CFO Talks

JANUARY 8, 2025

How to Prepare Your Finance Team for Growth One of your most important roles is to nurture and develop your finance team. Preparing your finance team for growth is not just about giving them new tasks; its about equipping them with the skills, mindset, and tools to thrive in a changing world.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

In navigating the current world that is ever-changing, evolving constantly with various technological advancements that almost always force their way in to day-to-day routines of organisations, it is a no-brainer that the Finance function has shifted its focus on artificial intelligence for some time now.

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 11, 2024

I had taken a job as a teaching assistant, almost entirely because I needed the money to pay my tuition and living expenses, and in a subject (accounting) that did not excite me in the least. I am a natural dabbler, and I enjoy looking at big financial questions and ideas from multiples perspectives.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 22, 2025

Many nonprofit leaders think accounting belongs solely to their CFO or accountant. If youre a particularly small organization, it may even be the CEO who wrangles an accounting spreadsheet every once in a while. But what if the key to financial clarity and stability lies in sharing the load?

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals.

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Future CFO

JULY 21, 2024

Given the advent of artificial intelligence and machine learning, the accounting profession faces challenges in talent as it continues to navigate its way around digitisation and shifts in the market. Now, beyond interpreting financial data, we’re now also embracing sustainability reporting and assurance – a rapidly growing field."

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As AI is piloted and adopted across all aspects of the personal and business banking landscape, Global Finance held a Digital Banking and AI Innovation panel in London with global financial industry leaders to explore the impact of new technologies and how to incorporate them in a way that creates a win-win for all stakeholders.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

One industry that tends to be recession-resistant is finance. After all, people will always need financial services, whether investing their money , taking out loans, or managing their taxes. And while the finance industry has seen its share of ups and downs over the years, it generally bounces back fairly quickly after a downturn.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Members’ Profile: Rofhiwa Irene Singo In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we are featuring Rofhiwa Irene Singo, an accomplished finance leader whose journey is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and impactful leadership. What sparked your interest in finance?

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Fortunately, modern cash management solutions have stepped in to simplify these challenges, offering businesses the tools they need to stay on top of their finances. One of the major trends in this space is the ability to connect bank accounts seamlessly, providing real-time visibility into your financial status.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 13, 2025

Now, picture the opposite: instant access to real-time financial insights, automated compliance checks, and AI-driven forecasts guiding your next move. This is the power of Financial Information Systems (FIS). From Spreadsheets to Smart Systems Traditionally, businesses used basic spreadsheets to manage their finances.

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

When it comes to cashflow visibility, under 4% of the 1,483 business leaders and finance and accounting executives from different countries report complete confidence, said Blackline recently. The post Cashflow visibility: Finance execs, C-suites report low confidence appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 31, 2021

What does this mean to the finance and accounting team of 2022? Increasingly more Finance & Accounting (F&A) functions will adopt a hybrid work model in which CFOs provide the tools to finance staff to productively work from anywhere.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 21, 2023

Gartner says to build an AI-driven finance organisation for the future will require a combination of technical and business skills that many finance teams do not have today. Mark D McDonald He adds that leading finance teams will learn to position AI-driven tools and solutions as co-workers that help them do their jobs better.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Ashley Pater , general manager of Hedge Trackers LLC, a global accounting, consulting, and software services company focused on financial risk protection, owned by platform provider GTreasury says automation is improving FX risk visibility, transforming FX risk management from a reactive task to an operational imperative.

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 5, 2022

If you’re like many people, you probably think that there is a single set of accounting rules that every company must follow. . But that’s not quite true—nonprofits face a decision between 2 different accounting methods for tracking their financial activity: cash accounting vs. accrual accounting.

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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. IDC forecasts that the APAC GenAI market will grow by 85% CAGR from 2022 to 2027, with the financial services industry as one of the leading adopters.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A finance software stack is a list of top solutions that will produce the best results for finance teams. Finance is responsible for a large number of critical operations in a business. Here are the 7 best finance software solutions broken down into different categories: 1) Accounting. Low implementation times.

