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Education Investments Finance Retail 118

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Target has canceled its subscription service, a foray into bulk discount purchasing launched seven years ago. Through the service, Target customers were able to automatically reorder items in bulk while earning a 5 percent discount, with the items shipped their homes.

Retail 107

Retail Startups eCommerce 107

CFO News

JANUARY 4, 2024

India's service sector ended 2023 on a resounding high, with the HSBC India Services PMI survey revealing a remarkable rebound in growth, marked by a surge in output and robust new business, buoyed by positive economic conditions and global demand.

Economics 105

Economics 105

Private Funds CFO

APRIL 5, 2022

Future of Fund Services: Three takeaways as managers embrace futureproofing.

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CFO News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Despite a slowdown to a one-year low in the S&P Global India Services Purchasing Managers' Index at 56.9, the sector remains resilient, showcasing a notable surge in output and maintaining optimism for the future.

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CFO Dive

JANUARY 31, 2024

Companies grappling with liquidity concerns are looking to cut costs and streamline operations, according to a new survey.

Healthcare 147

Healthcare 147

CFO News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

According to the S&P Global survey report the overall conditions in India's services sector remained strong, with exports at a record high and the index reading above the 50-mark for the 25th consecutive month. The survey also showed that foreign demand was the highest since September 2014.

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

The revenue department had claimed that since JSW had received services from the monitoring committee, it was liable to pay service tax under the reverse charge mechanism.

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