CFO Talks

APRIL 9, 2025

What Every CFO Should Know to Protect the Business (and Their Career) You dont need to be an actuary or compliance expert to understand risk. Risk management isnt a luxury, its a core leadership function. This article is your guide to getting ahead of risk, before it gets ahead of you. The board expects more.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The CFO’s role inarguably has evolved over the years, beyond traditional financial management encompassing strategic decision-making and risk mitigation. Further, risk management is another area where the CFO shines. They know where sources are being spent and how to optimize those expenditures,” Johary explains.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 31, 2021

In these regards, CFOs will seek people with traditional financial skills, in addition to interpersonal skills like leadership, empathy, and adaptability, and cognitive skills like critical thinking, project management and decision-making. The post Digital acceleration to drive finance leadership in 2022 appeared first on FutureCFO.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Providing support to an organisation's finance team is a must in intensifying the focus on risk management. In the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants' Rethinking Public Financial Management report, 73.4% of respondents believed risks to their organisations would increase in the future.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Paula Leynes Felipe, Regional Manager, Upstream and Advisory, Eastern and Southern Africa, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation. She led the Risk Management Practice Group in IFC Asia prior to her mangerial role in Africa. Because, again, its going to affect the overall asset portfolio at the back.

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CFO Talks

APRIL 22, 2025

Welcome to the world of risk-adjusted forecastingthe CFOs answer to uncertainty, complexity, and volatility. One that separates reactive finance from strategic leadership. Why Risk-Adjusted Forecasting Is Non-Negotiable Lets be blunt. Its about rewiring how finance interacts with risk. Its a mindset shift. Markets shift.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Members’ Profile: Yvonne Dias In this edition of CFO Club Africa’s Members Spotlight, we are introducing Yvonne Dias, the Group CFO at MINT Management Technologies. This involves honest, transparent communication with all parties involved. Tough conversations are often necessary to address obstacles directly.

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

Standard deviation fails to characterize risk in a way that matters to most investors.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

She is driven to deepen her expertise in digitalization, AI, and machine learning , applying them to improve financial wellness and business efficiency and aims for international leadership roles that contribute to the economic development of Africa and values cross-disciplinary collaborations for impactful projects.

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CFA Institute

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Portfolio Pi and Portfolio Eta are new decision metrics that connect investment objectives and risks.

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CFO Leadership

APRIL 10, 2023

With increased risk comes the need for increased duty of care. A realistic duty of care policy goes hand-in-hand with effective travel risk management. That risk varies based on an organization’s size, industry, and scope of business travel. And setting a high bar for duty of care means actively tracking employees.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 21, 2024

Effective communication and collaboration are no longer just nice-to-have — they are essential for driving success. The Office of Finance is at the heart of every organization, overseeing financial strategy, risk management, and operational efficiency.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For instance, collaborating with international clients has taught me the importance of adapting my communication style and accounting methods to align with their expectations and values. Leadership and communication skills are also essential, as you’ll need to clearly convey financial insights to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Don’t let scenarios muddy communications: Leaders can use scenarios without abdicating their leadership responsibilities but should not communicate with the organization via scenarios. Anyone in an executive position in an organization must provide clear and inspiring leadership.

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E78 Partners

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

At this time, consultants can work with leadership to create a roadmap for value creation, addressing areas such as operational improvements, revenue growth, and risk management. Bringing in a consultant during these phases can prevent future pitfalls and streamline the process toward a successful exit.

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Planful

MAY 24, 2017

However, in today’s business environment, stakeholders are increasingly looking to boards and senior management to better manage strategic, regulatory, and other risks – while they make decisions that impact performance. Gallagher, and Renee Yozzi, Director, Strategic and Enterprise Risk Management at Benjamin Moore & Co.

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E78 Partners

MARCH 3, 2025

Key Financial Readiness Considerations To prepare for the scrutiny of public markets, leadership teams must assess their ability to: Generate SEC-compliant financial statements within required timelines. Strategic Finance and FP&A Support Strengthening financial planning, forecasting, and investor communication capabilities.

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Future CFO

MAY 1, 2024

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ), says the appeal of the financial controller position lies in blending analytical depth with visionary leadership, overseeing financial strategies across sectors. It’s also the risk management part of the role that keeps the role exciting, crucial, and a continuous growth area,” Ramon adds.

