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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.