Future CFO

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams play a crucial role in companies by performing budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support major corporate decisions of the CFO, CEO, and the Board of Directors. How things have changed for the FP&A teams. With technology, it has become FP&A 2.0.

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Future CFO

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Of course, technology has a role to play in the evolution of the CFO role and the development of the finance function. According to a McKinsey Global Survey on the role of the CFO, finance leaders are deeply involved in determining how businesses adapt to these trends—particularly in those places where digital and finance intersect.

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Jedox Finance

JANUARY 3, 2023

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is evolving into a whole new area of influence with cross-departmental and cross-dimensional impact. Accurate, frequent, and integrated business planning is crucial as geopolitical tensions, worldwide inflation, and supply chain disruption continue to reshape the global economy.

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Centage

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Value of Stress Testing Your Financial Plan. As we approach the end of the fiscal year and begin a new one, business leaders have an overriding concern: How accurate are the assumptions we made when we created our plan? All plans, to a certain extent, are based on assumptions. Scenario Planning and Goal Alignment.

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Centage

APRIL 28, 2022

Back in 2019, Centage made waves when it announced the availability of Planning Maestro , the first-ever FP&A platform designed specifically for the mid-size market. Up until the release of Planning Maestro, only enterprise-sized companies could afford the expense of automated and intelligent cloud-based FP&A technologies.

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Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The past 18 months have been difficult for finance teams. Modern FP&A professionals are charged with providing strategic, data-driven advice that helps leadership make sound decisions in the near and long-term future. We surveyed FP&A leaders about their top FP&A priorities and the challenges in achieving them.

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The Finance Weekly

JUNE 22, 2022

However, by implementing FP&A automation, their customers will be provided a more in-depth analysis that will set them up for any scenario that can occur in the coming months. To top it all off, the current market downturn and continued inflation is putting additional strains on companies’ forecasting and planning efforts.

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Jedox Finance

OCTOBER 8, 2020

We are pleased to welcome renowned finance expert Mr. Brian Kalish back to the Jedox blog. In this blog, he explains why scenario planning is now more important than ever and, most importantly, what it can and can’t do. . I explained that it’s not about FP&A trying to predict the future.

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Future CFO

MAY 27, 2024

ACCA's Global Talent Trends Survey 2024 revealed that 78% of the respondents say diversity and inclusion are important amid the continuing talent crunch in the finance sector. My experience has been that the finance and accounting function has become quite equitable.

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CFO Leadership

AUGUST 12, 2021

The CFO Leadership Council proudly highlights our very first ten Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ascend Honorees! The Ascend program is an opportunity for Senior Finance Executives from underrepresented groups to join The CFO Leadership Council. Maria Duanne Andrade, Chief Financial and Strategic Officer, Solar and Energy Loan.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Extended Planning and Analysis (xP&A) is a form of financial planning that takes the best financial planning and analysis capabilities and extends them into other fields across the organization. Continuous planning. Benefits of xP&A. Choice of deployment such as cloud or on premise.

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Centage

JULY 19, 2022

With a top-down approach, senior leadership sets the financial constraints, and departments create their budgets accordingly. Business budgeting is a crucial factor with the ability to impact a business’ long-term success or failure. So, employees can focus on doing their jobs. Of course, top-down budgeting does have its drawbacks.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 22, 2019

Dear CFO, We heard that you put FP&A on your list of top priorities to work on. You told us that there is too much data, reporting, and analysis and too few real insights that change decisions for the better. To do this we need to address the mindset, people, processes, and technology that drives FP&A’s actions.

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Jedox Finance

OCTOBER 11, 2021

The role Financial Planning & Analysis plays within an organization has always been vitally important. At a recent CFO Magazine Australia event on the 'Future of Finance,' three industry professionals using Jedox shared how FP&A has supported their organizations through very challenging times.

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Jedox Finance

JUNE 12, 2019

An Interview with Jamie Cousin, FP&A Manager at ServiceMaster. The FP&A team at ServiceMaster is searching for answers deep in the individual experiences and purchase histories of over 2 million customers with assistance from the new Artificial Intelligence capabilities embedded in Jedox software.

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Jedox Finance

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In the current times of crisis, these buzzwords common in FP&A and planning turn out to be very important characteristics for companies and it becomes clear how well positioned they actually are. In their 35 page report, they provide interesting insights into the current state of planning and highlight where the journey is headed.

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Centage

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The start of a new year is always a time for planning. As a FP&A professional, all eyes are on you to help plan the year ahead, step-by-careful-step, with enough lead time to avoid pitfalls and seize unexpected opportunities. For instance, 70% of SMBs have created scenario planning to prepare for the future.

