CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals.

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Accounting Finance Auditing IFRS 95

Future CFO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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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Finance CFO Forecasting Leadership 98

Future CFO

MARCH 1, 2023

Gartner says finance transformation encompasses strategic initiatives designed to revolutionise the way the corporate finance function manages its strategy, processes, internal controls, and financial reporting. CFOs must accelerate their finance transformation journey towards autonomous finance or risk falling behind.

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Finance Benchmarking Compliance SAP 91

Future CFO

APRIL 12, 2023

Delivering products even Accenture's The Cloud First CFO Study – 2022 edition reveals that in a survey of 740 finance leaders across 15 industries and 11 countries, 39% say the CFO now leads the cloud journey for the whole enterprise. The delivery covers 98% area of Indonesia and 41 international countries to date.

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Finance Benchmarking CFO Data Analysis 98

Future CFO

APRIL 3, 2023

While companies have been transforming their finance models over the last decade, Covid accelerated this process. With this shift to the cloud, companies have more data than ever at their fingertips – data ready to be analysed and potentially turned into valuable business insights.

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Finance Forecasting CFO Leverage 96

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

BlackLine recently published a report titled, Finance & Accounting: in a Post-COVID World: Navigating the Changing Landscape. FutureCFO’s discussions with finance leaders in Asia identified similar conditions. Smagh opined that some of the concerns had to do with the years of the approach of work within the finance function. “As

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 22, 2024

Types of Data for Nonprofits The types of data a nonprofit might use for decision-making can vary between organizations. Most nonprofits will use at least one of three types of data: Financial data: Financial data includes any data relating to the finances of the organization, such as revenue or expense data.

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CFO Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2024

We heard from numerous finance leaders and experts at SuiteWorld 2023, NetSuite’s annual user conference, and they were brimming with fresh and challenging ideas that can help companies right now. Making this a reality starts with accurate, real-time, and expansive financial data. Here’s a sampling.

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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The growing variety and complexity of tasks within the finance function has resulted in the creation of a discipline that is supposed to become a bridge between the finance and business to support decision-making process by leveraging data and technology. This relates to FP&A which stands for financial planning and analysis.

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CFO Talks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In this role, I introduced a risk-based auditing approach and later became the bank’s financial manager. After a year in that position, I received a scholarship to pursue an MSc in Investment Management and Risk Finance at the University of Westminster in the UK. Nicolaas van Wyk: What an impressive career path!

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Finance Auditing CFO Leadership 83

Future CFO

APRIL 7, 2024

Editor’s note: Wei Zheng (pictured), Finance Director, Hays Asia shed light on what matters when it comes to leadership, how you can progress to become a leader, and the biggest challenge facing finance leaders today. This interview is part of FutureCFO’s Female Leadership in Finance Series.

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Finance Leadership Leverage Cost Management 52

Future CFO

MARCH 11, 2021

The Women in Leadership report by Wharton noted that women occupy a significant proportion of management roles but are scarce in executive and C-Suite roles. The number of women in the leadership pipeline is shrinking, indicating gender inequality in leadership is going to get even worse.

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Finance Leadership Communication CFO 52

The Finance Weekly

MARCH 25, 2024

Pichette's notable contributions to Alphabet's transition from Google improved its operational efficiency and leadership in sustainability initiatives. His expertise and leadership make him a valuable asset as CFO. Financial Insights Pichette has an estimated net worth of at least $128 million as of March 25, 2024.

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CFO Thought Leader

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The head of finance for the acquired firm struggled to present the information clearly, while the new owners shifted uneasily in their seats. LaPeer instinctively stepped in, simplifying the explanation of complex details and demonstrating her ability to distill intricate financial data while effectively reading the room.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 19, 2024

Coined by industry analyst Gartner, autonomous finance refers to self-learning software agents that automate business operations and corporate finances. Autonomous finance is increasingly permeating all aspects of financial management by optimizing and streamlining financial data gathering and analysis.

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Finance Corporate Finance Financial Data Leadership 52

CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2023

AI coupled with The Digitization of the Finance Function create powerful levers for today’s CFO. AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals.

Accounting 52

Accounting Finance Auditing IFRS 52

CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Members’ Profile: Rofhiwa Irene Singo In this edition of our CFO Spotlight series, we are featuring Rofhiwa Irene Singo, an accomplished finance leader whose journey is a testament to resilience, adaptability, and impactful leadership. What sparked your interest in finance?

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VCFO

MAY 17, 2024

Evaluation of 154 core data points across six dimensions and in-depth dialogue between you and a CFO steeped in all aspects of business optimization and strategic planning provides a holistic, insightful, and unbiased exploration of your company’s DNA.

