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Preparing for the next step: is your company ready for an IPO?

Future CFO

For many entrepreneurs, an initial public offering (IPO) represents a significant milestone or growth opportunity. The potential rewards can be substantial. However, navigating the path to an IPO can be complex and demanding, requiring significant planning and preparation. Undoubtedly, it is crucial for any company considering an IPO to thoroughly prepare before embarking on such a significant endeavor.

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Why Would a Banker Recommend Working with a CFO?

CFO Selections

As a business owner, you may find yourself in a conversation with your banking relationship manager who will suggest you talk to a Consulting CFO or introduce you to one of our partners at CFO Selections. You likely already know that a relationship manager sees themself as an advisory partner to your business and, therefore, wants you to succeed. However, it might not always be clear what they are looking for in working with a consulting CFO or why they are sending you in our direction.

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4 Cash Flow Issues to Monitor in 2024

The Finance Weekly

Effectively handling how money moves in and out of a business is crucial for keeping it going strong. It affects how much money the business makes, how flexible it can be, and how healthy its finances are overall. Looking ahead to 2024, it's clear that many businesses face challenges in their early stages because they struggle to handle their cash flow issues.

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CFOs get involved in enterprise GenAI strategy development

Future CFO

Chief financial officers are among some of the C-suite executives most involved in developing enterprise generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) strategies for their organisations, a Gartner survey finds. In a Gartner survey of 822 functional leaders, 34% of respondents identified CFOs as being involved in developing GenAI strategy for their enterprise.

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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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Workday: How CFOs can make agile budgeting successful

Future CFO

Editor’s note: Have you already adopted agile budgeting? Pannie Sia (pictured), general manager, ASEAN, Workda y explains what it is, how it’s different from traditional budgeting, the benefits it brings, and how CFOs can make agile budgeting effective and successful. Pannie Sia, general manager, ASEAN, Workday FutureCFO: What’s agile budgeting? Pannie Sia (PS): In today’s ever-evolving world, how quickly organisations are able to adapt can often determine how likely they are to succeed.

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6 Ways ERP Production Planning Helps Manufacturers

Navigator SAP

Few areas impact a manufacturer more than efficient production planning, and few tools are better for production planning than an enterprise resource planning solution (ERP). Manufacturers that use an ERP for industrial manufacturing can precisely analyze and juggle the variables that go into efficient production planning, and ERP for industrial product manufacturing is a cornerstone technology for a lean manufacturing methodology.

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NCLT clears IndusInd International's Rs 9,650 crore bid for RCap; lenders to take 63 pc haircut

CFO News

IndusInd International Holdings had submitted its plan in June 2023 in the second round of bidding for the debt-laden company that was originally promoted by Anil Ambani.

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Project Titan(ic)

Corporate Finance

In 2014, Apple was rumored to have approved Project Titan, Apple's development of an electric car. In 2015, Apple formally introduced the new project. At its height in 2018, Project Titan employed 5,000 people. Now, nearly a decade later after it started, Apple announced that it is shutting down Project Titan, the option to abandon. With shrinking demand for electric cars, Apple must have believed that spending more money on the new car isn't worth the payoff, even though Apple has probably alre

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ADM expects to report ‘material’ internal control weakness

CFO Dive

A Friday filing shed light on the scope of an internal probe into the commodity giant’s accounting practices but was silent on its CFO’s status.

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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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Digital Commerce Platform, Customer Portals | Webinar

Navigator SAP

The Experlogix Digital Commerce Customer Portal is an award-winning, cloud-based SaaS solution that offers your customers the convenience of online self-service 24/7, 365 days a year. The out-of-the-box product will streamline and automate your sales and customer support processes and allow your customers to order directly into your ERP system, anytime and anywhere.

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U.S. Technology Adoption, 1900-2021

Barry Ritholtz

A century of tech adoption in 30 seconds click for animation Source: Blackrock The post U.S. Technology Adoption, 1900-2021 appeared first on The Big Picture.

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RBI extends Interest Equalisation Scheme for Export Credit Until June 30

CFO News

The decision to extend the scheme comes after the Union Cabinet approved an additional allocation of Rs 2,500 crore in December, ensuring the continuation of the interest equalisation subsidy scheme on pre- and post-shipment rupee export credit until the end of June.

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Few link 150 credit hours to more prepared accounting graduates

CFO Dive

Less than 10% of NJCPA members surveyed reported seeing accounting graduates with an extra 30 hours of college credit as “noticeably” better prepared.

