In praise of the good CFO
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
With the holiday season kicking off, it seems a good time to remember the CFOs who are fighting to do the right thing behind closed conference room doors.
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
With the holiday season kicking off, it seems a good time to remember the CFOs who are fighting to do the right thing behind closed conference room doors.
CFO Alliance
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
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Centage
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
When you think of a business that’s recession proof, you probably imagine a company that provides the type of essential products people need regardless of the state of the economy. For example, grocery stores, healthcare businesses, and freight companies are all widely regarded as being recession proof. However, the truth is you don’t have to operate a need-oriented business to withstand times of hardship.
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
As some U.S. companies are turning to job cuts to reduce costs, chief financial officers and other executives are navigating a host of potential stumbling blocks. While jobless claims are still historically low , U.S.-based employers announced 33,843 job cuts in October, up 13% from September and up 48% from a year earlier, according to outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
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.
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
CFOs must take on the role of storyteller when communicating with their boards as their focus shifts from growth and towards long-term sustainability in a pre-recession environment.
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The CFO Centre
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Outsourcing is nearly always cheaper, more efficient, and more flexible than hiring in-house staff. You can use outsourcing to tap into expertise and experience not available in-house (technical or managerial) or to identify and then reduce the costs of support services. But concerns about the potential pitfalls of outsourcing stop SMEs from seeing the many […].
The Reformed Broker
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Let’s assume we’re going to have a recession in 2023. I don’t know if we will, but everyone seems to think so, so let’s just say. So what. What can you do to stop it? Not much. Can you change your own spending and psych yourself up to survive it? Absolutely. Are there changes you could make to a portfolio in order to gird yourself for a worsening economy?
CFO News Room
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
In today’s ESG-focused world, there is no taboo about corporations seeking advice and partnership opportunities with nonprofits. Unfortunately, many corporations don’t know where to start. What contact they have had with nonprofits has usually been through their corporate giving or corporate social responsibility programs. Three main opportunities exist for collaboration: using nonprofits to support product launches, going to market through a company’s nonprofit arm, use nonprofits to help form
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2022
An expanding scope of responsibilities — which require finance chiefs to have cross-disciplinary expertise — is slowing decision making, according to an Accenture study.
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.
Navigator SAP
DECEMBER 2, 2022
What if working remotely was exactly the same as working in the office?
The Reformed Broker
DECEMBER 1, 2022
LET’S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO SAM BANKMAN-FRIED pic.twitter.com/HIVB3nTX2V — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) November 30, 2022 Last night’s interview between the New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin and Sam Bankman-Fried ended with the host thanking the accused criminal mastermind for coming, despite the protestations of his lawyers. The audience applauded as the screen went black.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 2, 2022
When Frances Lawrence was first brought in as Financial Director at software company FISCAL Technologies in 2019, the business was in real need of working capital to accelerate the growth curve. . Up until then, there had been no external investment and the organic growth had been steady but slow and achieved by hard graft. Profits made from any given year were immediately ploughed straight back into the business. .
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Between rising interest rates and global supply chain issues, the manufacturing and automobile industries may be next in line for workforce cuts.
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Barry Ritholtz
DECEMBER 1, 2022
As we have been discussing since May of this year, there are increasing signs we have been groping for a bottom in the equity markets. This “Process” is not a single event but rather, a series of events the totality of which increasingly weighs the probability towards that positive resolution. I use the word probability because this outcome is not pre-ordained, but rather, subject to future events which have yet to unfold.
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NOVEMBER 30, 2022
When launching your SaaS company , you’re focused on increasing revenue, landing new logo’s, and adding users to support the business in its early days. Now that you’ve found market fit you’re entering the growth stage. Your investors want to see efficiencies & a set of monthly metrics that confirm the business is trending in the right direction. .
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Posted December 2, 2022 at 9:29 am by EPI Staff. Below, EPI economists offer their initial insights on the jobs report released this morning, and it was a tale of two conflicting employment surveys. The payroll survey—a survey of employers—showed 263,000 jobs added in November, but the household survey showed a decline in employment. From EPI senior economist, Elise Gould ( @eliselgould ): Read the full Twitter thread here. . .
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Although automation has the potential to add value, CFOs must be prepared for technology pitfalls.
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Barry Ritholtz
DECEMBER 2, 2022
It is amazing to think about how Toyota blew its enormous lead in Hybrid tech, failing to launch any substantial push into EVs. The chart below shows exactly how much sales have fallen for the first hybrid EV America has fallen into — and then out of love with. The Prius today badly lags the RAV4, its sister crossover, in Toyota hybrid sales. But the latest design is a handsome reboot, and should help sales pick up.
CFO News
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
According to the S&P Global's survey report, Companies had the fastest increase in new orders and production in three months and business optimism was highest in almost eight years.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Total nonfarm payrolls posted a 263,000 gain in November versus a 284,000 rise in October (revised up by 23,000), while September had an increase of 269,000 (revised down by 46,000). The November result easily beat the consensus expectation of 200,000. However, the gain is still the slowest since April 2021. Excluding the government sector, private payrolls posted a gain of 221,000 in November following the addition of a net 248,000 jobs in October.
CFO Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Pricing pressures, labor costs and talent retention struggles are creating new forecasting challenges for financial and business leaders, the AICPA & CIMA survey found.
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Barry Ritholtz
DECEMBER 2, 2022
This was a fun conversation with my buddy Pete about all the media madness these days — it was as I was recovering from C19, and while I felt fine, my voice sounds pretty gravelly. If you find that kind of thing tolerable, people seemed to really like this discussion. Lots more details here. Enjoy! The post November 2022: Stand Up with Pete appeared first on The Big Picture.
CFO News
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Mandatory auditor rotation and a cooling-off period between when the auditor is engaged with a large business and before it takes a significant piece of work again from the same client are among better measures, says Helen Brand.
CFO News Room
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Zscaler rings the opening bell at the Nasdaq exchange in New York, March 16, 2018. Source: Nasdaq. Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Zscaler – The cloud security company’s shares dipped 11% following its quarterly earnings report, despite Zscaler posting strong results. Earnings and revenue were stronger than analysts’ expectations.
CFO Dive
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
“Growth” means different things to different CFOs and different companies, but the one constant is about finding a way to not only protect the business and protect the finances but to also figure out what it looks like to help the business expand.
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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