CFO Talks

AUGUST 28, 2024

Navigating South Africa’s Reporting Maze: What Every CFO Needs to Know Navigating the complex landscape of regulatory reporting in South Africa can be daunting, especially for CFOs who bear the responsibility of ensuring compliance while also driving strategic financial decisions.

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CFO Share

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Embarking on your first financial audit can be nerve-wracking. This article includes small business accounting tips to prepare for an audit while minimizing its expenses and findings. An audit evaluates: Compliance with accounting standards (GAAP or IFRS.) Do not expect to walk away from an audit with zero findings.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Nicolaas van Wyk: Good day, CFO Club members, prospective members, and our CFO audience. My name is Nicolaas van Wyk, and I’m hosting another interesting podcast for CFO Club with Dr. Lawrence Nsibandze. I recently met Dr. Lawrence when we were both attending a Marcus Evans event called the 7th CFO Africa Summit.

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CFO Talks

JULY 16, 2024

Unveiling the 7th Annual CFO Africa: A Showcase of Financial Leadership and Innovation The 7th Annual CFO Africa event was a dynamic gathering of financial leaders, industry experts, and innovative thinkers. Kana discussed new developments around IFRS S1 and S2, focusing on sustainability-related disclosures.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In South Africa, we seem to apply IAS 38 with extra caution—thanks in part to our regulatory environment , where bodies like the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) enforce stringent controls on audit firms that forces them to favour conservatism over practical considerations to avoid fines and penalties from the IRBA.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Designing Effective Financial Information Systems: A Guide for South African CFOs In the ever-changing financial landscape, the strength of your financial information system (FIS) plays an important role in determining your organisation’s success.

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Future CFO

MAY 23, 2021

The post Global IFRS video: Regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities appeared first on FutureCFO. This EY video addresses the IASB’s proposals for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of regulatory assets, regulatory liabilities, regulatory income and regulatory expense.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

For example, recent amendments to the Companies Act have altered financial reporting and audit requirements, impacting many businesses. Complex Reporting Standards: Adhering to both International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local regulations can complicate financial reporting.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A CFO in a manufacturing company can have their financial software integrated with the production system to automatically pull cost data, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of cost of goods sold. The system should also comply with local regulations like POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) in South Africa.

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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 driven automation is expected to extend to more complex tasks such as, audits, risk management, and financial planning and analysis. For instance, could financial statements generated by ChatGPT withstand audit scrutiny?

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

"It is absolutely critical businesses implement an accounting and reporting system for their ESG data that is as auditable, transparent, and reliable as their financial data accounting," Hasenoehrl says, "2024 is the year we have to start treating enterprise carbon data the same way we treat financial data."

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 19, 2023

The goal is to create an accurate and comprehensive record of all transactions that can be used for both internal and external reporting, including audits and tax returns. Depending on the organization’s size, you can have a single person ( such as a CFO ) or an audit committee to monitor compliance.

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Future CFO

JUNE 12, 2024

Hence, it is crucial to adopt established standards and frameworks such as the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Sustainability Disclosure Standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and ISO 14064.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Of note for APAC CFOs are findings including: Mandatory electronic transaction reporting in just 15% of jurisdictions regionally, despite COVID-19 swiftly advancing e-filing and e-reporting technology.

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Future CFO

JULY 3, 2024

Integrated financial sustainability reporting is here In June 2023 the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its first two IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, IFRS S1 General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 28, 2022

At COP26, the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS Foundation), which supervises accounting standards in more than 140 countries, predominantly in Europe and Asia, announced the formation of the , International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Data validations, controls, and audit trails are extensive.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 18, 2022

Some 61% of assurance engagements were performed by audit firms on a global basis, a slight decline from the previous year (63%). SASB’s parent organisation, The Value Reporting Foundation, will consolidate into the IFRS Foundation on Aug. Study highlights. 1, 2022, to support the work of the ISSB.).

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Future CFO

MAY 1, 2024

As they assist in compliance audits and the monitoring of internal controls to ensure that everyone within the company does their job correctly, they are also expected to thrive and flourish amid the challenges along the way for the benefit of the organisation.

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Planful

JANUARY 19, 2016

Consolidating the financial results following US GAAP or IFRS guidelines, including these steps: Performing currency conversions. Producing financial statements that the CFO and CEO are confident in signing off on. Ensuring adequate audit trails for internal and external auditors. Managing complex intercompany reconciliations.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 8, 2022

Daniel Raubenheimer, CFO at USA-based Silon, expanded on the new ISSM standards in our CFO Talks podcast interview with him. What is happening internationally, through the various CFO organisations from Mexico to France to South Africa, Italy, Germany, Tunisia, Morocco, is that we have all started working together to empower the CFO.

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Spreadym

AUGUST 10, 2023

Compliance: Adherence to accounting standards and regulations, such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Audit Trail: A record of changes made to financial data and reports, ensuring transparency and accountability.

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Planful

JUNE 22, 2017

GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In a large enterprise, the financial consolidation process is typically handled by the Accounting department, which is under the supervision of the Controller or VP of Accounting/Reporting, and ultimately overseen by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Many jurisdictions are moving towards international accounting standards such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). However, APAC and EMEA take a much more localised approach.

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CFO Talks

DECEMBER 26, 2021

South African-born Daniel Raubenheimer is a passionate MBA graduate with cross-functional experience in tech, FMCG and manufacturing, he’s now CFO at Silon in Atlanta, USA, a leading producer of technical compounds and polyester staple fibres. CFO Talks is a brand of the South African Institute of Business Accountants.

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Planful

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

From the collection and consolidation of financial results, to the creation of year-end financial statements, to audits and regulatory filings – finance teams are often distraught throughout the process. These results then require consolidation following US GAAP or IFRS guidelines.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 31, 2022

Oyinda Akanbi is making a difference beyond finance in her position as CFO at the leading diagnostics provider in Nigeria. Today’s podcast is sponsored by Draftworx, which provides automated drafting and working paper financial software to more than 8000 accounting and auditing firms and corporations.

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CFO Talks

DECEMBER 26, 2021

SAIBA’s CEO, Nicolaas van Wyk, provides interesting feedback from the recent CFO World Congress in Mexico, how developments at COP26 will soon change a CFO’s reporting obligations, and the trends for CFOs going into 2022. CFO Talks is a brand of the South African Institute of Business Accountants. Welcome, Nicolaas.

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This Interview conducted by Leana van der Merwe CBA(SA), CA(SA), a Technical Specialist at the Chartered Institute for Business Accountants (CIBA) and editor of CFO Club, with Dr. Daan Steenkamp, the CEO of Codera Analytics. IFRS, US GAAP). I’d like to shift the focus slightly to our CFO Club members.

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Onplan

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The Basic level offers essential modeling and planning features, while the Professional and Enterprise plans offer additional security and compliance features, like Audits and App Lifecycle Management. Automated reporting also enforces compliance with GAAP and IFRS standards. Custom dashboards and reporting.

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