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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. With this shift to the cloud, companies have more data than ever at their fingertips – data ready to be analysed and potentially turned into valuable business insights.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Bad data, inaccessible information, and outdated processes make FP&A more difficult. Strong FP&A practices help finance teams improve data accuracy , use technology effectively, and make well-informed financial decisions. This leads to better budgeting, more reliable forecasting, and stronger financial stability.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

As Open Banking spreads further into the small business (SMB) financial services market, accounting and lending platforms are taking advantage. A spokesperson for the bank confirmed reports, noting that JPMorgan had already signed agreements that cover about 95 percent of data access requests.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 6, 2025

Hand Over the Numbers and Focus on What Matters Lets be honest, handling finances isnt everyones favourite job. Finance isnt just about adding up numbers. There are tax laws, financial regulations, and reporting requirements that change all the time. Hiring a full-time finance team is expensive. What Can You Outsource?

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

At the FutureCFO conferences in Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, at least half (perhaps more) of the finance professionals attending the local conferences raised their hands when asked who were using spreadsheets. The complexity of data management grows in tandem with a company's size.

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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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Future CFO

MAY 15, 2024

Lekshmi Nair , chief revenue officer for corporate lending & global head of strategic accounts at Finastra says stakeholders, including government bodies, regulatory authorities, and investors, are increasingly engaging in dialogue to meet evolving ESG expectations and concerns.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Digital transformation has elevated the role of the finance function from financial steward to enabled. The extended COVID-19 pandemic has upped the ante in the race to finance agility. Source: Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) | 7th Global Corporate Reporting Survey | February 2021, EY. Best practices.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

marked its third anniversary of adopting its open banking framework, making it the leading market to drive the concept of unlocking customers’ bank account data for integration with third-party solution providers. to bring its blockchain-powered corporate trade financing technology into the entity. Last week, the U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Traditional financial institutions (FIs) continue to anticipate future demands and make progress in their modernization efforts, but they're not doing it alone. Plus, one FinTech offers a new spin on the open banking model to drive financial inclusion. Finantier Joins Y Combinator With Open Finance Model.

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CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

IFRS provides a universal financial language, ensuring that businesses across the world speak the same accounting dialect. Being IFRS-compliant means that a company follows a set of internationally recognised accounting rules when preparing its financial statements. But what does it really mean to be IFRS-compliant?

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 29, 2025

Someone has to be the storyteller, Collis tells us, emphasizing how framing financial data in relatable terms helps drive organizational alignment and decision-making. Collis career began in accounting, where he spent seven years honing technical expertise in public accounting. “Fall in love with change.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Amid market volatility, organizations are finding it imperative to accelerate their accounts receivables while extending accounts payables and still maintaining positive buyer-supplier relationships. Most of the companies I talk to in the middle market will use one of the big ERPs and invariably pull the data into Excel.

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Bramasol

JUNE 10, 2022

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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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The financial landscape is evolving at breakneck speed, driven by big data, globalisation, and digitisation. The pressure on finance leaders to deliver strategic insights and ensure compliance is mounting in this dynamic environment. The increased workload can hobble finance team productivity and limit their scope of analysis.

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CFO Share

JUNE 18, 2024

As your business grows and success becomes more tangible, the complexities of managing your finances increase as well. Whether you’re working with a bookkeeper or virtual bookkeeping services , adopting advanced techniques can significantly improve your financial management.

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The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Built with a spreadsheet-style interface, it provides businesses with a centralized financial planning solution, reducing reliance on manual data entry while enhancing automation and accuracy. Prophix is best suited for mid-sized and large enterprises that require a scalable, cloud-based financial solution. Who Its Meant For?

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CFO Talks

MARCH 5, 2025

Every business must follow certain rules when reporting its finances, and these rules change depending on the industry. To make sure everything aligns: Set up strong internal processes Have a clear system in place for collecting and verifying financial data. This saves time and reduces the risk of mistakes.

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