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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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Why Growth-Focused Manufacturers Need an Industrial Manufacturing ERP Solution

Navigator SAP

No manufacturer has a zero-growth strategy. But homegrown or outdated technology can make a manufacturing business look like it is slumping toward a no-growth goal. The difference between a growing manufacturing operation and a stagnant one often comes down to inadequate technology that was not built for the pace and needs of the marketplace today. Manufacturers that want to improve performance and growth should be looking at modern product manufacturing ERP solutions such as SAP S/4HANA Cloud P

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978: From Silicon Roots to Global Routes | Jeff Woolard, CFO, Velocity Global

CFO Thought Leader

Looking back at his 26 years at Intel Corp., Jeff Woolard has more than a few moments of important discernment from which to choose when we ask for a single finance strategic moment. Nevertheless, without hesitation, he takes us back in time to when the giant chipmaker was experiencing a recurring mismatch between the products that it was developing and the market’s purchasing trends—specifically in the PC sector. “If you were to map both what people wanted to buy and what we were bu

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Businesses must prioritize GST compliance to handle tax notices, says expert

CFO News

Tax experts stress the urgency of prioritizing GST compliance, emphasizing prompt response to summonses and adherence to regulations amidst increasing scrutiny, while urging for simplified tax procedures.

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Wells Fargo CFO calls commercial real estate a ‘long movie’

CFO Dive

The office market is under the most pressure, the bank’s finance chief Michael Santomassimo said on Monday.

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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.

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Material Resource Planning and Its Role in Manufacturing

Navigator SAP

Industrial and manufacturing solutions have significantly evolved over the years as computers have become more powerful and manufacturing efficiency has gone from a competitive advantage to table stakes. Manufacturers now use a manufacturing execution system in resource planning and execution (MES), a material resource planning system (MRP) for preparing a batch manufacturing record, and an enterprise resource planning solution (ERP) for tying it all together.

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Using Reflection Questions To Help Prospects Find Clarity And Focus On A Shared Planning Vision

Nerd's Eye View

Initial outreach to a financial advicer rarely (if ever) results from a prospective client waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat because they just figured out that they're in desperate need of a comprehensive financial plan. Rather, prospects often reach out to set an initial appointment only when they realize they have a specific pain point that they need an advicer's help with.

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Embracing changes in the accountancy profession

Future CFO

Change, as with what the old adage says, is a constant thing in our world. Regardless of how people wish to respond to it—whether it be with peaceful acceptance or with biter resistance—it will remain a part of the journey and it is a given fact that we should be able to ride on to continue and carry on. For the accountancy profession, transformation has always been a part of the process, let alone the manner of life.

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AI, employee balance key to driving tech strategy: IMA

CFO Dive

Treating AI like a new colleague, rather than a replacement for employees, can help CFOs more seamlessly incorporate the technology.

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Building a Business Case for Finance Automation

Speaker: Danny Gassaway and Wayne Richards

Finance leaders are prioritizing efficiency and digital transformation, yet many hesitate to automate due to uncertainty. Without a clear understanding of its impact, organizations risk falling behind competitors who are leveraging automation to drive productivity and cost savings. Join Wayne Richards and Danny Gassaway from AvidXchange for a practical guide on bringing accounts payable (AP) automation to your organization.

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What is a Manufacturing Execution System?

Navigator SAP

A key component of lean manufacturing methodology is using a manufacturing execution system for monitoring, tracking and controlling the manufacturing process. Although this isn’t the only manufacturing resource planning method that businesses lean on, it is a key industrial manufacturing solution that plays an important role within an overall lean manufacturing methodology strategy.

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KPIs To Track Your Advisor Marketing And Figure Out What’s Actually Working (Or Not)

Nerd's Eye View

In the early days of the financial advice industry, an advisor's options for generating new business were somewhat limited. Cold calls, country club memberships, Chamber of Commerce networking, and referrals (from clients or centers of influence) were staples for growth, and determining how successful those sales-centric efforts were was rather straightforward.

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Let’s check in on the I Bond’s next fixed rate

Tips Watch

By David Enna, Tipswatch.com Earlier this year, I think most I Bond investors were assuming that the I Bond’s next fixed rate would end up being lower than the current 1.30%, the highest fixed rate since November 2006.

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SEC charges Lordstown Motors with misleading investors on sales outlook

CFO Dive

Lordstown’s auditor and adviser also faces SEC sanctions for allegedly violating independence standards.

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Next-Level Fraud Prevention: Strategies for Today’s Threat Landscape

Speaker: Sierre Lindgren

Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.