CFO Leadership

AUGUST 12, 2021

The CFO Leadership Council proudly highlights our very first ten Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ascend Honorees! The Ascend program is an opportunity for Senior Finance Executives from underrepresented groups to join The CFO Leadership Council. Maria Duanne Andrade, Chief Financial and Strategic Officer, Solar and Energy Loan.

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CFO Thought Leader

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In this episode of “Planning Aces,” finance leaders explore the evolving role of FP&A as a strategic partner emphasizing the importance of reliable data in aligning decision-making and resetting priorities. Matt Steinfort, CFO of Digital Ocean, underscores the importance of constraints in Finance and FP&A.

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Planful

JUNE 17, 2021

Over the years, the chief financial officer’s (CFO) role has evolved from gatekeeper to trusted advisor and business partner. But not every CFO thrives in the strategic planning side of their role. Many finance leaders confuse financial planning with strategic planning.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The development of , FP&A solutions (particularly, innovations such as financial software) in recent years has empowered many organizations to both better understand and significantly improve their performance. Compliance: Abide by laws regarding environmental regulations, financial reporting, etc.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 23, 2020

A new calendar year can be a great time to take a renewed, fresh look at your business planning and performance management. In a perfect world, we would like an EPM system that manages organization-wide planning, reporting and analysis. Collection of organization-wide financial and non-financial data.

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Planful

JUNE 15, 2017

So what does the day-to-day role of FP&A look like in today’s landscape, and how has it evolved? How can the executive team best support and invest in the FP&A function? This was the focus of a recent Argyle/CFO webinar sponsored by Planful. Key Challenges Facing FP&A. Being a Better Business Partner.

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BlueLight

JULY 30, 2020

The financial implication of these decision is critical and the CFO is the executive helping the CEO navigate these decisions. Historically, the CFO role was focused on backward looking information: ensuring on-time and accurate financial reporting. Post Series B, it becomes a full-time job to support strategic planning.

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CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 7, 2024

This episode our Planning Aces emphasize the importance of leveraging one’s breadth of experience, stepping beyond traditional FP&A roles, and focusing on execution to bring significant value to organizations. Read More 3.Understanding

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Boston Startup CFO

OCTOBER 22, 2014

Many founders and CEOs of startups don’t spend a lot of time thinking about CFOs. So when is the right time to bring on a CFO? But the old rules for when to hire a CFO don’t apply like they used to. One reason is that the job of the CFO and finance organization has changed. How long is my runway?

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Planful

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The strategic role of the CFO has become less about finance and accounting and more about becoming a strategic partner to the entire organization. Pushing forward requires CFOs to get involved in the business and convey the importance of the numbers to provide more strategic guidance to the business.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

What makes for a sought-after chief finance professional (CFO)? According to Payscale.com , skills such as leadership, and financial reporting and strategic planning, won’t elevate your take-home pay much. These days, strong computer skills, as are advanced knowledge of accounting, budgeting, and finances.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We’ve worked closely with numerous startup SaaS teams, and a fair share of them don’t have a CFO or even a dedicated finance team. That’s why the role of the finance leader in understanding the financial impact of operational choices—before they’re made—is absolutely essential. Let’s dive in.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We’ve worked closely with numerous startup SaaS teams, and a fair share of them don’t have a CFO or even a dedicated finance team. That’s why the role of the finance leader in understanding the financial impact of operational choices—before they’re made—is absolutely essential. Let’s dive in.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

If a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) from 2018 stepped out of a time machine into their 2023 offices, they would be astonished by what they saw. The intensity stems from the larger, more far-reaching implications of the make-or-break decisions CEOs and boards expect CFOs to make quickly.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2024

If a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) from 2018 stepped out of a time machine into their 2023 offices, they would be astonished by what they saw. Research from Protiviti shows that CFO priorities are intensifying and converging. This is the case for both publicly and privately held organizations.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Editor’s note: For our Female Leadership in Finance Series, FutureCFO editor Teresa Leung recently had a chat with Sereen Teoh (pictured below), CFO at BIG Loyalty. Sereen Teoh, CFO, BIG Loyalty. And now I'm the CFO of BIG Loyalty, owned and managed by BIGLIFE Sdn. When did you start to become interested in finance?

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

When these disconnected versions are later combined or compared, discrepancies can arise due to outdated information, formatting inconsistencies, or human errors during manual data entry,” said Ervina Waty , group chief financial officer at Ateria. Spreadsheet use remains a staple of many business functions. And why not?

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Future CFO

AUGUST 24, 2020

As companies scramble to adjust to this unprecedented event, pressure is mounting on FP&A teams to recalibrate their forecasts – not only through the end of 2020 but well into 2021. Three things have been missing in FP&A teams and they are likely going to be factored in moving forward,” he said. Himashi Soriano.

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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. This enables continuous planning of future performance based on actual performance. This enables continuous planning of future performance based on actual performance. Effortless Insight.

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Planful

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The BBRT is a member-based consortium of companies who have joined together to find better ways to plan and control operations. This research has resulted in finding fundamentally better ways to plan and control operations. John: Steve, can you start by talking about the mission of the Beyond Budgeting Round Table (BBRT)?

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CFO Leadership

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

WE ARE PROUD TO ALIGN WITH ORACLE NETSUITE AS A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF THE CFO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. That’s because the last data points were taken from a survey intended primarily for CFOs, with a smaller set of response data from others on how they felt about the job their CFOs were doing. Six Quarters of Spending Expectation Data.

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Jedox Finance

JULY 3, 2019

In the first post “ The Future of FP&A ” of this blog series, we discussed how the CFO must be the guide, and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) must take control of new and changing expectations for the finance department. ” Why: Overall tone for FP&A. .”

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