CFO Talks

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Forecasting Tools, choosing the Right Fit for Your Business As a CFO, you know that forecasting is crucial to business success. Whether you’re anticipating future cash flows, preparing for market shifts, or managing your company’s resources, having the right forecasting tool can make all the difference.

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Planful

MARCH 18, 2019

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. Department Budget vs. Actual Reports.

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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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CFO Simplified

MARCH 20, 2022

Overcome financial challenges. In action, this might look like monthly financial reporting and analysis, creation of dashboards and selection and reporting of key performance indicators (KPIs), assistance with investor and lender relations, cash flow projections, overseeing bookkeeping and accounting, and/or ensuring regulatory filings (i.e.

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Centage

JUNE 21, 2022

Implementing rolling budgeting, rolling financial forecasting, and mid-year forecasts. Plan Ahead with a Rolling Forecast Like rolling budgets, rolling forecasts provide companies with future numbers for use in planning and management. The answer?

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Centage

JANUARY 4, 2024

Growing businesses face an increasing need for accurate financial forecasting and planning. In the pursuit of business growth, they must move beyond makeshift arrangements and adopt refined methodologies for their cash flow forecasts and projections.

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CFO Simplified

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I think that the Statement of Cash Flows is the disrespected stepsister of financial reporting, much like Cinderella. So, let’s look to see how this Cinderella report can help you plan for and understand your use of cash. The Cash Flow Forecast is a predictive tool.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

It’s a result, explained Gillette, of the legacy ERP no longer being suited to address the full range of businesses’ diverse financial and process management needs. He pointed to financial reporting as one example of this shift.

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The Finance Weekly

JULY 19, 2022

FP&A software assists CFOs, finance leaders, and FP&A experts in ensuring the financial health of their organization by tracking and analyzing current outcomes and forecasting future performance. Planful is a cloud-based financial planning and analysis software platform that focuses on continuous planning.

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CFO Simplified

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Forecast and manage cash flow, reporting and more. Develop a cash flow forecast — I hope that you’re not running your company by checkbook. Don’t be the business owner who wakes up on Thursday to find that he needs to chase cash to cover payroll on Friday. How did you miss the warning signs?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

According to Kurt Rathmann, CEO and founder of SMB accounting firm ScaleFactor , the month-end close may be the traditional way of doing things, but it forces small business owners to examine data that, by the time a financial report is completed, is too old to be of much use. “The news is about 30 days old at best.”

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Planful

AUGUST 7, 2020

Where cash flow used to be an almost secondary concern in terms of planning and forecasting, it’s now taken center stage. Speed/frequency : Not so long ago, cash flow forecasting and reporting was a structured, periodic task that was just another part of the financial reporting package.

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Spreadym

JUNE 19, 2023

It involves monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing the flow of cash into and out of an entity to ensure the availability of sufficient funds for operations, expenses, and future growth. This forecast serves as a baseline for monitoring and planning your cash flow. monthly, quarterly, or annually).

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Adam Kae

JULY 17, 2023

As a Chief Financial Officer (AKA ChiefFUNancial Officer) for digital marketing agencies, CFOAdam plays a vital role in ensuring the financial health and growth of your organization. In this blog post, we will explore key financial strategies that can help you effectively scale your agency and drive long-term success.

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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. So, why are so many companies relying on them to handle their financial needs? Forecasting. Faster publishing for financial reports and dashboards.

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CFO Simplified

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Conduct a cash flow analysis to verify how much money was spent and where it went. Develop a 13-week cash flow forecast to identify the needs of the company in the coming months, eliminating surprises. Sweep excess cash back to the credit line daily, reducing interest and increasing availability.

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CFO Simplified

APRIL 8, 2022

He didn’t understand where the cash was going. Develop a cash flow forecast, identifying cash to be received and cash expenditures each week. Match the forecast to actuals on a weekly basis. Pay the owner a pre-determined amount of cash as a regular draw, whenever the employees get paid.

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CFO Simplified

JUNE 1, 2023

Most business owners get financial reports monthly: Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows. The problem is, those monthly reports show your financial performance in the past — what has already occurred in your business. For example, do you have a cash flow forecast?

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The Charity CFO

APRIL 28, 2023

This system should then be able to support your organization in maintaining accurate records of each fund, tracking revenue and expenses, and preparing financial reports that show how each fund is performing. These reports can help you make informed decisions and identify areas for improvement. Get the free guide!

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Boston Startup CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

They can also help you identify areas where you can improve your cash flow. Creating a cash flow forecast : A cash flow forecast is a projection of your expected cash inflows and outflows over a certain period of time.

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CFO Simplified

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Bring Value through CFO Insights: Like any forecasting tool, proper budgeting allows management to make decisions that can help the company avoid future problems. Without a plan to bring those sales forecasts to fruition, the projected loss would indeed become a reality. Develop a cash flow forecast.

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CFO Talks

AUGUST 21, 2024

Strategic Measure: CFOs should focus on strong cash flow forecasting and planning for different scenarios. By creating different financial plans for various economic situations, CFOs can better prepare for and respond to potential problems.

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CFO Simplified

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Since the owners weren’t drawing large salaries, and sales were increasing, questions arose as to the actual use of cash and the company’s profitability. Develop a cash-flow forecast so that the company could understand cash availability and plan on payments to their vendors and the primary lender. Recommendations.

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Creative CFP

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The cash flow statement is the final piece of the puzzle when it comes to the monthly management reports that we prepare here at Creative CFO. This is without a doubt one of the most important and often overlooked financial reports within the monthly report pack. Always have an up-to-date cash flow forecast.

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CFO Simplified

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If you have a cash flow forecast, make sure that all your cash needs are shown on it, and that you have projected out your needs for more than the typical 13-week forecast. Once you get a term sheet, be sure that you understand what the bank’s reporting requirements are.

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CFO Share

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Continuously shrinking cash despite profitable financial reporting. Fraud management services typically include cash crisis management. Depending on your situation, you may need to: Use a 13 week cash flow forecast weekly. Regular inventory shortfalls at physical counts. How will you fare until then?

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The Charity CFO

JUNE 10, 2022

Don’t leave the financial statement review to a consent agenda, given how significant financial oversight is to the overall board members’ job description. Nonprofit financial statements will vary from organization to organization, based on the size and complexity. Budget to Actual report. Beyond the finance committee….

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Creative CFP

OCTOBER 2, 2020

I never had time for the exciting things, like forecasting and presenting valuable business insights to business owners and helping them to grow their business. I am now able to improve financial reporting and be innovative with bringing the business numbers to life so business owners can make better decisions.

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Future CFO

JULY 13, 2020

Malaysian group Ahmad Zaki Resources Berhad (AZRB), on the other hand, has been trying to ensure that its construction business has some breathing space in its cash flow as the government recently lifted the lockdown that kept the industry into a standstill for more than two months.

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.50 Retail stocks — Retail stocks rose following Walmart and Home Depot ‘s stronger-than-expected financial reports for the third quarter. after the company cut its earnings guidance and cash flow forecast. billion in revenue, per Refinitiv.

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