CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

The plan is aimed at helping Covid-hit SEZs better utilise their idle capacities and improve sales. The plan is aimed at helping Covid-hit SEZs better utilise their idle capacities and improve sales. Their domestic sales would soar substantially if the tax incidence drops, industry executives reckon.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 12, 2022

The answer to these questions and more: a solid financial plan. What is the corporate financial planning process? What is the goal of corporate financial planning? The importance of financial planning for your company. Types of corporate financial planning. Steps in the financial planning process.

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Centage

APRIL 19, 2022

Every business needs a budget — but having a budget is just the start. In addition to making a budget every month, quarter, or year, you also need to compare that budget to what your company actually earns and spends. A budget vs. actual statement lets you compare your projected expenses and income to reality.

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Centage

JULY 11, 2023

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. Here are 6 actions CFOs need to take to create valuable, accurate 2024 budgets. #1

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Centage

AUGUST 22, 2023

In a perfect world, budgets would always line up perfectly with actual spending. Even the most strategically-crafted budgets can take hits from unforeseen circumstances. Expecting that something unexpected will occur throughout the year weakens the argument for creating a traditional budget. What Is a Driver-Based Budget?

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Unfortunately, creating a perfect budget doesn’t mean that you’ll follow it. Budget vs actuals analysis is one of the most effective ways to maintain a clear picture of your company’s performance. Budget vs actuals analysis allows you to assess how well your organization is following its financial plans. Gather the Data.

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Centage

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Workforce planning is important to meeting your organization’s strategic vision, but it’s something that many consider a kind of fortune telling. In reality, it’s more science than art, and should be a critical component of management’s operational planning – especially during uncertain times. Download the Workforce Planning Toolkit.

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Navigator SAP

JULY 22, 2022

One of those areas being considered for the cloud is enterprise resource planning software (ERP), for example. The best choice here is one that takes into consideration your specific business needs and available budget and resources. We’ll help you decide by running down the pros and cons of both.

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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. And gone are the days when you could wait for a quarterly budget review to make decisions about corporate spending.

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Centage

MAY 23, 2023

As we approach the halfway point of 2023, it’s a good time to take a close look at your budget and determine where you and your team are succeeding versus falling short. Keep reading to learn more about the importance of a mid-year budget review and discover our expert tips for financial success.

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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. But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. Produce scenario plans.

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Centage

JUNE 2, 2023

Technology has been a boon for manufacturing in a million different ways – from online ordering, to faster invoicing, to optimizing sales teams. While all of this data helps manufacturing companies to be more efficient, when it comes it comes to creating a manufacturing budget , data is also just as critical.

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Centage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As you start your financial planning for 2023 and beyond, follow these steps to solidify your three-year strategic plan and boost the odds of achieving your business’ goals. At minimum, companies should examine three years of data with a focus on sales, costs related to sales, historical depreciation, and taxes, among other factors.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

There is some risk to using past performance to inform your long-term plans, and this can be compounded during times of economic uncertainty. Your company needs to make plans for the future. Forecast vs. Budget Though similar, a budget and a forecast serve different purposes. Businesses usually create a budget annually.

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Centage

MARCH 14, 2023

As companies slash budgets, finance teams need to find ways of making the company’s cash go further while accomplishing the same goals with fewer resources. If companies want to succeed, they need to craft their personnel planning with care, ensuring their choices hold up to close scrutiny from upper management and investors.

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Focus CFO

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Heading into 2025, accurate sales forecasting is more critical than ever. This clarity not only informs your budget but also drives strategic decision-making across your entire organization. Here are five key ways to align your sales forecasting and budgeting processes for success in the year ahead.

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Centage

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The start of a new year is always a time for planning. And how will all of these uncertainties affect my business budgeting process? And how will all of these uncertainties affect my business budgeting process? For instance, 70% of SMBs have created scenario planning to prepare for the future. What lies ahead?

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Centage

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

While workforce expenses have always monopolized the largest part of a company’s budget, (and likely what keeps you up at night!) in the wake of the global pandemic and a drastic shift to remote/hybrid work, workforce planning has never been more challenging to manage. Get Detailed With Personnel Planning Details, Details, Details!

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

CFOs plan budget changes and sales functions are likely to get more resources in 2023, said Gartner recently. According to a Gartner survey of nearly 300 CFOs in November 2022, 73% of CFOs indicated that they planned increases for the sales function while nearly half of them said the increase would e 10% or more.