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Benchmarking Leadership Strategic Planning Valuation 78

Future CFO

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Bonnet defined master data management (MDM) as the software and practices for ensuring that data, as held by the company, is clean, is used managing the data of a company, ensuring that the data is clean and adheres to good governance. How does MDM support the finance function?

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The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The finance director role is critical to the success of any nonprofit, making it one of the most important hires an organization can make. They are responsible for the financial health of the organization. They create and maintain financial records, prepare financial reports, and oversee the organization’s budget.

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Nonprofit Finance Strategic Planning Budgeting 52

Spreadym

JULY 21, 2023

Digital transformation in finance refers to the process of integrating digital technologies and innovations into all aspects of financial services and operations within a financial institution or organization. What is a Goal of Digital Transformation in Finance?

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CFO Simplified

MARCH 27, 2022

A business’ finance and accounting departments look up to the CFO for guidance—especially now, in light of the unexpected nature of the past two years’ fluctuations. Risk Management and Leadership. A CFO knows a business’ financials better than anyone. Increased Financial Planning and Analysis.

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CFO Planning Risk Management Prioritization 98

Future CFO

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In the coming year, CFOs will be expected to focus on helping their companies build resilience – whether through critical decision-making backed by a real-time view of financial data, or ensuring competitive advantage with digital transformation and sustainability initiatives. Steering companies through the economic volatility ahead.

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Economics CFO Leadership Financial Data 98

Future CFO

MARCH 7, 2021

How should organisations empower female finance execs when gender imbalance remains a reality in the function's senior management? While 52% of finance employees are women, they make up only 40% of senior roles in the function, according to a Gartner survey of more than 25,000 global employees. More female role models.

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Finance SAP Leadership CFO 52

Future CFO

JANUARY 25, 2024

As a major part of an organisation, finance leaders are tasked to face various challenges within the finance function to keep the business afloat. They are asked to drive long-term value while finding short-term cost efficiencies as well as to reinvent the finance function while doing more with less,” he says.

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CFO Finance Leadership Investments 94

Centage

MAY 3, 2022

The Planning Maestro App for QuickBooks Online Advanced provides a two-way sync of financial data between QuickBooks Online Advanced and Planning Maestro, resulting in improved efficiency, fewer manual processes, and greater confidence in data quality and integrity.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Data Analysis 98

Future CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Among the things finance leaders must focus on for the new year is undoubtedly the rising interest and trend on sustainability. Ethical dilemmas For Hasenoehrl, trustworthy, transparent, auditable, and ethical use of data is fundamental to successful reporting, both in financial and sustainability reporting.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

CFOs are well experienced finance professionals who know how to lead their team and the finance company through many different scenarios. Having real-time access to customer, sales, and operational data will be critical in driving success in the going public process and bring clarity to the lengthy and difficult process.

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CFO Communication Finance Leadership 98

Future CFO

JUNE 24, 2024

It took me years to be skilled in financial planning and analysis. Not every finance professional can be sharp enough to detect key highlights and provide analysis for the financial statements. The balance sheet and key financial ratios should tell the strengths and problems of the Company. Yes and No.

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Centage

MAY 8, 2023

Lowe, CPA, CGMA As a nonprofit finance leader, you are accountable to many stakeholders – especially your Board of Directors. Your role is critical and complex as you know and understand the financial operations of your organization inside and out – and are ultimately responsible.

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Nonprofit Budgeting CFO Finance 98

Centage

JUNE 7, 2022

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. In the age of COVID, strong financial leadership is more important than ever.

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Future CFO

AUGUST 3, 2021

A recent virtual roundtable, titled “ Creating and Mastering Financial Agility ,” looked to find out how well ASEAN financial leaders mastered financial agility during the pandemic. The region stopped operating on previous market assumptions; new risks involving personal and country legislation impacted financial models.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs can pose unique challenges to finance chiefs charged with maximizing returns. He suggests that having good governance and good ESG performance can also help you attract investors and even get access to new sources of financing like green bonds or sustainability-linked loans.

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CFO Finance Compliance Financial Data 98

Bramasol

MAY 6, 2022

In too many instances, as CIOs and CFOs implement new software to improve finance processes, the expediency of getting systems up and running quickly can create isolated silos of inefficiency across the enterprise-wide technology landscape. The resulting build up of patchwork software systems is sometimes referred to as "Digital Debt".

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 4, 2023

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Future CFO

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

As enterprises look to embrace these technologies, CFOs and finance organizations are uniquely positioned to take their current roles of stewards of data, algorithms of measurements, and validation of benefits, to bring about the next generation of business – that of the cognitive enterprise.

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Onplan

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A great CFO doesn’t just understand finance, operational drivers, and shifting market conditions. How to get better at storytelling in finance. But if you and your team are stuck in time-consuming, repetitive data collection, it’s hard to find time to dive deeper into the “why” behind the numbers. Where it’s been.

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