CFO Simplified

DECEMBER 10, 2021

If you’ve never done this type of thing before, it may be best to start with an income statement budget that specifies month-by-month expectations for revenues, line-item expenses, net income, and EBITDA. The post It’s the time of the year for strategic planning and budgeting appeared first on CFO Simplified.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Financial models might sound intimidating, but let’s break them down in a way that makes sense. Understanding how to calculate CapEx is essential for anyone looking to build reliable financial models, whether you're a seasoned CFO or just starting out in finance. What Is CapEx?

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Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Now, CFOs must go further with dynamic forecasting. It provides CFOs the line of sight to maximize top-line and limit discretionary spending, which is something an annual budget cannot achieve. This allows CFOs to stay laser-focused on triggers and initiatives that account for most of their business value.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Furthermore, the risks and the costs of a cyber incident were difficult to quantify and present in financial models. What is changing for CFOs, is they are starting to think of cyber resilience in terms of underpinning and, most importantly, protecting often substantial digital transformation investments. Phillip Ivancic.

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Adam Kae

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Adam Kae & Associates is a Virtual Healthcare CFO. This article will talk about: What a CFO Does. What a Healthcare CFO Does. What it Means to be a Virtual CFO. CFO - Chief Financial Officer. CFOs are the head of the finance department. CFOs are the head of the finance department.

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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The list of typical FP&A activities usually includes planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, management reporting and performance management. Budgeting is a type of short-term planning whose goal is to transform strategic objectives into an operational plan by allocating available resources.

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Centage

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Russell Taylor, Controller, Mountain View Hospital Centage saves our users hours (if not days) in budget and forecast creation, thanks in large part to our unique formula-free FP&A design. My first year here the budget was a chaotic collection of Excel spreadsheets that were emailed around, and lost version control with each hop.

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CFO Leadership

APRIL 5, 2023

Even military personnel who have finance and budgeting as their job specialty aren’t practicing private sector finance principles and concepts. Chamberlain helps veterans address this crucial technical skill through financial modeling certifications. Most veterans’ Excel knowledge is limited to pivot tables and V-lookups.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 19, 2023

The CFO role traditionally has two high-level leadership archetypes: strategic and operational. An operational CFO optimizes performance by combining data from various departments with financial data. A strategic CFO focuses on creating long-term plans to achieve the company's goals. What is Operational Finance?

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BlueLight

MAY 1, 2020

Traditionally, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for tracking the company’s past and present financial situation and ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. Today, the CFO is expected to inform strategic decisions that drive the success of the company.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 6, 2020

Now, CFOs must go further with dynamic forecasting. Dynamic forecasting gives CFOs the line of sight to maximize top-line and limit discretionary spending – something an annual budget cannot achieve. This allows CFOs to stay laser-focused on triggers and initiatives that account for most of the business value.

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Future CFO

MAY 22, 2024

Jackson Ng “They are responsible for assessing the financial feasibility of digital projects, ensuring their alignment with the company’s overall objectives, and allocating resources efficiently.” This view is echoed by Waty, who says the CFO plays a crucial role in a company’s digital transformation.

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Beacon CFO Plus

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Providing Critical Financial Strategy, Cost Optimization, and More Hiring a fractional CFO for your startup is a strategic move that brings expert financial guidance without the full-time commitment. This guidance ensures that resources are allocated efficiently and that the company’s financial trajectory remains on track.

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CFO Simplified

DECEMBER 12, 2021

While many business owners look for a CFO to bolster their existing accounting team, here at CFO Simplified, we consider that a CFO would be categorized squarely in the finance category. Sometimes the differences are misunderstood because the CFO works with both the Accounting and Finance departments. Growth planning .

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CFO Talks

MARCH 19, 2024

Change Management: The Modern CFO’s Blueprint The role of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) goes way beyond just looking after the company’s money. Developing the Finance Agenda Once strategic priorities are identified, the CFO distills these insights into a clear, concise list of goals.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 22, 2019

Dear CFO, We heard that you put FP&A on your list of top priorities to work on. Crystal ball to financially model the impact of the strategic options. The post An Open Letter To The CFO on FP&A appeared first on Jedox. Next, we need to upgrade our technology. Sincerely, The FP&A Team.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Members’ Profile: Thobile Dlamini In this edition of CFO Club Africa’s Members Spotlight, we are introducing Thobile Dlamini, the CFO at Eswatini Revenue Services. Thobile’s passion for finance sparked in high school with her love for mathematics and the challenge of balancing financial statements.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) involve a range of activities, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical tasks, all of which are vital in providing essential support for a company's major business decisions and overall financial well-being.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 11, 2023

