Sat.May 20, 2023 - Fri.May 26, 2023

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The CFO design thinking mindset

CFO Dive

Taking a human-centered approach to leadership is key for CFOs to craft agile leadership strategies, IMA’s Loreal Jiles said.

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Why Shadrack Modika keeps attending CFO Alliance Summits

CFO Talks

Written by Staff Writer Why does Shadrack Modika keep attending CFO Alliance Summits? The Limpopo-based CFO explained to a recent CFOConvo webinar how these trips have shaped his professional evolution, from preparing him for Covid to having industry leaders encourage him to expand his business offering. Gaining global inspiration and perspectives Shadrack Modika, CFO at CSL Accountants, explained to the CFOConvo webinar that before being exposed to the CIBA CFO(SA) designation and the CFO Compe

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CFOs: How you can improve data quality

Future CFO

Data quality is of paramount importance to the effective use of data analytics, but it remains a tall order to improve data quality which can become a huge barrier to cost savings and sustainable value delivery. Improving data quality is not a one-time effort, said Jason Medd, Director Analyst at Gartner. “One of the mistakes that organisations make is taking a technology-centric approach to data quality improvement, with little focus on organisational culture, people and processes to streamlin

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Investors oppose using ESG criteria in retirement funds: Gallup

CFO Dive

U.S. companies face intense pressure to embrace sustainability even as many Americans do not want ESG goals to guide the investment of their retirement money.

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The Growth Architect: How Financial Leaders are Unlocking Potential

Speaker: Ashley Harlan, MBA

What if your role as a fractional CFO went beyond operational support to actively shaping the future of your clients’ businesses? 💼 ✨ In this session, discover how fractional finance professionals can position themselves as architects of growth, guiding their clients toward sustainable success and preparing them for full-time financial leadership.

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Why Business Process Automation Is Important: Exploring the Benefits

Navigator SAP

Don’t you wish there were more hours in a day to finish everything you need to accomplish? We know you want to maximize your team’s output, so many business owners are turning to business process automation to help with manual tasks.

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All about the cash forecasting process you should know

Spreadym

Cash forecasting refers to the methods and approaches used by businesses to predict and estimate their future cash flows. Cash forecasting is crucial for effective financial management as it allows organizations to plan their operations, make informed investment decisions, and ensure they have sufficient funds to meet their financial obligations. To forecast cash flows, companies can use a variety of tools that can include simple models in Excel spreadsheets and special business software that co

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Spring Cleaning: Your Mid-Year Budget Review Checklist

Centage

If you’ve noticed that prices at the grocery store are higher than usual these days, then you’re not alone. However, the current economic crisis isn’t just affecting families shopping for groceries and other goods. It’s also impacting businesses, with companies of all sizes struggling to achieve their goals without breaking the bank. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to keep your business moving forward regardless of market changes.

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Technical debt and innovation – the CFO’s perspective

CFO Dive

Does the balance we strike between innovation and control align with our organization’s strategy?

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Software Evaluation: Time to Reframe How You Evaluate

Navigator SAP

Indirectly, ChatGPT helps us answer the question: What’s the best software solution? ChatGPT doesn’t give us the answer directly, but its inadequacy with such questions hints at how we should be looking at software evaluation. Much of the business community is currently looking at ChatGPT and thinking about both how it will change the world, and how it will change their business.

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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

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The First Rule of Dunning Kruger…

Barry Ritholtz

Of all the cognitive errors in behavioral finance and human psychology , the one that creates the most confusion is the Dunning-Kruger effect. (Perhaps its rise in pop culture is to blame). Regardless, I find DKE to be an incredibly useful tool that helps explain many of the individual errors we see in investing. It’s useful to think of Dunning Kruger in terms of metacognition : One’s ability to self-evaluate a particular skill set.

