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Cross-Listed Companies, Navigating International Reporting Standards 

CFO Talks

For example, while South African companies follow International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the US requires compliance with its Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). IFRS is principles-based and allows for some judgment in financial reporting, while GAAP is more rigid, rules-based, and less forgiving.

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Number Of Corporate Accounting Errors Unexpectedly Climbs

PYMNTS

A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. public companies has gone up this year. Massachusetts-based Audit Analytics looked at disclosures from more than 9,000 U.S.-listed listed companies since 2005, finding firms that had to reissue their financials due to errors.

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Parallel Accounting is a Key Tool for Global Companies with Multiple Reporting Requirements

Bramasol

One important side effect of the ongoing trend toward globalization is the need to comply with a range of different accounting principles as well as with disparate reporting and compliance mandates. Parallel Ledgers - in which multiple ledgers are used, with an accounting principle applied to each ledger.

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Members’ Profile: Rofhiwa Irene Singo

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This early encouragement played a key role in shaping my future, as it introduced me to the world of business and numbers. For newly qualified accountants aspiring to become CFOs, mastering technical skills early on is essential. From that point, I shifted my focus to commerce studies, starting in Standard 7 (Grade 9).

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The Talent Tussle: Labor Shortage Hits CPAs and CFOs Alike

Global Finance

And they typically boast a deep understanding of accounting principles, analysis, and business strategy—essentials in guiding an organization toward its goals. Indeed, it’s hard to make accounting sexy when “Instagram influencer” is a viable career option. There’s just one problem, Bokhari says: “We’re competing with glamour.”

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Stanley Black & Decker Names Fortune Brands Executive as CFO

CFO News Room

Stanley Black & Decker, which was able to carry out a $290 million inventory reduction in the quarter, cut its annual guidance for diluted earnings per share under generally accepted accounting principles to between 10 cents and 80 cents per share from a range of 80 cents to $2.05 On Monday, it traded at $88.74. “I

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Set Up a Nonprofit Chart of Accounts (Free Template)

The Charity CFO

You don’t record any financial data in the Chart of Accounts itself; it’s like an organizational map of your accounting structure. In a nonprofit’s Chart of Accounts, each account is identified in four ways: number, name, category type, and a short description. Account Description.