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The Future of Finance and Sustainability with Elizabeth Burns

CFO Talks

The Future of Finance and Sustainability with Elizabeth Burns The evolving demands of sustainability and financial performance are reshaping the role of CFOs in the energy sector. Elizabeth’s approach offers practical lessons for finance leaders navigating this complex and dynamic landscape.

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FP&A’s Scope: What Is In And What Is Out?

Fpanda Club

FP&A is an evolving function that falls into the intersection of finance, operations and strategy aimed at driving better decision-making trough insightful analysis, forecasting and goal setting. M&A analysis Mergers and acquisitions require rigorous financial analysis to ensure they create value.

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5 Excel-heavy Pain Points still Dragging down finance teams in 2025

The Finance Weekly

When you’re making small-talk with someone who isn’t in finance or accounting about how work is going, and they answer with “busy,” do you ever question how hard it really is? We spoke to 20 finance teams for research on this article. After all, how busy someone is will be relative to their business, function, and industry.

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Balancing Cost and Service in Financial Management: A CFO’s Perspective

CFO Talks

Tools like cloud accounting systems, AI-driven financial analysis, and automated reporting not only reduce costs but also improve efficiency and accuracy. Build Resilient Teams: Train your finance team to look beyond numbers. Instead, look for cost-saving opportunities in non-core areas, like back-office functions.

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1081: The CFO’s Role in Innovation and Market Adaptation | Erik Swenson, CFO, IDT

CFO Thought Leader

It was a moment that would shape Erik Swensons approach to finance forever. As a co-op student at Northeastern University, he found himself in front of a room full of engineers, presenting financial metrics he had carefully compiled. It was a moment that would shape Erik Swensons approach to finance forever.

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Preparing Your Finance Organization for the New Era of AI

CFO Leadership

Future-forward finance and accounting organizations were quick to embrace robotic process automation (RPA) years ago to manage mundane, repetitive back-office tasks like data entry and routine financial reporting. AI is a tool and not a replacement for finance professionals.

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PodChat for FutureCFO: Finance as a strategic enabler through analytics

Future CFO

Digital transformation has elevated the role of the finance function from financial steward to enabled. The extended COVID-19 pandemic has upped the ante in the race to finance agility. Source: Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) | 7th Global Corporate Reporting Survey | February 2021, EY. Best practices.

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