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36% of companies plan to raise pay in 2024 amid tight labor market: BDO

CFO Dive

Although the job market has shown signs of cooling in recent quarters, CFOs aim to increase compensation this year to attract and retain employees.

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Tackling challenges in 2024 head-on

Future CFO

If there is one thing most people can agree on, it is the fact that the world today undergoes constant change in a manner that is almost impossible to keep up with at times. The business world is in no way an exception, of course, as shifts come in across various sectors within short periods. This is especially evident following the COVID-19 pandemic when most—if not all—industries were forced to transform to hold out.

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Holding out for a bankruptcy ‘cram down’? Think again.

CFO Dive

C-suites should take a hard look at the true cost of bankruptcy before filing for Chapter 11, Lowenstein Sandler’s Kenneth A. Rosen writes.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 130: Helping Everyone You Can Vs Getting Paid What You’re Really Worth

Nerd's Eye View

Few service industries have as much potential to impact lives as financial advice, and it's that very ability for financial advicers to help their clients achieve positive outcomes that can often compound for decades and beyond that make the profession deeply satisfying for so many. It's no wonder, then, that the profession attracts individuals who are highly service-minded and enjoy helping others.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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Upwork CFO sees signs of ‘macroeconomic softness’ in freelancer wage stagnation

CFO Dive

While the freelancer economy remains robust, CFO Erica Gessert is keeping her eye on stagnant wage growth amid continued uncertainty.

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SEC kicks dead SPAC horse with new rules

CFO Dive

The commission is taking action to rein in SPACs as the once booming market is struggling to recover from a slump.

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The CFO Agenda: 5 Areas to Focus on in 2024

CFO Leadership

As CFOs start a new and intriguing year, the question arises: What should populate their agenda? We heard from numerous finance leaders and experts at SuiteWorld 2023, NetSuite’s annual user conference, and they were brimming with fresh and challenging ideas that can help companies right now. Some ideas are super practical, some are more big picture.

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2024 proxy outlook: What’s driving the ESG proposal approval dip?

CFO Dive

Major asset managers and a spate of anti-ESG proposals helped push approval rates down, yet even more ESG proposals are expected after a record 2023.

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2024 – Navigating Distressed Office Markets: A Financial Lens for CFOs

CFO Leadership

The current office market landscape is witnessing a pronounced downturn, primarily catalyzed by the pervasive adoption of hybrid work models, resulting in substantial disruptions across major central business districts (CBDs) in the United States. This paradigm shift is significantly impacting non-trophy Class A office assets without views or other features that welcome workers to the office.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Record number of mid-market businesses expect increased profitability

Future CFO

A record number of mid-market businesses expect an increase in profitability despite a drop in optimism, said Grant Thornton recently when releasing its latest International Business Report (IBR). The record number of mid-market businesses expecting an increase in profitability—up one point to 60%—is most likely due to inflation being brought under control, Grant Thornton noted.

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Why Business Travel and Expense will Look Different in 2024

CFO Leadership

After a tumultuous few years, 2023 brought business travel — and its corresponding expenses — fully back to life. But while the volume of traveling employees has returned to pre-pandemic levels, much has changed. And before we get too familiar with the new travel patterns, generative AI is set to upend the world of T&E and beyond. The way we book travel, pay for business expenses, and manage the spectrum of T&E will look quite different 12 months from now.

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Budget - Unusual expectations

CFO News

Union Budget 2024 is next week, and the questions are many, whether it will focus on growth and boost capital expenditure or reduce spending to curtail the debt, which is significantly high. Education, health and women empowerment, and employment are the major areas which people want the finance minister to address.

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Five Focal Points for Future-Ready CFOs

CFO Leadership

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. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. Most of their finance organizations would be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance their business planning and analysis (BP&A) capabilities and/or bolster the company’s fraud-prevention activities.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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FCF Healthcare & Life Sciences Venture Capital Monitor – Europe – 12/2023 published

Fox Corporate Finance

FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH is delighted to publish the new “FCF Healthcare & Life Sciences Venture Capital Monitor – Europe 12/2023”. The Monitor is a monthly published overview of venture capital trends in the European. Read more The post FCF Healthcare & Life Sciences Venture Capital Monitor – Europe – 12/2023 published appeared first on FCF Fox Corporate Finance GmbH.

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Workplace Trends of 2023, Predictions for 2024

CFO Leadership

Both workers and managers faced unique challenges in 2023. From the push and pull of remote work to rising employee burnout and shifting economic pressures, organizations and professionals have had to navigate a complex environment. Here’s a look back at the top trends that have impacted the workplace in 2023 and will continue to take shape as we head into 2024: Bonuses came back in a big way.

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The Mentoring Round | David Snyder, CFO, Coya Therapeutics

CFO Thought Leader

Inside The Mentoring Round , CFO David Snyder of Coya Therapeutics stresses that biotech companies must not get sidetracked by short-term valuations or minor gains but should focus on the bigger picture of achieving substantial market capitalization. This perspective is grounded in the understanding that success in biotech often hinges on the ability to finance a project to completion, a challenge given the imperfections of capital markets. 968: From the Investor’s Point of View | David Sn

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Finance Operations Pros face new Excel “game changer”

The Finance Weekly

Finance operations managers are the backbone of the CFO’s Office They have primary responsibility for supporting accounting and finance applications, accounting systems and other core plumbing including time entry, conflicts, collections, matter opening, and financial reporting. But what unites these operations pros as a pain point is their growing frustration with Excel.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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What Does the Misery Index Say About the 2024 Election?

Barry Ritholtz

The endless media Sturm und drang over the 2024 election silly season has led me to share a few thoughts and a chart. I don’t pretend to be a political analyst; professionally, I am more interested in the potential impact elections have on policies and the economy. However, I find it worthwhile recalling a few truisms: 1. Except in times of war, people tend to vote their pocketbooks; 2.