CFO Plans

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Start Your Financial Transformation Today with expert guidance from CFO Plans. This article delves into how tech startups can navigate financial complexities, leveraging the strategic insights of a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and other vital financial strategies. Optimize Your Budget with Strategic Planning from CFO experts.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Elizabeth Burns, CFO of Gas du Cameroon (GDC), exemplifies this balance, demonstrating how strategic financial leadership can support environmental responsibility. Similarly, Pieter De Jager, CFO of Tanga Cement, pointed to the complexity of transitioning to renewable energy sources. Elizabeth, thank you so much for joining us.

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Cube Software

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

What is demand forecasting? Demand forecasting predicts future customer demand using historical data, market trends, and analytics. Imagine youre a CFO preparing next years budget. Why is this so important?

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Members’ Profile: Anne-Marie de Bruin In this edition of CFO Club Africa’s Members Spotlight, we are introducing Anne-Marie de Bruin, a highly experienced finance professional and the freelance Financial Manager at AM Cross Country Consulting. Leadership and communication skills are equally important.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 10, 2024

These are the three Ps that guide CFO Zach Johnsons data-driven approach to financial leadership. Predictability means setting realistic forecasts, tightening pipeline management, and increasing confidence in decision-making. These are the three Ps that guide CFO Zach Johnsons data-driven approach to financial leadership. []

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CFO Plans

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Strategic Budget Planning as a Success Blueprint The journey to financial stability begins with strategic budget planning. By forecasting cash flow and aligning it with business objectives, companies can anticipate potential shortfalls and surpluses.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Having proven her ability to guide companies to liquidity events and beyond, Cheng had established a new benchmark for any next move: she wanted to steer a firm toward an IPO while serving as its CFO. At first glance, Jellyfish didnt fit Chengs established criteria for her next CFO position. Jellyfish www.jellyfish.co

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CFO Talks

APRIL 9, 2025

What Every CFO Should Know to Protect the Business (and Their Career) You dont need to be an actuary or compliance expert to understand risk. But for the CFO, risk is anything that can derail strategic goals, interrupt operations, or eat into the bottom line. This kind of prioritisation doesnt require a big-budget consulting firm.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 6, 2025

Seymours path to the CFO office was paved by a broad advisory background, where she honed her ability to identify leaky taps and champion data-driven decisions. – Emma Seymour, CFO, Deputy CFOTL: Tell us about Deputy what does this co pany do and what are its offerings today?

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Having proven her ability to guide companies to liquidity events and beyond, Cheng had established a new benchmark for any next move: she wanted to steer a firm toward an IPO while serving as its CFO. At first glance, Jellyfish didnt fit Chengs established criteria for her next CFO position. Jellyfish www.jellyfish.co

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Future CFO

JUNE 27, 2024

Finance leaders are now seeing generative artificial intelligence to have the most immediate impact on explaining forecast amd budget variances, according to Gartner, Inc. The post Finance leaders see GenAI to have most immediate impact on forecast, budget appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Centage

JULY 11, 2023

While the rest of the world is ensconced in 2023, CFOs are already looking toward next year. Budget season is just around the corner, and being prepared is integral. Planning 2024 budgets takes forethought and considerable prep work. CFOs drive the success of next year’s budgets with the prep work they do today.

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Centage

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Businesses talk a lot about budgets, revenue projections, and actuals. However, one of the most important planning tools for a business of any size is cash flow forecasting – and it’s especially important in times of uncertainty. The direct method , however, is better for shorter to medium term forecasting.

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CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Effective Budgeting for Seasonal Downturns Effective budgeting is the cornerstone of financial planning for slow seasons. Picture a family-owned restaurant meticulously planning its budget, accounting for reduced foot traffic during the off-peak season. Imagine a vineyard investing in technology for seasonal demand forecasting.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The Indian technology sector saw several major announcements in the Union Budget 2022, with a few misses in the startup segment. Budget 2022’s announcements on manufacturing, sustainability, electronics, digital currency, innovation and startups with technology as the cornerstone are expected to give a fillip to the tech industry.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

While the sizeable increase in infra spend and sectoral initiatives in Union Budget augur well, there is need for policy reforms that help create a robust private investment ecosystem. Both of these would be addressed through the Gati Shakti initiative which is one of the cornerstones of Budget 2022-23.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Continuing the same spirit in defence allocations, 68% of the defence capital procurement budget for domestic players will also go a long way in strengthening the domestic hi-tech manufacturing ecosystem. Budget 2022 is one of the more progressive Budgets we have had in recent years. By Ankit Agarwal.

