CFO Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Just over a year after ChatGPT’s launch rocked corporate digital transformation plans, a Nvidia survey signals changes in how finance chiefs think about AI.

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Navigator SAP

JANUARY 16, 2024

Rainer Zinow, Senior Vice President of Product Management for small and mid-sized enterprises SAP SE, describes the SAP Business Technology Platform as an integral part of SAP's mid-market solution portfolio. While using BTP to build SAP applications, partners adopt BTP to publish on intellectual property. This video includes ideas on how large language models and vector databases may improve software development efficiency.

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CFO Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

The technology also triggered concerns including the potential for data privacy risks and negative workforce impacts such as job displacement.

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Navigator SAP

JANUARY 16, 2024

Rainer Zinow, Senior Vice President of Product Management small and mid-sized enterprises SAP SE, summarizes SAP Business ByDesign accomplishments in 2023 and provides an outlook of the solutions plans for 2024.

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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

Investments

CFO Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Congressional leaders wrangle over federal spending and struggle to avert a government shutdown as business leaders fret over the worsening fiscal outlook.

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CFO Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Companies adopting AI for the first time must be ready to do it responsibly and in a way that can deliver real business value, writes Hero Digital’s Arun Kumar.

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Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 16, 2024

The transcript from this week’s, MiB: Cathy Marcus, co-CEO, global COO of PGIM Real Estate , is below. You can stream and download our full conversation, including any podcast extras, on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and Bloomberg. All of our earlier podcasts on your favorite pod hosts can be found here. ~~~ This is Masters in business with Barry Ritholtz on Bloomberg Radio. 00:00:09 [Barry Ritholtz] This week on the podcast I have an extra special guest.

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CFO Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

The medical device maker has brought on new leaders after terminating three top executives in September for unspecified “offensive conduct.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2023, the top priority of CFOs was evaluating the finance function strategy, scope and design. Marko Horvat, vice president of research in the Gartner Finance practice, noted that CFOs were thinly stretched across many activities in 2023. Liam Hassell , founder and director for accounting and finance recruitment at Recruitment LABS, writes that strategic vision, leadership and communications skills, analytical and problem-solving abilities, change management expertise, collaboration and relat

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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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CFO Dive

JANUARY 16, 2024

Executives anticipate the technology to bring increased productivity in operations, customer service and IT.

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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that units in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are not exempt from paying compensation cess under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on imported goods. The court emphasized that the SEZ Act of 2005 is a self-contained law providing exemptions, and for Section 7 to apply, the tax or cess must be referenced in the First Schedule of the SEZ Act.

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Nerd's Eye View

JANUARY 16, 2024

Welcome back to the 368th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Thomas Kopelman. Thomas is the co-founder of AllStreet Wealth, a financial planning firm for millennial business owners and those with equity comp based in Indianapolis, IN, that has quickly grown to more than $500,000 of run-rate revenue generated from serving 70 ongoing client households.

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The SaaS CFO

JANUARY 16, 2024

Gross margin analysis is fundamental to assessing the profitability and overall financial health of your SaaS business. First, we must understand our overall gross profit. Overall gross profit is commonly calculated incorrectly. Next, we must understand the health of each revenue stream. Each revenue stream’s gross profit contributes to our overall gross profitability.

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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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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

"It is with great emotion and profound sadness that the Iliad Group announces the sudden death yesterday evening of Nicolas Jaeger," the unlisted company's statement said.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 16, 2024

Chief financial officers are now facing a conundrum as they plot the fiscal course of 2024’s business travel as it will require a balancing act between the books and the wheels of commerce turning. To be prepared, CFOs must keep in mind of the following for better business travel cost management : Utilising new technology CFOs are increasingly leaning on sophisticated travel management systems that offer not just data but insights.

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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

HDFC bank reported a strong October-December quarter for 2023-24, with a 33.5 per cent jump in net profit. HDFC Bank CFO in the results call revealed the bank's outlook as well, where he asserted that the bank is looking at granular deposits now and would want to replace more borrowings which brings a high cost with it. He also commented on contingent provision for the bank's AIF book after RBI's recent circular on AIFs.

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Future CFO

JANUARY 16, 2024

Organisations that augment operations can unlock a 50% increase in worker efficiency, said IDC recently. According to the advisory firm’s prediction for the manufacturing sector, 60% of Asia Pacific-based organisations will augment operations and its roles with automation technology by 2027. Asia stands as the dominant region for manufacturing and consumer markets, said IDC, adding that the manufacturing sector is forecasted to continue to grow despite being dragged down by several external fact

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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

The demerger process of Raymond's real estate and lifestyle businesses is ongoing, with SEBI approval already in place. The company aims for Thane to contribute 50-60% of the revenue mix in the next few years. The potential growth of Thane is estimated at Rs 25,000 crore, with Rs 5,000 crore already signed. The urban market, especially Tier I, II, and III cities, has shown strong growth in premium products.

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Cube Software

JANUARY 16, 2024

What are retained earnings? Retained earnings are the combined total profits of a company that have not been paid out to shareholders, owners, or investors. When it comes to the company balance sheet and financial statements , retained earnings are considered a form of equity, as it's referring to cash that has been generated by the business and then "reinvested".

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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Unacademy, a leading edtech startup, strengthens its leadership with the appointment of Pratik Dalal as CFO for offline centers. Dalal brings diverse experience from Cred and Flipkart, contributing to the company's financial success amid recent executive changes.

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Cube Software

JANUARY 16, 2024

Defining gross income Gross income is the total amount earned before deductions, such as taxes, employee withholdings , benefits, loan payments, and other obligations. It includes all sources of revenue, from sales, interest, and investments, and is often seen as the starting point for calculating available liquid cash.

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Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Large Indian companies and multinationals are actively seeking senior women professionals for top management roles, driven by a focus on ESG standards and the desire to improve diversity at the CXO level. Investors are also increasingly interested in companies that prioritize gender diversity. Several executive search firms have reported mandates to exclusively look for female candidates for CFO, COO, CHRO, CMO, CTO, CLO, and CEO positions.

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CFO Thought Leader

JANUARY 16, 2024

CFO Emma Brown’s pivotal career theme is simplification. In a high-pressure turnaround, she realized that complexity hindered understanding. Stripping back to basics, she rebuilt a cash flow, cutting through complexities to identify and solve underlying business problems. This approach, simplifying structures and focusing on essentials, transformed a $40 million loss into a $15 million profit.

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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

The additional director general, Directorate General of GST Intelligence, had argued that MMT India wasn't a tour operator as it was providing short-term hotel accommodation service and imposed a tax liability of ₹798 crore on the company. However, the bench of Justice Dilip Gupta and member (technical) Hemambika R.

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CFO News

JANUARY 16, 2024

​Market regulator Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and National Securities Depositories Ltd (NSDL) on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the Securities Appellate Tribunal’s decision that quashed the market regulator’s orders that restricted lenders, including Axis Bank, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, from revoking the shares pledged by Karvy Stock Broking (KSBL).

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Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.

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