Cube Software

MAY 3, 2023

What is budget variance analysis? Budget variance analysis is a fancy term for when management compares a company’s budget to what was actually spent.

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Budgeting 52

Global Finance

MAY 2, 2023

Many startups were unable to access their funds during SVB's demise in part because they lacked CFOs.

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Startups 111

CFO Dive

MAY 1, 2023

Generative AI improved customer service at a Fortune 500 company by prompting less experienced staff to adopt the best practices of their most talented co-workers.

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Navigator SAP

MAY 2, 2023

Equipping your business with the right tools can help you stay ahead of the competition—even if you operate in a highly saturated industry like professional services.

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Speaker: Frank Taliano

CFO Dive

MAY 2, 2023

AI’s share of overall software spending across the Vertice network grew to 1% by the end of March, up from 0.2% at the start of the year, a five-fold increase.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 1, 2023

I have been a reader of Jamie Catherwood’s Investor Amnesia since it launched. It is always filled with interesting reminders from the past. Investor Amnesia is a wonderful reminder that we tend to forget that which came before. Ray Dalio put it even more starkly, noting that nothing is truly unprecedented , and we tend to use that word to refer to those things we have not experienced in our lifetimes.

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Marketing Finance Investments 128

CFO Dive

MAY 1, 2023

Many finance leaders now have a “quick-trigger game plan in place should another domino fall,” according to Jack McCullough, founder and president of the CFO Leadership Council.

Leadership 258

Leadership CFO Finance Planning 258

Navigator SAP

MAY 5, 2023

As a manager or an executive at a professional services firm, have you asked yourself any of these questions in the past year?

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The Reformed Broker

APRIL 29, 2023

And if you haven’t subscribed yet, don’t wait. Check it out below or wherever fine podcasts are played. . The post This Week on TRB appeared first on The Reformed Broker.

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Speaker: Claire Grosjean

Finance teams are drowning in data—but is it actually helping them spend smarter? Without the right approach, excess spending, inefficiencies, and missed opportunities continue to drain profitability. While analytics offers powerful insights, financial intelligence requires more than just numbers—it takes the right blend of automation, strategy, and human expertise.

Finance

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 5, 2023

Imagine you had a device that allowed you to peer into the future. You enter a subject matter into this machine, requesting a specific quantitative measure, and at a specific future time. In other words, Price and Date. The machine whirrs and spins, lights flash, bells ring, and out pops a chart showing a range of answers and their probabilities. You might imagine a machine like that would be worth a lot.

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Forecasting Economics Manufacturing Numbers 145

CFO Dive

MAY 2, 2023

Cybersecurity experts say it may be a long while before ChatGPT can be trusted to handle sensitive business data, despite recent steps by the popular AI tool’s creator.

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Navigator SAP

MAY 4, 2023

To thrive in today’s increasingly complex and competitive business environment, professional service companies must implement systems that allow them to easily automate, streamline, and scale business processes.

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The Reformed Broker

MAY 2, 2023

Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts? On this week’s episode, Josh and Michael discuss the biggest topics in investing and finance, including: ►Uber Earnings – “Based on data from Bloomberg, 262 companies in the $spx have reported, sales growth in 1Q is 4% and earnings growth is -2.69%” ►Cap Weighted Rules – “It’s rare for t.

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Finance Sales Investments Marketing 125

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

Financial Data

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 4, 2023

I have been writing about issues with the minimum wage for (it seems like) decades. During that time, consuming lots of academic research, I reached a few logically supported conclusions. The least contentious of which is that modest increases in minimum wages increase economic activity and create jobs. But there are other surprises around the minimum wage.

Economics 145

Economics Retail Data Analysis 145

CFO Dive

MAY 2, 2023

The U.S. office vacancy rate ticked up to a 30-year-high of 17.8% in the first quarter as hybrid work and recession fears weighed on demand, according to CBRE.

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Navigator SAP

APRIL 30, 2023

Imagine being able to manage your projects, finances, and resources all from one system. With an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, you can do just that.

Finance 130

Finance Planning 130

Global Finance

MAY 3, 2023

After disrupting most of the tech and digital world over the past few decades, Apple is now turning to the banking sector. The Cupertino, California-based iPhone maker recently teamed up with Goldman Sachs to launch a high-yield savings account, promising.

Accounting 119

Accounting Banking 119

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

Forecasting

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 5, 2023

My end-of-week morning NFP train WFH reads: • Warren Buffett’s Formula for Success: One Good Decision Every Five Years : Berkshire Hathaway has obliterated the market in his 58 years at the company. He credits roughly 12 decisions. ( Wall Street Journal ) see also The 10 Greatest US Investors and the Virtues That Made Them : There can be few fields of human endeavor in which history counts for so little as in the world of finance.

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Valuation Startups Investments Finance 143

CFO Dive

MAY 5, 2023

To solve the accounting shortage, Bean CEO Anees Pretorius asserts the industry must provide talented professionals with the tools and flexibility they need to do better work more quickly — and to make it more delightful.

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Accounting 299

CFO News

MAY 5, 2023

Jugeshinder Singh is banking big on investments around green hydrogen ecosystem, airport management, roads, data centre, and primary industry like copper and petrochem.

Planning 105

Planning CFO Investments Banking 105

Global Finance

MAY 3, 2023

Ping An Insurance of China, one of the world’s biggest insurers and a major HSBC stakeholder, has been pushing for a break-up of the Group’s Asian and UK operations.

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Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

Accounts Payable

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 3, 2023

At least they told us what they were going to do. As much as critics of the Federal Reserve have been up in arms over the fastest rate hiking cycle in modern history, no one can claim it to be a surprise. Jerome Powell & Co. have continually warned that they are aggressively fighting inflation with a 5% target. They said it in Fed minutes, they said it in pressers, they said it in speeches; we just took them figuratively, not literally.

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CFO Dive

MAY 3, 2023

The appointment of Markus Neubrand, a former CFO of Hugo Boss Americas, follows a “rigorous” search process, Guess CEO Carlos Alberini said.

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CFO News

MAY 2, 2023

A World Economic Forum Chief Economist Outlook report said India is among the countries including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Mexico, Turkey and Poland which stand to gain from the ongoing supply chain changes, India's supply chain was heavily disrupted by Covid-19 restrictions and geopolitical situations in Ukraine in the last two years.

Economics 105

Economics 105

Global Finance

MAY 1, 2023

High interest rates are forcing CFOs to leave no stone unturned in the search for working capital.

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