CFO Thought Leader

APRIL 11, 2023

CFO GUEST: Ben Chrnelich of Symphony CFOTL: Since the start of the year, chat GPT is everywhere, it seems, and it’s impacting everything. Can you tell us within your organization, whether it’s been part of the discussion whether whether people have come to you, and you’ve been surprised at the different conference tables, it’s been brought up and explored or talked about, I think you can share with us, Chrnelich: Whether it was a good perspective on our part, or pure luc

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CFO Dive

APRIL 12, 2023

The halted Ernst & Young split highlights some of the challenges that all firms face when long-term business partners go their separate ways.

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Navigator SAP

APRIL 12, 2023

SAP S4 HANA Cloud is a next-generation ERP package integrating management functions and helping businesses and organizations achieve their digital transformation objectives while keeping pace with an increasingly digitized economy. The system is an ERP software platform that integrates varied and complex data sets of any size with real-time analysis to provide expedited decision-making and precise insights into organizational performance and projections.

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CFO Dive

APRIL 12, 2023

Air Canada CFO Amos Kazzaz, set to retire at the end of June, will be replaced by Bombardier alum John Di Bert.

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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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Navigator SAP

APRIL 8, 2023

Field services organizations can leverage advanced ERP solutions to improve efficiency, responsiveness, and business intelligence, using a framework such as SAP S/4 HANA Cloud to manage data, reporting, analytics, and forecasting across their enterprise.

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CFO Dive

APRIL 11, 2023

Chancery Court has a history favoring bylaw provisions requiring companies to pay executives’ legal costs even when they no longer work for the company.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 12, 2023

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in March on a seasonally-adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4 percent in February. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 5.0 percent before seasonal adjustment. ( April 2023 ) As much as I want to jump up and down about 0.1% seasonally adjusted (after a 0.4% prior month), the big number is not so big: 5.0% A 5 handle is a huge development, even with the core remaining sligh

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The Reformed Broker

APRIL 10, 2023

A must-attend event for every RIA owner and practitioner, featuring Michael Kitces, Josh Brown, and Penny Phillips. Register here to secure your spot Michael Kitces is known as every financial advisor’s favorite financial advisor, with Kitces.com serving nearly 3,000 members and his Nerd’s Eye View blog reaching more than 200,000 unique visitors monthly.

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Navigator SAP

APRIL 14, 2023

Efficient processes are important for professional services companies just as they are for every other type of business. One way that professional services firms drive this efficiency is through the use of an enterprise resource planning solution (ERP).

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Planning 130

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CFO Dive

APRIL 11, 2023

Putting data skills and governance front and center for both leaders and employees is essential for CFOs to make digital transformation headway.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 10, 2023

Nonfarm payrolls came out Friday, and once again they impressed with their underlying strength: 236,000 new workers were added in March, with February NFP revised upward to 326,000, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. But there remains nearly two job opening for each unemployed worker, and despite rising wages, lots of decent positions remain unfilled.

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CFA Institute

APRIL 13, 2023

Seth C. Oranburg highlights recent changes to the world of finance by exploring the role of technology within it.

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Navigator SAP

APRIL 14, 2023

SAP HANA is the database tech behind the SAP ecosystem and powers SAP S/4 HANA , the ERP suite. HANA provides the database platform that can manage, store, and structure huge data volumes and process data on demand.

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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

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CFO Dive

APRIL 11, 2023

Banking system instability has triggered a pullback in credit and shaken confidence among small businesses, the NFIB found in a survey.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 8, 2023

 This week, we speak with Aswath Damodaran, who holds the Kerschner Family Chair in Finance Education at New York University’s Stern School of Business. A nine-time “Professor of the Year” winner at NYU, Damodaran teaches classes in corporate finance and valuation to MBA students. He has also written several books on corporate finance and equity valuation and has published widely in journals.

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CFO News

APRIL 10, 2023

Today's CFOs must possess a diverse set of skills to meet the demands of the job. This article explores these skills by the experiences and events of the chief financial officers of Netflix, Apple, Microsoft, AirBnB, Volkswagen, Tesla, Mastercard, Coca-Cola, as the author describes them through their experiences.

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Navigator SAP

APRIL 10, 2023

The SAP HANA (High-Performance Analytic Appliance) database management system was first launched in 2010, while SAP S/4 HANA, introduced five years later, has become one of the most-used ERPs across the business sectors.

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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.

Accounting

CFO Dive

APRIL 14, 2023

Rethinking the future of accounting could persuade some of the over two-thirds of accountants who may want to leave the profession to stay put, according to FloQast’s CEO.

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Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 13, 2023

Some encouraging news about people saving for retirement: A study by Vanguard Group found that “Automatic enrollment and the rise of target-date funds” are having a substantial and positive impact on retirement savers, in particular, on Millennials and Generation Z investors. They have seen a significant uptick in overall participation rate, which has increased from 62% in 2006 to 82% in 2021.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 12, 2023

When planning for retirement, it’s effectively impossible to precisely forecast the performance and timing of future investment returns, which in turn makes it challenging to accurately predict a plan’s success or failure. And while Monte Carlo simulations have made it possible for advisors to create retirement projections that seem to have a reasonable basis in math and data, there has been limited research as to whether Monte Carlo models really perform as advertised – in oth

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Future CFO

APRIL 12, 2023

Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world to form a single state and consists of five main islands and 30 smaller archipelagos, totalling 18,110 islands and islets of which about 6,000 are inhabited. The AC Ventures report, Logistics Landscape in Indonesia , noted that the traditional supply chain in Indonesia is typically comprised of multiple layers prior to reaching retail and/or end customers (see Figure one).

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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 Dive

APRIL 14, 2023

While many companies have put public listing plans on pause, CFOs would be wise to get ready now for when the IPO window reopens, Nick Theos writes.

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CFO News

APRIL 11, 2023

CFOs in the present time need to take the lead in bridging the gaps between business functions and ensure that the entire business is aligned in working towards the same strategic goal.

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CFO Leadership

APRIL 10, 2023

There are dozens of reasons to encourage employees to book travel and manage expenses through a single, centralized travel and expense platform. However, one aspect that is often overlooked is the duty of care. The definition of duty of care is an organization’s moral obligation and legal obligation to monitor the safety and well-being of its employees.

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Nerd's Eye View

APRIL 14, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that on the heels of introducing its own self-clearing platform and acquiring fellow RIA custodian Shareholder Services Group, Altruist announced that it raised $112 million in a series D funding round, bringing its total funding to more than $290 million.

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