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See the future of planning with Anaplan

Anaplan

What’s in the cards for Oracle Hyperion customers that switch to Anaplan for Finance? We see benefits. Lots of benefits.

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GE's Stock Price Jump

Corporate Finance

If you own shares of GE, you may have noticed that the share price jumped 700 percent in one day! The reason is that GE underwent a 1-for-8 reverse stock split. As a result, the stock price increased from $12.95 to about $104. CEO Larry Culp stated that the split was undertaken to be more comparable to its peers. Typically, a reverse stock split is done after poor stock performance.

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How Do I Forecast with Tax Code 280E?

CFO Share

If you are in the cannabis business you are probably familiar with IRS 280E tax code. This tax code punishes you for selling a controlled substance by prohibiting most business expense deductions, increasing your income tax by 20x in some cases! Your strategic business forecasting must include proper considerations for section 280E – this is essential to planning cash flow and avoiding catastrophic tax bills at year-end.

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Financial Forecasting Is Broken—Here’s How To Fix It

Planful

When it comes to financial forecasting, you might find yourself in a reality different from the one you predicted in your last forecast—despite spending most of your time trying to get it right. Coupled with the time-consuming nature of the process, starting from scratch after having poured through tremendous historical data can be exhausting. “Only […].

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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Monetary and Fiscal Policy Post-COVID-19: Four Themes

CFA Institute

Rob Arnott, Joyce Chang, and Louis-Vincent Gave offer their perspectives on the policy landscape and its implications for investment strategy.

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The Role of the SaaS CFO

The SaaS CFO

I speak with many SaaS teams who do not have a CFO or finance team yet. The focus is on product, go-to-market, and building out your team to support revenue delivery. Then, you’re at several million of ARR and realize that you can’t manage your business with just your bank account and poorly formatted and/or […]. The post The Role of the SaaS CFO appeared first on The SaaS CFO.

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Vocalink’s Ranu Sharma On Financial Leadership Post-Pandemic, Jack McCullough’s recent in Forbes

CFO Leadership

One of the more forward thinking financial executives, Ranu Sharma, Head of International O&T Finance, Vocalink recently shared her insights with Jack McCullough. Jack is President & Founder, CFO Leadership Council and Senior Contributor to Forbes CFO Network. His recent interview is below. One of the more forward thinking financial executives I have met is Ranu Sharma , the head of international operations and technology finance at Vocalink, a MasterCard company.

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Vineer Bhansali: What’s Wrong with Negative Yields?

CFA Institute

A negatively yielding bond violates a very basic, fundamental principle: the time value of money.

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Working Capital Hit

Corporate Finance

The COVID-19 economic downturn affected many areas of business, including working capital management. A recent survey by the Hackett Group highlights some of the effects. For example, for the largest 1,000 publicly traded U.S. companies, the receivables period increased 1.5 days, the payables period increased 4.4 days, and the inventory period increased 4 days.

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Maximizing Profit and Productivity: The New Era of AI-Powered Accounting

Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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Being Planful: Helpful FP&A Resources

Planful

Technology, and the speed and agility it provides, gave many companies an edge as they quickly adapted to the chaos of 2020. Now, with CFOs and the c-suite reliant on constant re-forecasting and fast scenario planning, FP&A are looking for a return to normal, at least where working hours are concerned. So CFOs are relying […]. The post Being Planful: Helpful FP&A Resources appeared first on Planful.

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Success with modern strategic sales planning

Jedox Finance

Sales is the growth engine of a company. To ensure the sustainability of success, it is not enough to look at sales only from an operational or transactional perspective. A long-term, well thought-out, strategic alignment of sales with long-term and short-term business goals is key. . Whether strategic, operational, or tactical – most companies manage their sales planning with self-developed tools that have been adapted.

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Three Ways to Drive Compliance Software Adoption at Finance Firms

CFA Institute

How can compliance teams earn employee buy-in, encourage software adoption, and lower their firm’s risk?

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Better separate: Why forward-looking strategic planning and backward-facing financial close and consolidation cannot be one and the same

Anaplan

Should one solution deliver both FP&A and FCC? Not if the goal is transformative insights and new business value.

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Smarter Card Solutions: Meeting the Challenges of Mid-Market Travel & Expense

Our 2025 Center Travel Survey is clear: as corporate travel increases, so does corporate credit cards distribution, and a rise in off-platform travel booking. This 61% rise causes various challenges: compliance, spend control, reporting problems, and a lack of visibility across organizations. To evolve with the ever-changing needs of travelers, decision-makers need a better solution.

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Limelight Software Named Rising Star in the Summer 2021 Financial Planning & Analysis Customer Success Report

Lime Light

Toronto, Ontario, August 4, 2021: Limelight Software has been named a Rising Star in the Financial Planning & Analysis category for the Summer 2021 Customer Success Report published by FeaturedCustomers.

