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When Does a Business Need a CFO?

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As such, their responsibilities include: budgeting and forecasting, managing mergers or acquisitions, and handling compliance issues. A CFO takes their financial expertise and channels it into a strategic leadership role to create financial success for the company and its stakeholders.

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PodChats for FutureCFO: Becoming a transformative finance leader in 2025

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Evolving role Historically, CFOs were the stewards of financial reporting and compliance. This includes scenario planning, advanced forecasting, and data visualisation techniques that help stakeholders understand complex financial data, she adds.

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Taking a strategic approach to AI adoption

Future CFO

He concedes that AI has significantly transformed finance teams by automating processes, improving forecasting, and enhancing risk management, but he notes that its effectiveness depends on access to up-to-date data.

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The five biggest challenges for revenue recognition in 2025

Future CFO

Compliance with standards like ASC 606 and IFRS 15 is still crucial, but the focus has shifted to optimising operations for growth. For many organisations, revenue recognition is a strategic function that impacts forecasting, investor relations, and the companys financial health report. Inaccurate forecasting and reporting.

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Data Talks, CFOs Listen: Why Analytics Is The Key To Better Spend Management

Speaker: Claire Grosjean

Join Claire Grosjean for a dynamic discussion on how finance leaders can leverage data-driven strategies to improve spend visibility, enhance forecasting accuracy, and drive cost optimization without losing sight of the human element that makes financial decision-making effective. Master the balance between analytics and action.

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Keys to Revenue Accounting and Compliance for Professional Services Companies

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Previous episodes in this Insights Series have explored the challenges created by new Digital Solutions Economy paradigms for billing, fulfillment, invoicing, revenue accounting, and compliance across a wide range of industries. Also, monitoring renewals and upgrades is key to forecast future sales.

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Accountability Isn’t Admin – It’s Your Performance Lever 

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Accountability Isnt Admin Its Your Performance Lever For all the talk about AI-driven forecasting, real-time dashboards, and digitising the finance function, there remains one cornerstone of high-performing finance teams that no technology can replace: accountability. Compliance is non-negotiable, of course. Packs are circulated.