These individuals are essential to major banks worldwide, devising strategies to maximize assets while ensuring sound financial decisions are being made. Because of this crucial role, financial managers command top dollar in big banks. Individuals who excel in the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) role are highly sought after.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Beyond the Basics: 7 Key Focus Areas for New CFOs 1. Introduction to the Evolving Role of the CFO In our previous discussion, we outlined the critical first steps a newly appointed CFO should take to establish a solid foundation within their organization. Delegation and Empowerment: No CFO can do it all alone.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

CFOs are telling their FP&A leaders that they need to improve flexibility of budgeting and forecasting, enable faster capital reallocation, and updated financial models to reflect rapidly changing business realities,” Pritika Bhattacharjee, vice president, research in the Gartner Finance practice, pointed out.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Financial Planning and Analysis ( FP&A ) team performs budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support major corporate decisions of the CFO, the CEO, and the Board of Directors. Very few, if any, companies can be consistently profitable and grow without careful financial planning and cash flow management.

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Spreadym

AUGUST 10, 2023

Key features of the best financial reporting software may include: Data Integration: Integration with various accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to automatically import financial data. Affordability: QuickBooks offers different pricing tiers, including options for small businesses with tighter budgets.

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Boston Startup CFO

APRIL 12, 2024

Financial Modeling & Analysis We can provide you with a comprehensive understanding of your business's financial performance and future prospects.

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Future CFO

JUNE 24, 2024

Not every finance professional can be sharp enough to detect key highlights and provide analysis for the financial statements. The basic concepts I always hold on to when it comes to financial statement analysis are as follows: The financial statements should tell the story of the period.

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The CFO College

AUGUST 31, 2021

Help your startup clients stay cash flow positive with good budgeting and planning services. The rolling cash forecast is one of many CFO-level skills we teach in our program. The deck includes: Bullet-proof financial model. Minimize expenses and reduce debt payments or lower the cost of inventory.

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Future CFO

JUNE 13, 2022

Grace Lim (pictured), CFO at KK Women's & Children's Hospital (KKH) in Singapore shared with FutureCFO audiences how female finance executives could become CFOs. Grace Lim, CFO, KK Women's & Children's Hospital. I was fortunate to get a flavour of the accounts payables, costing and budgeting functions.

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CFO Share

MARCH 23, 2021

A rolling 12-month forecast projects financial performance over a 12-month time horizon using the “add/drop” approach to forecasting. Unlike a budget or calendar year forecast, a rolling 12-month forecast adds one month to the forecast period each time a month is closed so that you are continuously forecasting for 12 months.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

With FP&A software, companies can automate their data collections and create valuable dashboards and insights that will help them understand trends and make more accurate budgets, forecasts, and business decisions. In 2018 , Jedox was awarded for Excellence in Budgeting Transformation, and won the CFO Innovation Editor’s Choice Award.

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BlueLight

AUGUST 21, 2020

Financial Advice for Startups I recently spoke with finance leaders from a couple dozen startups. Their expertise ranged from seed stage start-ups, where the CEO also served as the in-house finance leader, to growth stage companies where an in-house CFO monitored the entity’s current and future financial health. Accounting ?—?Many

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The internal rate of return (IRR) is a core component of capital budgeting and corporate finance. The second method is preferable because financial modeling works best when it is transparent, detailed, and easy to audit.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2021

The pandemic gave new meaning to financial agility. It became vital as companies pivoted, recalibrated their financial models, and looked to withstand market shocks. For financial leaders, this shift in meaning created challenges. As a result, every company sought financial clarity. “The The race for clarity.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 24, 2020

We train FP&A professionals to be specially equipped to mitigate uncertainty and make the numbers work to determine holistic strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting that ties into the goals of the business.," FP&A professionals are accustomed to revisiting budgets and business forecasts under pressure. Soriano concluded.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

With FP&A software, companies can automate their data collections and create valuable dashboards and insights that will help them understand trends and make more accurate budgets, forecasts, and business decisions. In 2018 , Jedox was awarded for Excellence in Budgeting Transformation, and won the CFO Innovation Editor’s Choice Award.

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Jedox Finance

JULY 18, 2019

Also, a crystal ball to financially model the impact of the strategic options. How can you best support your FP&A team so they can improve their budgeting, forecasting, and planning? You need curiosity to develop, challenge, and influence the strategic thoughts of key decision makers.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 13, 2019

Transforming your FP&A plan will not be an easy task, but it must be addressed as it is a top priority for the CFO to better support delivering on the expectations from the CEO. Have we created financial models that we can use as a tool to share information and ideas with stakeholders? Did we present bad news?

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 15, 2022

And what can nonprofits do to create consistency and predictability in the financial side of their operations? Triná Owens is a former nonprofit financial director who left her job to become an Accounting Manager at The Charity CFO. And there’s the other 20% of us that really like financial modeling and yeah.

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