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CFO Leadership

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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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Jedox Finance

JULY 18, 2019

” is the clear message from Chief Financial Officers. To do that we must address the mindset of the entire FP&A team. Operating within your organization’s framework, as we discussed in the previous posts in this blog series , will frame how your FP&A team carries out this mandate.

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Centage

DECEMBER 1, 2021

But times have changed – which is why financial forecasting is more important than your annual budget. According to Gartner : 1 Finance leaders have increased the frequency of various activities in response to COVID-19. Three quarters of finance leaders (75%) report weekly or more frequent updates to the C-suite.

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E78 Partners

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Middle-market companies face increasing pressure to maintain their value edge in this competitive financial landscape. To drive growth, improve profitability, and enhance decision-making, companies can leverage the power of refined operational disciplines – Forecasting, Planning, and Analytics (our take on FP&A).

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The Financial Planning and Analysis ( FP&A ) team performs budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support major corporate decisions of the CFO, the CEO, and the Board of Directors. Very few, if any, companies can be consistently profitable and grow without careful financial planning and cash flow management.

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CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This episode of Planning Aces Brett and Jack discuss FP&A’s role when it comes to breaking down silos within departments, and how A.I. is quickly emerging as FP&A’s ultimate silo busting partner. Insights from Finance Leaders: Planning Ace CFO Lauren St.

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Future CFO

MARCH 13, 2023

Gartner surveys looking to 2022 show that CFOs, controllers and heads of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) are all focused on digital initiatives that will lay critical groundwork for an autonomous future. Cedric Assaouloff , digital and innovation lead at R&D finance pharmaceutical company F.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 13, 2019

Finance professionals generally tend to be risk averse. Transforming your FP&A plan will not be an easy task, but it must be addressed as it is a top priority for the CFO to better support delivering on the expectations from the CEO. How does Finance keep up? What does the transformation plan look like?

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) involve a range of activities, including planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analytical tasks, all of which are vital in providing essential support for a company's major business decisions and overall financial well-being.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 1, 2022

Maturity in finance, particularly in FP&A, entails accepting complexity and expanding your capabilities. But what does maturity mean for FP&A, specifically? Defining Maturity for FP&A Simply said, FP&A maturity means you're , free of manual processes and spreadsheets , allowing you to focus on decision-making.

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Centage

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

If you’re in the office of finance, convincing your leadership to adopt FP&A software to help with your workload can be an uphill battle. Excel is deeply embedded in the planning and budgeting process for many organizations. What’s the ROI on an FP&A tool for your company?

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Centage

MAY 3, 2022

The leading provider of modern cloud-based FP&A solutions for mid-sized organizations, Centage Corporation prides itself on empowering today’s financial leaders to better guide their organizations to success. As a result, users can reduce manual tasks for budgeting and planning without compromising the integrity of the end result.

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Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

While that wouldn’t make much sense these days, think about revenue planning, data, and processes. Sales Performance Management (SPM) is a unified approach to analyze, plan, and optimize sales processes withing an organization. In this eBook about 360° Planning you can learn more about the shift to xP&A.

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Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Unlike a typical financial downturn, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic has been far more difficult to predict. The virus continues to ravage the global population, effect changes in consumer behavior, unearth workforce planning challenges, precipitate demand drops, and create supply chain shocks across the business world.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 31, 2022

However, there have been many organizations that have successfully persevered through the challenges posed by the past couple of years, and among the differentiating factors between such businesses is leadership. Leadership across business departments is a foundational element of success. 5 Leadership Competencies for CFOs 1.

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Centage

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Financial management can be a significant challenge for multi-location medical facilities. As multi-site healthcare businesses grow and evolve, the demand for advanced financial planning and budgeting solutions shifts from being a “nice to have” to presenting a crucial need for attaining business objectives.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 2, 2024

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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Jedox Finance

JULY 30, 2019

There has been a lot of talk about changing FP&A processes yet little real action in this area. Most are stuck doing the traditional one-year budget and five-year plan. We can’t forget about financials. Financials are essential but so are non-financials for getting to the real story behind the numbers.

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Focus CFO

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Some business owners downplay the complexity of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and mistakenly task their accounting team with this crucial function, or hope their CPA firm can be of help. Let’s examine how an outsourced, fractional CFO can improve FP&A: Improving Data. .” – Lao Tzu.

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Centage

JANUARY 18, 2024

Financial planning and analysis is at the heart of strategic decision-making for businesses, and as we step into 2024, it’s crucial to align your FP&A processes with the latest trends and best practices. Here are some areas within FP&A software & technology to focus on as you start the year.

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