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Shortage Of CPAs Fuels Push To Ease Licensing

Global Finance

Students opt out of accounting majors in favor of investment banking or management consulting. Some companies, such as Advanced Auto Parts and Tupperware, failed to file financial reports on time simply because they didn’t have enough accountants. It is becoming increasingly difficult to do the job expected.

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Artificial Intelligence – Bane or Boon to the CFO?

CFO Selections

As CFOs, we have a full plate of responsibilities for financial reporting, planning and analysis, and risk management. To us, these types of phrases just sound like more of the same – another overhyped management consulting fad based on a Harvard Business Review article.

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Does the accounting industry have a diversity problem?

The Charity CFO

The Move Project Metrics Report notes that academic studies and management consultants agree that “when people with a shared identity become at least a third of a group, the group has a dynamic shift. Check out our list of open positions Do You Struggle to Make Sense of Your Financial Statements? And we’re hiring!

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Supply Chain Finance A ‘Dominoes’ Game For Toys R Us

PYMNTS

According to the FT , suppliers first got spooked when CNBC reports said Toys R Us was considering bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction with suppliers that ultimately factored in companies, other trade finance players and accounts receivable insurance providers. Word gets out in the marketplace and credit insurance starts tightening up.

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185: Ishe Moyo

CFO Talks

Welcome to this SAIBA CFO podcast, SAIBA is the South African Institute of Business Accountants, it has more than 12 000 members in the country and specialises in a wide range of disciplines such as accountancy and tax, training and development, career enhancement, legislation, designations, recognition and financial reporting.

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206: Zebediah Marewangepo

CFO Talks

My guest today is Zebediah Marewangepo, he is a Senior Business Consultant at Taxdirect, which is a company based in Kempton Park, and it offers a range of services to small and medium-sized businesses. This includes financial and management consulting, tax and payroll services.

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CFO Perspective: Owning the map

Future CFO

The role includes leading, directing and managing the finance team, advising on business and financial planning, providing strategic recommendations to the chief executive officer and the executive management team, and of course, managing the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, and overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting.

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