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1066: How Language Barriers and Data Shortfalls Propelled a Life in Numbers | Cosmin Pitigoi, CFO, Flywire

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Arriving at a high school in Cape Town, South Africa, without speaking English, Cosmin Pitigoi faced an immediate communication challenge. Years later, that same resolve reemerged in eBays IR function, where Pitigoi realized the company’s available data was falling short in communicating the breadth of eBay’s story.

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Confessions of an FP&A-holic: 7 Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier

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Being good at finance and getting numbers right is not enough anymore Of course, strong analytical skills and knowledge of finance are essential for an FP&A professional but gone are those days when these skills or proficiency in Excel were enough to excel in this role, pardon the pun. If you want to stand out, learn beyond finance.

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Identifying and Overcoming Ethical Dilemmas in Business 

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Identifying and Overcoming Ethical Dilemmas in Business In the corporate world, numbers might drive decisions, but values define leadership. Advocate for clear, company-wide insider trading policies to educate employees and prevent future occurrences. As a CFO your influence extends beyond financial reports and budgets.

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Goodhart’s Law Explains School Decay

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Everywhere in education, you see incentives at work. The incentives, though, are so far removed from the actual goals of education that they produce perverse results. . We observe this again and again in education. Goodhart’s Law is usually stated, “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.”

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Outschool On Tailoring Subscription To Online Children’s Education

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The internet has consequently become an essential part of the educational experience for many young learners. One online learning platform working to meet this demand is Outschool , a San Francisco-based educational subscription marketplace providing thousands of online classes on a wide variety of subjects — with a twist.

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Members’ Profile: Ronel Jooste

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Recognized for her leadership, resilience, and commitment to education, she is also a Non-Executive Director at the Woman of Stature Foundation and a mentor to aspiring professionals. I enjoy numbers and finances; and I loved accounting at school. Communication, conflict management, time management, attention to detail.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Feb 4-5)

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Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC has issued a risk alert outlining Reg BI-related deficiencies discovered during recent examinations of broker-dealers, from dual-registered advisors not clearly communicating whether they were acting as a commission-based (..)

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