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Future CFO

APRIL 7, 2025

Finance leaders now are faced with the task of identifying and mitigating ESG-related risks, allocating resources towards sustainability initiatives and communicating the organisation's ESG performance to stakeholders. Another trend is the growing focus on supply chain transparency and Scope 3 emissions reporting," Soh points out. "As

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Planful

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Among the many great topics on the agenda at the Argyle CFO Leadership Forum in Dallas was a session titled “Managing and Minimizing Enterprise Risk.” Another panelist highlighted their investment in inventory, as well as managing growth in the business. How does incentive compensation play into risk management?

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CFO Talks

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The journey from a Chartered Accountant (CA) to a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a transformative one, requiring a shift from technical expertise to strategic leadership. It identifies 34 competencies structured within the four general roles of a CFO: Steward This role focuses on accounting, control, risk management, and asset preservation.

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CFA Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Identifying investment objectives and achieving stakeholder buy-in is the critical first step in connecting these objectives to portfolio construction.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals. His expertise spans financial leadership and strategy, finance automation, data science, and operational efficiency.

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The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2022

Finance or Risk Management Committee. Meanwhile, audits, financial management, and risk mitigation fall under the purview of the Finance or Risk Management Committee. It reviews financial statements in detail and makes recommendations to the full board on how to maximize resources while minimizing risk. .

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Future CFO

APRIL 13, 2025

Mornings are typically all about concentrated focus, starting with ensuring alignment with our clients across key objectives like risk management, credit solutions, and employee benefits strategies. At a high level, a normal day involves strategic planning, teamwork, and tackling challenges, but most days are diverse and varied.

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Focus CFO

MAY 25, 2023

Ron is an experienced CFO with nearly 25 years of experience, holding extensive leadership roles, including serving on boards of private companies.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Finance leaders are wedged into a position of not only overseeing the implementation of financial controls and risk management strategies to safeguard their organisations throughout the transformation journey, but also in spearheading the company to find and implement initiatives to drive value. One of which, of course, is ESG.

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Future CFO

APRIL 25, 2024

The management takes great pains to ensure that the plans are communicated regularly throughout the whole Group through various mediums such as town halls, email blasts and newsletters. There is also a lot of work involved in managing morale and inculcating the right values and cultures within the organisation.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The CFO role is multi-faceted and includes everything from financial planning and analysis to business budgeting, financial decision-making, and risk management. CFOs are some of the highest-paid finance professionals because they have experience and networks and excel at financial leadership. Financial Manager.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Create and communicate a well-defined plan for how you intend to bring advanced AI tools into your organization and use them for transformation. The post Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI first appeared on CFO Leadership. 1] Robert Half and Protiviti are members of the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program.

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Future CFO

MAY 5, 2024

Boardroom leadership, including chief financial officers, needs to manage artificial intelligence risks to drive trust, according to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Financial leaders and controllers will have to be confident about the adequacy of oversight and controls of AI systems.

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CFO Talks

JUNE 7, 2022

In developing the CFO(SA) designation, we identified 34 competencies and four pillars that the Modern CFO needs to fulfill to excel in their leadership position. Steward Role & Competencies: Accounting, control, risk management and asset preservation are the proficiencies of the Steward. Strategic risk management.

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Future CFO

MAY 22, 2024

Jackson Ng Ng thinks the CFO oversees the implementation of robust financial controls and risk management strategies to safeguard the organisation throughout the transformation journey. Overlooking cybersecurity risks or neglecting to implement adequate safeguards can expose the company to potential threats,” Ng says.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 22, 2024

Communicate with clients, investors, company leaders, and stakeholders. Manage cash flow and plan for financial needs. Assist with risk management, audits, and research. Collaborate with other executives and department heads on budget creation and management. Resolve accounting and finance problems.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 27, 2023

You need constant monitoring of your economic outlook because then you can adjust your risk management strategy that will help you mitigate third-party risks." Everyone else in the company is trying to meet their KPIs, grab whatever they can find on the table, and pretty much have zero already got a risk, right?

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2023

To create more business impact, finance functions may need to reimagine their strategy, leadership, operating model, talent and/or technology ,” said the analyst. Post-pandemic recovery has brought forward a slew of transformations that call for new solutions, especially in areas like spend management.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 13, 2021

CPM involves a greater emphasis on improving communication and business strategies within a company. Given its significance to C-suite positions, many organizations now have a department dedicated solely to strategy or performance management (occasionally merged with project management).

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