Centage

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When it comes to business budgeting and planning, traditional spreadsheets are labor-intensive, prone to errors, and static, so it can be difficult to get a clear view on your current and future financial position. With the fast pace of business change, CFOs need accurate financial information to make informed decisions on the fly.

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Budgeting General Ledger Data Analysis Financial Data 96

Centage

JULY 25, 2023

Though some businesses rely on Excel for budgeting and financial management needs, the software has some notable disadvantages that may make it a less-than-optimal solution for your business. If a member of your team accidentally enters inaccurate data, this could throw off your company’s entire budget.

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Budgeting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) General Ledger Forecasting 98

Centage

MAY 23, 2022

The current economic circumstances haven’t just resulted in financial uncertainty for millions of Americans. They’ve also helped reveal the problems inherent in conventional budgeting methodologies. Read on to discover the benefits of rolling budgeting, rolling financial forecasting, and mid-year forecasts for your business.

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Forecasting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Planning 98

Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Once upon a time, businesses were satisfied with creating an annual budget. You used your budget as a measuring stick to gauge performance against assumptions made months ago. If your board asked you to run new numbers based on fresh assumptions, it took you days or weeks to create a new set of reports. Watch Demo.

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Forecasting Budgeting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking 98

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

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. Improve steps by doing this: Monitor real-time financial performance to stay on track.

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Centage

DECEMBER 7, 2022

the maker of QuickBooks Online Advanced, to bring automated budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analytics capabilities to QuickBooks Online Advanced customers and mid-market organizations looking for more robust and streamlined budgeting capabilities. Real-time reporting – specifically around variance reporting, and alerting.

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Collectiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The most valuable indicators of the financial health and position of an organization are the metrics that are tracked in financial statements—Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Statements, Cash Flow Statements, Account Receivables, and more. Financial reporting is meant to give stakeholders an accurate depiction of a company’s finances.

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Centage

JANUARY 17, 2023

As part of this process, the office of finance and department heads spend an immense amount of time creating, reviewing and approving the business’s budget for the fiscal year ahead – but it’s important that financial management doesn’t stop there. Budget vs Actual Statement – What It Is and What It Isn’t.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Identifying and Overcoming Ethical Dilemmas in Business In the corporate world, numbers might drive decisions, but values define leadership. As a CFO your influence extends beyond financial reports and budgets.

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Leadership Auditing Profit and Loss Compliance 98

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial modeling can also help in performing sensitivity analysis, preparing budgets for capital expenditures, and evaluating the potential value of mergers or acquisitions. Forecasting - Estimating future financial outcomes based on historical data. Investment Evaluation - Assessing mergers, acquisitions, or new projects.

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Financial Modeling Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Budgeting Forecasting 52

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Budget: A Source of Tension and Opportunity One of the primary sources of tension between finance and development is the budgeting process. Anderson and Morris agreed that the ideal scenario involves a collaborative approach, where key players from all departments contribute to the budget creation. Get the free guide!

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CFO Talks

MARCH 20, 2025

Talking Money Without Causing Panic Numbers tell the truth, but how you communicate with them determines how they are received. As a CFO, your role goes far beyond reporting figuresyou shape strategic decisions, guide leadership, and influence confidence in the business. A CFO must be the voice of reason in financial discussions.

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Leadership CFO Communication Numbers 52

E78 Partners

MARCH 3, 2025

The IPO market has also seen a resurgence, with 13 IPOs each aiming to raise $100 million or more filed in January 2025 alone , marking the highest number of sizable IPO filings in a single month since early 2022. Companies must ensure they are operationally, financially, and strategically ready for the transition to public markets.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) GAAP Marketing Compliance 52

CFO Talks

APRIL 8, 2025

Holding an MSc, BSc, and FCCA qualification, Julius has made a remarkable impact in the finance sector, earning multiple prestigious awards, including the Chief Finance Officer of the Year Sustainability Award (2023) and the Financial Reporting Award (2023). 0600hrs How do you spend the first hour of your day?

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CFO Talks

MARCH 4, 2025

Here are seven key financial strategies to help you stay in control and thrive no matter whats on the menu. Ditch Rigid Budgets Stay Flexible Instead Imagine planning a long road trip. You map out your route, pick your stops, and set a budget for fuel. Thats why businesses need rolling forecasts instead of rigid budgets.

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Budgeting Forecasting Invoicing Sales 52

CFO Simplified

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Nobody likes creating a budget. But budgeting is vital because it’s the company’s plan for the coming year. If the proper analysis is done, then the budget becomes a tool to guide the company forward. Budgeting is a process that may result in multiple iterations before the resulting numbers are acceptable.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As a financial executive, the chief financial officer (CFO) is responsible for the financial health of an organization. The CFO role is multi-faceted and includes everything from financial planning and analysis to business budgeting, financial decision-making, and risk management. Financial Analyst.

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The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Nonprofit budgeting best practices are often the difference between success and failure for the organization. Budgeting is a crucial element of understanding the financial health of your organization. While nonprofit budgeting can seem daunting and complex, it doesn’t have to be. It takes time to get a budget right.