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Centage

MAY 23, 2022

They’ve also helped reveal the problems inherent in conventional budgeting methodologies. With rolling forecasts, businesses can gain better insight while aligning their sales and production goals with what’s actually happening from a financial perspective. What’s a Rolling Budget? What’s a Rolling Forecast?

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E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Under these pressures, one aspect often underestimated is the power of strategic budget planning. For executives in portfolio companies, understanding the nuances of effective budget planning is crucial. A tailored budget plan can empower private equity-backed companies to meet and exceed their financial objectives.

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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Other polls show that nearly half of all consumers who use point-of-sale (POS) financing solutions — including BNPL — would not shop with merchants that did not offer them. The record number saw it surpass its native Australia — where sales totaled $900 million — for the first time, signifying that the U.S.

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Centage

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Value of Stress Testing Your Financial Plan. As we approach the end of the fiscal year and begin a new one, business leaders have an overriding concern: How accurate are the assumptions we made when we created our plan? All plans, to a certain extent, are based on assumptions. Scenario Planning and Goal Alignment.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 13, 2023

These 12 sales trends serve as a roadmap for sales leaders looking to cultivate a more adaptable and integrated organization that evolves with today’s sophisticated buyers. Sales and marketing partnership. Collaborating through integrated business planning. Table of Contents. Upskilling to build hybrid relationships.

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Centage

APRIL 6, 2022

For instance, the more sales staff available, the more revenue to be gained, but the more expenses are incurred. The key is to have a keen understanding of your business drivers, and build your financial plan around them. There are three types of financial scenario planning: . Financial Scenario Planning.

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Centage

MARCH 15, 2022

Designed to help businesses prepare for the unknown, financial scenario planning is a strategic tool for flexible long-term decision-making. With financial scenario planning, companies seek to avoid overpredicting and underpredicting their future by separating content into two categories: things that are certain and things that are unknown.

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Planning Forecasting Budgeting Data Analysis 98

Centage

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The traditional budgeting and forecasting planning processes can be long and painful. Any number of issues can arise that render forecasts or the line items on an annual budget quickly outdated. It’s because of these challenges that many organizations have moved to driver-based budgeting and planning.

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E78 Partners

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Download our free budget planning checklist For private equity firms, success isn’t just about acquiring companies; it’s about transforming them. Under these pressures, one aspect often underestimated is the power of strategic budget planning. This is where scenario and sensitivity analyses come into play.

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Centage

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most companies don’t plan to stay the same or do the same thing forever. Planning is the first step towards achieving growth for any organization, and budgeting is the ongoing process to manage this growth. Planning and budgeting alignment ensures you have what you need to wisely allocate funds for growth.

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The Finance Weekly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Every budgeting season brings a chance to push your business forward into the new year. With 2024 coming to a close and the 2025 budgeting season around the corner, the pressure is really on you and your finance team! Of course, there are plenty of challenges to juggle as you balance all your company's needs and goals.

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Centage

AUGUST 29, 2022

Along with being agile and able to pivot on a dime, these businesses have the ability to make decisions and act on them with confidence, and that means mastering the art of scenario planning. Read on to learn about the importance of evaluating business assumptions and discover the top variables affecting scenario planning.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 1, 2022

As financial planning has evolved over the years, better tools have become available to help advisors maximize their impact with more clients by increasing their efficiency. robo-advisors) might someday replace human advisors, there are still many elements of financial planning that benefit from engagement with a human advisor.

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Navigator SAP

AUGUST 16, 2023

ERP solutions for manufacturing are specifically designed to assist with high-level resource planning and project mapping to identify key deadlines and supply chain requirements and ensure each project is completed on time and within budget.

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Spreadym

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Collaborative budgeting is an approach to financial planning and management that involves the active participation of multiple individuals or teams within an organization. It goes beyond the traditional top-down budgeting process, where senior management sets financial targets and allocates resources.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Many American consumers are feeling the financial squeeze as the holiday shopping season goes on and will be turning to flexible spending plans to help put them at ease. The study revealed merchants that offer flexible payment plans could tap into a loyal, sizable pool of digital consumers. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later World.

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Spreadym

MARCH 1, 2023

Uncertainty, no matter the reason causes it, complicates the planning and budgeting at a company. All this leads to the fact that the company should turn business operations to scenario planning, where the final result may depend both on macroeconomic and trade parameters, or on efficiency of new equipment.

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