CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Recently, the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to maintain interest rates has had significant implications not only for the economic landscape but also for the competencies demanded of today’s CFOs. The Reserve Bank decided to keep interest rates unchanged, opting for stability amidst ongoing economic turbulence.

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CFO Talks

MARCH 14, 2024

Moreover, the advent of big data and advanced analytics has armed CFOs with tools to forecast trends, optimize operations, and shape company strategies with unprecedented precision. This collaborative approach helps to align departmental goals with financial realities and strategic objectives.

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Centage

JANUARY 17, 2023

If, on the other hand, the office of finance has access to reporting and analytics tools with their accounting software that collates financial data from across the business, the financial analysis of the reasons for a positive or negative variance becomes clearer.

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Future CFO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

An EY study reveals that up to 70% of financial controllers and CFOs in Singapore found an increase in demand for financial analysis and forecasts as stakeholders are increasingly interested in including non-financial data for corporate reporting. Best practices.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Scenario analysis may also leverage AI to model various scenarios to better understand potential consequences of different decisions and market changes. The large language model (LLM) is trained on the financial documents, terminology, trends and data that Bloomberg has collected for nearly a half-century.

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E78 Partners

AUGUST 1, 2023

This shortage is particularly pronounced in times of economic growth, when many companies are actively pursuing acquisition strategies to expand their market presence. Adding to the complexity is the known shortage of skilled accounting and finance professionals available in the marketplace.

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Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2021

Evaluating historical data alongside forward-looking financial statements can assemble a forecast that considers potential variations over time. FutureCFO: How can CFOs cut costs and prepare for economic uncertainty with data analytics and other emerging technology?

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CFA Institute

JANUARY 12, 2020

Where will stock markets and interest rates be at year-end 2020?

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Future CFO

AUGUST 30, 2021

A mix of temporary and permanent professionals, which can be continually adjusted, allows financial managers to quickly access specialised skills and scale headcount up and down according to business needs. . A Bachelor’s degree in the following will be expected for this role are Accounting, Finance or Economics.

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Focus CFO

DECEMBER 6, 2021

A fractional CFO is in the best position to do this because they have the overall organization in their view, which means they can tie in different areas of the business to create alignment around a strategic financial plan. Identifying Current Challenges.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 92

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Onplan

JANUARY 19, 2022

CFOs have a lot to contribute to the C-suite strategic dialog, and they can also ground that discussion in the actual financial tradeoffs that different choices require. That’s why it’s so valuable to have a solid headcount forecasting framework. Listen to employees. The CFO’s leadership can be considered critical in company guidance.

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CFO Share

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

My finance team performed a rigorous cost benefit analysis of working from home and hybrid work versus our baseline of 100% working from office. The first step of any financial analysis is to brainstorm the universe of costs and gains associated with the policy at question. When I work at home, I can get much more work done.”.

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Onplan

JANUARY 19, 2022

CFOs have a lot to contribute to the C-suite strategic dialog, and they can also ground that discussion in the actual financial tradeoffs that different choices require. That’s why it’s so valuable to have a solid headcount forecasting framework. Listen to employees. The CFO’s leadership can be considered critical in company guidance.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

This involves forecasting outcomes, assessing probabilities, and predicting market trends. Depending on the role you are considering, you may need a degree in a relevant field such as finance, mathematics, or economics. Analytics is more than crunching numbers but also about making sense of a situation.

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Spreadym

JULY 10, 2023

Adjustments are made to ensure that financial statements reflect the economic reality of the period being closed. Pros of Spreadym for financial close Excel-based Interface: Users can leverage the full power of Microsoft Excel within the platform, utilizing its functions and features for robust financial analysis.

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Musings on Markets

AUGUST 15, 2023

The most obvious reason is economic, where a crisis and collapse in government revenues, from taxes and other sources, causes a government to be unable meet its obligations. Ultimately, a government that chooses to default is making a political choice, as much as it is an economic one.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

The second is that there are great (and free) sources for macro economic data, ranging from the Federal Reserve (FRED) to the World Bank and I don’t see the point of replicating something that they already do well. Micro Data The focus of my data collection is understanding how companies are operating and how investors are pricing them.

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