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Mastering financial agility: Learnings from ASEAN finance leaders

Future CFO

The pandemic gave new meaning to financial agility. It became vital as companies pivoted, recalibrated their financial models, and looked to withstand market shocks. For financial leaders, this shift in meaning created challenges. They had to reimagine how they operate, balance cost containment and revenue optimization, and accelerate their transformation into a business partner.

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How FP&A software can unleash the inner strategic finance analyst in you

Onplan

The finance function at your organization should focus on more than just backward-looking activities. Its main goal should be to pave the way for future success by highlighting previously untapped insights. The best way to achieve that is to embrace the idea of strategic finance. Strategic finance is a way to turn what’s traditionally been a disconnected set of processes and functions into a unified, integrated view of your operational and financial performance that takes the entire organization

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Ben Nolan – Head of Treasury and Financial Control at Pacific National | Episode 193

Treasury Talent

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. In this episode, I interview Ben Nolan, Treasurer and Head of Financial Reporting at Pacific National. We talk about highlights of his 3-year sting as treasurer and how COVID-19 has changed processes and roles in treasury within their organization. . In this episode we discuss: . Ben’s current role at Pacific National .

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Bringing AI to Finance: How to Leverage Technology for Efficiency and Control

Finance teams are balancing more than ever, but manual processes shouldn’t slow you down. In this ebook from BILL, discover how AI is transforming finance—automating AP, expense tracking, and document management to reduce errors, increase efficiency, and improve financial control. Learn how real companies are using AI-powered automation to streamline workflows, detect anomalies, and gain deeper insights.

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A DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Valuation of Zomato

Musings on Markets

Just over a week ago, I valued Zomato ahead of its market debut, and as with almost every valuation that I do on this forum, I heard from many of you. Some of you felt that I was being far too generous in my assumptions about market share and profitability, for a company with no history of making money, and that I was over valuing the company. Many others argued that I was understating the growth in the Indian food market and the company's potential to enter new markets, and thus undervaluing th

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Half of all B2B credit sales in Asia are overdue

Future CFO

Half of all B2B credit sales in Asia are overdue, said Atradius recently when releasing its report for the 2021 Atradius Payment Practices Barometer for Asia survey. The survey was conducted in Q2 2021 on economies including China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates, Atradius noted. Survey highlights. Around 40% of the survey respondents are pessimistic about the outlook for their Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), and 25% express concern over their liquidity levels

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How FP&A software can unleash the inner strategic finance analyst in you

Onplan

The finance function at your organization should focus on more than just backward-looking activities. Its main goal should be to pave the way for future success by highlighting previously untapped insights. The best way to achieve that is to embrace the idea of strategic finance. Strategic finance is a way to turn what’s traditionally been a disconnected set of processes and functions into a unified, integrated view of your operational and financial performance that takes the entire organization

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Difference Between Controller vs. CFO

Michigan CFO

Photo: Matthew Henry. Starting a business can be both an exciting and a stressful experience. You undoubtedly experienced the pains and frustrations that come with starting a business, but you will experience a different kind of tension as your business grows. If you’ve moved beyond the phase of finding consistent customers, building relationships with suppliers and securing distribution, you will have new problems to overcome.

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Say ‘Goodbye’ to Clunky Spreadsheets and Say ‘Hello’ to Month-End Automation

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, emails, and shared drives no longer need to slow you down. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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GE's Stock Price Jump

Essentials of Corporate Finance

If you own shares of GE, you may have noticed that the share price jumped 700 percent in one day! The reason is that GE underwent a 1-for-8 reverse stock split. As a result, the stock price increased from $12.95 to about $104. CEO Larry Culp stated that the split was undertaken to be more comparable to its peers. Typically, a reverse stock split is done after poor stock performance.

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Developing harmonious & symbiotic business ecosystems is essential for recovery

Future CFO

People the whole world over are currently asking themselves the same questions: how do we overcome the negative impacts of this pandemic and what can be done to build a sustainable and more resilient world? One approach can be found as far back as Ancient Greece: as Aristotle declared, “a common danger unites even the bitterest enemies”. Centuries later, the dangers have changed somewhat, but the need for solidarity remains.

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Accounting for Manufacturing Businesses

Michigan CFO

Photo: Louis Reed. Manufacturing accounting differs greatly from accounting in other industries. The professionals, strategies and software you use are the keys to the continual success of your organization. There are many moving parts, literally and figuratively, that need to be monitored and optimized in order to experience the results you expect.

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Negative Amortization

Essentials of Corporate Finance

In the textbook, we discussed how a loan is normally amortized, with a portion of each payment going toward the interest accrued during the period and the remainder paying down principal. A recent article highlights the dangers of negative amortization, that is when the interest paid each period is less than the interest accrued during that period. One student graduated in 2010 with $50,000 in debt.

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Outsourcing Vs. In-House: The Ultimate Battle For Better Collections

Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.