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Pfizer’s $43B Pursuit Of Seagen: Q&A With Séverine Piot-Deval

Global Finance

Pfizer’s $31 billion bond sale to fund its $43 billion acquisition of cancer drug maker Seagen is one of the largest in history. Healthcare expert Séverine Piot-Deval discusses the deal with Global Finance.

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C-suite leaders see AI boosting productivity: KPMG

CFO Dive

Top executives expect AI will especially improve efficiency in a range of finance functions.

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How Does ERP Help in Manufacturing? A Comprehensive Guide

Navigator SAP

Emerging technologies have simplified complex business processes, making businesses more productive. One of these technologies is the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system–this system is designed to streamline and integrate the management process of critical business operations for enhanced workflows.

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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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MiB: Robyn Grew, Man Group CEO

Barry Ritholtz

This week, we speak with Robyn Grew, currently, the President at Man Group, and effective September 1, the firm’s new CEO. The firm manages about $145 billion in client assets and is the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund. As president, she is responsible for corporate sustainability and responsible investing; Man Solutions and Man FRM; central trading, funds treasury and bank relationships; operations; financial crime; corporate real estate; and communications.

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Nvidia Breaks Away

The Reformed Broker

Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Dror Poleg, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss Nvidia’s ascent, the AI explosion, the future of work, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods! Listen here: Apple podcasts Spotify podcasts Google podcasts Everywhere else!

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Drawing on SEC chops, Fundrise CFO preps for aftermath of inflation

CFO Dive

The SEC and KPMG alum talks about embracing uncertainty, being willing to make wide career pivots and her outlook on the economy.

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What Is ERP Automation? Unlocking the Potential of AI

Navigator SAP

Businesses of all sizes can now automate common workflow procedures and operate with remarkable efficiency thanks to recent breakthroughs in AI-based machine learning and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.

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

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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10 Sunday Reads

Barry Ritholtz

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. The sociologist Matthew Desmond believes that being poor is different in the U.S. than in other rich countries. How is poverty different in America than in its peer countries? Matthew Desmond: We have more of it. We have double the child-poverty rate of Germany and South Korea.

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Value creation, innovation and digitalisation integral in CFO's life: CFOs

CFO News

Industry stalwarts discussed how digitalisation is the top focus of CFOs today and how it, clubbed with innovation and value creation is integral in a CFOs life. They further discussed how technology is not just an enabler today, but goes beyond it and has become a survival factor for all companies today, as all industry today is a tech industry.

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Costco holds back on membership fee hike

CFO Dive

As consumer spending slumps, the bulk retailer is holding back on its plans to boost membership fees and aiming to grow e-commerce and mobile sales.

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What Should an ERP System Include? Exploring the Essentials

Navigator SAP

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software unifies and connects various business processes in one location. It is a hub for real-time and historical data across business departments and functions. ERP reduces time spent manually searching and pulling data from different repositories, automates procedures, and streamlines workflows, improving productivity and optimizing revenue.

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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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10 Weekend Reads

Barry Ritholtz

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Forgotten Titanic of the Pacific: A tale of disaster, survival, and ghosts. A person prone to superstition might be forgiven for thinking that the Valencia was cursed. Built in 1882, the ship was fired upon the following year near the island of Curaçao, and again four years later, this time by a Spanish warship just off the Cuban coast.

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Startup CFOs focus on profitability amid funding winter, valuations to get more realistic

CFO News

The finance veterans highlighted that the funding winter for Indian startups will last at least for six to nine months more, and the investment crisis has normalised the valuation of startups.

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ChatGPT aces CPA exam after prior version flunked

CFO Dive

ChatGPT-3.5 took the CPA exam and got an “F.” The newest version of the AI learned from the failure, however, and nailed the test, researchers said.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that while banks have been able to attract a younger and more diverse set of financial advisors compared to the rest of the industry, thanks in part to their built-in referral stream, a relative lack of independence and dated technology could lead some of their advisors to explore options with independent RIAs.

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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.