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Tips for CFOs advancing ESG: Gartner

CFO Dive

Finance chiefs facing increased pressure to implement sustainable initiatives can take several steps to make sure the programs succeed and drive business value.

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How Do I Validate Our ERP System?

Navigator SAP

ERP validation is a really simple idea: Does the system perform as specified? The question of validation is less about software functionality and largely about configuration. If a business selects an industry-standard enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution for its backend systems, the functionality will exist for almost any company process. Having the foundation for meeting the process needs of a business and correctly configuring the system for meeting those needs is not the same thing, ho

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The Next 75 Years: Will Generalists or Specialists Prevail?

CFA Institute

To generalize or specialize? Seventy-five years after CFA Institute was established, how should investment professionals and aspiring investment professionals approach the choice?

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Innovators Innovate: Meet Embark's Game-Changing Compensation Model

Embark With Us

We're not trying to reinvent the advisory space at Embark. Our goal is to disrupt it, rattle some cages, and build our own version of it, one that ensures our operations, client service, culture, and people are always pulling in the same direction.

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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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Controllers should close company books 'better,' not just faster: Gartner

CFO Dive

Even after buying the newest technology, controllers may cling to decades-old procedures and miss opportunities to streamline closing of company books, according to Gartner.

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Streamlining Your Treasury Management Workflow with Embedded Banking

FISPAN

This Spring, FISPAN's CEO and Co-Founder Clayton Weir joined Wells Fargo's Greg Hansen , SVP and Head of Product, at Nacha's Smarter, Faster Payments Conference to discuss streamlining treasury management with embedded banking solutions.

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Proposed SEC SPAC Rules: What You Need to Know

Embark With Us

Not so long ago, SPACs were fully-loaded locomotives barrelling down the IPO track at full speed. But things change, and SPAC exuberance is more tempered these days, a trend that a recent SEC rules proposal might reinforce further.

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CFOs must divorce currency from technology to take advantage of crypto: Gartner

CFO Dive

For CFOs intrigued by the promises of cryptocurrency, decoupling the movements of the coin from the promise of virtual currencies’ underlying technology will be key to successful adoption, says Gartner.

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How to Migrate From On-Premise to Cloud

Navigator SAP

On-premise to cloud migration for a small business isn’t as simple as uploading information to the internet. It’s a gradual process that can take months to complete. To successfully migrate from on-premise to cloud, a business must have a solid strategy, key performance indicators (KPIs), and excellent enterprise resource planning (ERP) software like SAP for small businesses.

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

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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Best Practice Tips to Impress in the Role of CFO

Centage

Once upon a time the role of CFO was focused on backward-looking data. However, these days, chief financial officers do a great deal more than financial reporting. Along with tracking cash flow and providing timely information, the best CFOs are strategizers, analyzing a company’s strengths and weaknesses from a financial perspective and helping direct decision making.

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Vermogensrechten en faillissement

Corporate Finance Lab

Op maandag 27 juni 2022 (17 u) verdedigt Sander Baeyens aan de KU Leuven zijn proefschrift onder het promotorschap van prof. dr. Vincent Sagaert (promotor) en prof. dr. Matthias Storme (copromotor) in de Promotiezaal te Leuven (Naamsestraat 22). De titel van het proefschrift luidt ‘Vermogensrechten en faillissement. Een rechtsvergelijkend onderzoek naar de tegenwerpelijkheid en afdwingbaarheid van verwervingsrechten, gebruiksrechten en verbodsrechten in faillissement’ In zijn proefs

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CFOs should use AI to navigate 'dark horizons' in scenario planning: Gartner

CFO Dive

CFOs aiming to improve scenario planning with artificial intelligence need to overcome an aversion to gathering and analyzing a broad variety of data, according to Gartner.

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Do Small Businesses Use ERP Systems?