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The Finance Weekly

APRIL 12, 2022

For many accounting and finance professionals, being a chief financial officer (CFO) is a career highlight. Nevertheless, the best way to learn the responsibilities and skills required of a CFO is to perform it. When it comes to the annual budgeting process, building a rapport with these department heads will go a long way.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The Union Budget for 2022-23 made a string of other announcements on digital payments, including a plan to offer netbanking to depositors with India Post and another to set up 75 digital banking units across as many districts. The government also intends to tax transfer of ‘digital assets’, widely interpreted as cryptocurrencies, at 30%.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

In a rapidly changing business landscape, CFOs require real-time insights to adjust strategies effectively. Verma notes, "In finance, data intelligence can work as pillars to achieve better forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning." Moreover, the importance of storytelling in data intelligence cannot be overstated.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

lakh crore, against the Budget estimate of Rs 12.05 Also Read| Budget 2022: FM proposes to permit taxpayers to file updated ITR on payment of additional tax. The Budget has projected a fiscal deficit of 6.4% The market was expecting net borrowing to be in the range of Rs 12.50 lakh crore to Rs 13 lakh crore. lakh crore.

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CFO Share

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

CFOs use CAC and LTV for forecasting revenue and planning cash flows. CFO duties include measuring and understanding acquisition costs. Acquisition cost is an essential assumption to forecasting revenue growth. One of the CFO’s main responsibilities is cash planning. Is your CFO using CAC and LTV?

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CFO Share

JULY 16, 2024

When building your back office, you may consider whether you need a financial controller or a CFO. The skills and responsibilities of these roles overlap, and to make matters more confusing, an underqualified CFO (yes, there are plenty out there) will perform similar to or worse than an excellent controller.

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 8, 2025

For instance, if one team member has mastered a new budgeting tool, they can lead a session to help others learn it too. Delegating significant responsibilities, such as leading a budget review or preparing a report for senior leadership, helps them build confidence and skills. Encourage scenario planning as part of your teams routine.

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CFO Talks

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Role of CFOs in Sustainability: Insights from the ICFOA Barometer As the global landscape shifts toward sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles, the role of CFOs has never been more critical. It highlights how CFOs are adapting to: Integrating ESG principles into financial strategies.

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CFO Network

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Have the proper CFO for your company can often be the difference between whether or not you are able to accurately implement your financial analysis. However, it’s not uncommon for a business to not have the resources to keep a CFO in-house. Instead, companies often work with an outsourced CFO to fill this role.

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Centage

JUNE 7, 2022

Once upon a time the role of CFO was focused on backward-looking data. Along with tracking cash flow and providing timely information, the best CFOs are strategizers, analyzing a company’s strengths and weaknesses from a financial perspective and helping direct decision making.

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Future CFO

APRIL 26, 2023

Be it the geopolitical tension in many parts of the world, the prevailing volatility of energy prices, or the looming crisis that is climate change , there is no rest for the CFO when it comes to navigating the challenges, man-made or otherwise. By being more risk aware, the CFO can assess scenarios relevant to the firm's business strategy.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Whether it’s market disruptions, new regulations, global events, or unexpected crises, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) are often the ones steering the ship through stormy seas. Making the right decisions during uncertain times can be tough, but it’s also one of the most important skills a CFO can have.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 16, 2020

What does your economic forecast look like for the foreseeable future? EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) incorporates the power of automated planning, budgeting, and forecasting with the powerful capabilities of tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Budget available resources and investments.

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CFO Share

AUGUST 29, 2024

Building an effective annual budget is more than just crunching numbers—it’s about creating a strategic roadmap that aligns your managers to the business goals. This process can feel dreadful for small business owners, especially if your current finance team did not handle last year’s budgeting well.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

They were both CFO's who saw a big gap in midmarket companies' financial planning, as the amount of data and reporting needs are always growing, while the tools to help with that weren't keeping up. Basic modeling, forecasting, and budgeting workflows. Advanced forecasting and scenario planning.

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CFO Share

JUNE 11, 2024

Accurate financial forecasting is crucial for small businesses, but developing and updating forecasts can be time-consuming, frustrating, and ultimately inaccurate. Precise forecasts provide the roadmap for future growth, but most small companies spin their wheels developing and maintaining forecasts.

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CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

On a day-to-day basis, the finance function is tasked with meeting the company’s accounting responsibilities — ensuring sound budgeting and forecasting. But increasingly, CFOs and their teams require a new focus on prioritizing employee experience.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The Budget on Tuesday proposed to extend the validity of its flagship guaranteed loan scheme by a year through March 2023 and widened its coverage by Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 5 lakh crore, acknowledging the need for a protracted period of succour to start-ups and small businesses as they grapple with the spread of the latest Covid strain.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Hong Kong budget seeks to deploy its considerable fiscal buffers to cushion the economic impact on households and businesses as the city pursues a so-called dynamic”zero infection policy with a range of social restrictions, said Fitch Ratings recently. this year, the authorities unveiled their annual budget recently. .

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Fpanda Club

MARCH 1, 2021

CFO Innovation, Oct 12, 2016 5. How to Build a Business Case for Dynamic Financial Planning and Forecasting (Infographic), Sep 2014 6. Best practice in the budget and planning process, PWC 2017 7. Memo to the CFO: Get in front of digital finance – or get left back, McKinsey & Company, July 2018 8.

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