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Nonprofit Budgeting CFO Leadership 52

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The second is valuation , a class about how to value or price almost anything, with a tool set for those who need to put numbers on assets. All in all, I know that some of you are budget-constrained, and others of you are time-constrained, and I hope that there is an offering that meeting your constraints.

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Valuation Corporate Finance Finance Investments 130

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

My interest in finance was sparked by a fascination with how financial decisions drive both business growth and sustainability. The ability to analyze numbers and translate them into actionable strategies has always intrigued me. It’s essential to learn how to effectively split your day between work and personal time.

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Future CFO

MARCH 3, 2025

By 2025, the traditional image of number-crunching accountants confined to back offices will be a relic of the past. Repetitive tasks, such as financial reporting, are increasingly being automated, freeing up finance professionals to focus on strategic initiatives. The finance function is undergoing a seismic shift.

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Finance Communication Leadership Profit and Loss 69

Centage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

As a business owner or chief financial officer (CFO), spreadsheets may be an important part of your financial forecasting, planning, and budgeting processes. Unfortunately, Excel has very defined limits that can make it challenging for businesses to publish their financial reports more quickly and efficiently.

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Securities Cash Flow Forecasting Budgeting Forecasting 98

Centage

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Your teams have spent months creating, adjusting, re-creating, and finalizing your budget for the next year. You’re finally ready to bring your annual budget presentation to the board. Is the board going to care that you’ve allocated 20% of IT’s budget for training? Sales teams have projected their volumes. Or are you?

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Budgeting Forecasting Strategic Planning Planning 52

The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Budgeting software can greatly help by , automating financial tasks , making processes more efficient, and leading the business toward long-term success. Keep reading to find out the best budgeting software for small businesses. Why You Should Use Budgeting Software for Your Business?

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Financial Modeling Forecasting 52

Centage

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Financial planning is a crucial part of sustaining and growing your business. The office of finance, department heads, and C-suite executives spend much of their time making, checking, and approving the yearly budget. And financial management doesn’t stop once the annual budget is approved.

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Centage

OCTOBER 3, 2022

This accessible program can accomplish various tasks, such as financial forecasting and budgeting. Excel is an easy-to-use platform for inputting numbers and getting results with simple formulas. If your business has used Excel for financial forecasting, you may have found some challenges with the program.

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Forecasting Budgeting Data Analysis Financial Modeling 98

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

A study by the University of Baltimore and Excel-based FP&A company, , DataRails , lays out the full economic costs of businesses sticking with manually prepared financial reports. billion is the first number that came out of the research and this represents the total amount of money lost by manual financial work.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Profit and Loss Budgeting Math 83

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

FB New Financial Reporting Segment Structure. Meta’s next earnings report (for Q1 FY 2022) is estimated to be released on April 26, 2022. Meta said that it expects total revenue to be somewhere between $27 billion and $29 billion in the first quarter of FY 2022, reflecting a YOY growth rate of between 3% and 11%.

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Advertising Budgeting Forecasting Financial Reporting 130

Centage

JUNE 21, 2022

For most businesses, the current economic circumstances – and looking at what may lay ahead – haven’t just resulted in financial uncertainty, it’s also brought to light the inherent challenges with using conventional budgeting methodologies to track and anticipate future business performance. The answer?

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Forecasting Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Planning 52

Planful

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In an ideal world, financial reports should build shareholder trust by offering accurate data about the performance of the company. In reality, a company’s financial report can be more flimsy—involving estimates and judgment from leadership that’s far from the truth. Create Detailed, Transparent Reports.

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Financial Reporting Valuation IFRS GAAP 40

Planful

MARCH 18, 2019

The FP&A team is numbers-oriented, but also requires a great deal of communication skills. The financial reporting manager must be able to clearly explain specific financial concepts at a high level for busy executives. FP&A teams can do so by leveraging these four essential types of financial reports techniques.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Financial Reporting Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting 40

The Charity CFO

APRIL 12, 2022

Their budget projected a surplus, and they were hitting those numbers. After all, their financial reports showed they had much more revenue than expenses. After all, their financial reports showed they had much more revenue than expenses. They were hitting their budget numbers month after month.

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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.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 130

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Corporate Finance Communication Forecasting 130

The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

According to Sheri’s research, organizations that can quantify and communicate how they’re changing lives are 68% more likely to win grants compared to those who only report on outputs (e.g. number of people served). Book a FREE consultation here Do You Struggle to Make Sense of Your Financial Statements?

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The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

It’s the budgeting, financial forecasting, financial analysis, and decision-making that support an organization's health and strategy. Improving the company's budget and resource allocation. Analyzing the effects of past and future financial activities and behavior in order to evaluate risk. Risk Management.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Forecasting Budgeting Planning 96

Centage

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In conjunction with your other numbers, your gross profit margin can tell you if your products are profitable enough, if you need to increase sales or if your expenses, like sales costs, are too high. To get this number, subtract your expenses from your revenues to get your net profit. into the calculation.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Benchmarking Budgeting Valuation 98

The Charity CFO

MARCH 4, 2025

See the full video interview here: Stop Playing DefenseFundraising is About Revenue Growth Too many nonprofits think the key to financial survival is slashing expenses. And sure, being responsible with the budget matters. Book a FREE consultation here Do You Struggle to Make Sense of Your Financial Statements?

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