Navigator SAP

An ERP system manages all aspects of a business—it integrates workflows and data into a single platform. They are often used by large corporations, but also frequently adopted by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) aiming to streamline their processes and scale their business.

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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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Parallel Accounting is a Key Tool for Global Companies with Multiple Reporting Requirements

Bramasol

One important side effect of the ongoing trend toward globalization is the need to comply with a range of different accounting principles as well as with disparate reporting and compliance mandates. For example, a company with branches doing business in the United States and the European Union will need to comply with both GAAP and IFRS accounting principles.

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Nuclear Conflict: Why We Must Consider the Risks

CFA Institute

In the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the risks of nuclear conflict have become clearer both inside and outside the world finance.

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EU 15% global minimum tax directive could impact US: KPMG

CFO Dive

CFOs of multinational companies bracing for the 15% global minimum tax should watch how Poland leans on the matter this month to get a better gauge of how quickly rules could be implemented.

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Alternatives to SAP for Small Business

Navigator SAP

T he use of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is a necessity for businesses that want to set themselves up for success. The question is no longer “ Is SAP a good fit for a small business? ” or “ Do small businesses use ERP systems? ” Instead, companies are asking which software is the best fit for their needs and goals. SAP Business One is the obvious choice–its track record has kept it the preferred platform of thousands of SMEs.

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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.

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How to Accelerate Your Financial Maturity

The SaaS CFO

Financial discipline never goes out of style. CFO’s have a good laugh when the market and pundits start calling for financial awareness. When times are good, let’s grow as fast as possible and burn a ton of cash. However, when market sentiment turns negative, let’s control spend and assess our cash runway. Harder economic times […]. The post How to Accelerate Your Financial Maturity appeared first on The SaaS CFO.

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DeFi-ing the Rules: Five Opportunities and Five Risks of Decentralized Finance

CFA Institute

Campbell Harvey explains why DeFi has such transformative potential.

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IKEA finance chief busts four ESG 'myths'

CFO Dive

C-suite executives stymied by misperceptions about sustainability are slow to gain from shrinking their companies’ carbon footprints, according to Ingka Group-IKEA CFO Juvencio Maeztu.

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ERP Considerations for Accelerating Life Science Organizations - Webinar

Navigator SAP

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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Look Who’s Back: de return van de handelaar

Corporate Finance Lab

Het overlijden van de handelaar werd op deze blog breed verkondigd (zie o.a. Exit het handelsrecht; een nieuw ondernemingsrecht verrijst vóór Pasen ). Na jaren van trouwe dienst werd de handelaar verwezen naar de hemel der rechtsbegrippen en ingeruild voor de onderneming. Het concept van de handelaar zou snel verworden tot een rechtshistorisch curiosum om na verloop van tijd alleen nog maar in historische overzichten vermeld te worden.

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Business Innovators with Mark Imperial

Focus CFO

Business Innovators Magazine – Spotlight on Exit Planning Advisors. Spotlight on FocusCFO with Michael Stier. As part of their series on Exit Planning, Business Innovators Magazine invited Michael Stier to sit down with Mark Imperial and share his insights on why exit strategy is good business strategy. . Mark Imperial is a Best Selling Author, Syndicated Business Columnist, and Host of numerous business shows spotlighting leading experts, entrepreneurs, and business celebrities.

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Many CFO-led teams still follow 20-year-old 'steward' role: Microsoft

CFO Dive

CFOs and other finance executives identified as the most disruptive business trend the imperative to streamline team collaboration, Microsoft found in a survey.

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The Finance Committee and Nonprofit Financial Management Tips

The Charity CFO

Your finance committee spends the most time analyzing and studying your nonprofit’s numbers, yet your entire board of directors is responsible for financial oversight. So, as the executive director or financial manager of a nonprofit, it’s up to you to ensure you prepare both the finance committee and the entire board to understand their roles and what you expect of them.

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Solve Your Firm's Automation Complexities Once and For All

Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.