CFO Thought Leader

DECEMBER 3, 2024

His career journey, spanning roles in pricing and market dynamics to strategic planning at BlackRock, shaped his approach to finance leadership. This has led to the emergence of point solutions aimed at improving workflows, such as structured workflow tools, forecasting, deal and performance tracking, and sales executive coaching.

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CFO Simplified

APRIL 15, 2024

Are you missing Strategic Planning? Let’s quickly get through the first three items in any strategic plan. That plan will include not just looking at the future, but also planning for the present. A written strategic plan will help guide you to your end goal, and we can help you.

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CFO Plans

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

In the fast-paced world of small business, precise financial forecasting is not merely advantageous—it’s essential. This startling statistic underscores the critical importance of accurate financial forecasting. Let’s dive into the essentials of financial forecasting and how it can revolutionize your business strategy.

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Cube Software

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Key takeaways on AI forecasting: AI-driven forecasting significantly enhances the accuracy of predictions by rapidly analyzing vast and diverse data sources. AI introduces advanced models that outperform traditional forecasting methods in identifying patterns and trends. What is AI forecasting?

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E78 Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Ensure that impairment analyses are completed according to audit priorities, with asset groupings and forecast data that align with GAAP standards. These items require precise calculations, detailed documentation, and often the input of specialists.

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Cube Software

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

What once focused primarily on budgeting , forecasting , and variance analysis has evolved into a more strategic and influential role within the business. The evolution of FP&A Over the past few decades, FP&A has witnessed a transformative shift.

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Centage

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As you start your financial planning for 2023 and beyond, follow these steps to solidify your three-year strategic plan and boost the odds of achieving your business’ goals. If you want to forecast your financial future, start by looking back at past performance. Set the past as your baseline to predict the future.

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Jedox Finance

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Those are all good approaches, but SPM must be holistic and combine those approaches and offer better planning, forecasting, and control of different stages of sales processes. Effective sales incentive models should signal the desired results in light of the overall strategy, such as higher compensation for strategic products.

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CFO Simplified

JANUARY 23, 2025

Create a cash flow forecast Effective cash flow management and forecasting remains a cornerstone for business success,as it can help you anticipate your companys financial needs and ensure the stability of your operations throughout the year. Use these insights to project your financial performance based on your strategic plan.

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CFO Plans

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This process goes beyond simple fund allocation, encompassing the forecasting of future financial needs and proactive preparation. Optimize Your Budget with Strategic Planning from CFO experts. The ultimate goal is to create a sustainable growth model that supports expansion without compromising financial health.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

First and foremost is financial acumen—understanding financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance is foundational. However, transitioning to a CFO role requires a broader skill set beyond technical expertise. Strategic thinking is crucial.

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CFO Share

MAY 10, 2024

In fact, I never forecast cash flow without bookkeeping help – their insights are too valuable to ignore. By leveraging the detailed financial data they maintain, you can create a 13-week cash flow forecast that provides valuable insights into your upcoming cash obligations and helps you make better-informed decisions.

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CFO Plans

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Imagine a vineyard investing in technology for seasonal demand forecasting. Financial Impact of Seasonal Slowdowns and Strategic Planning Seasonal slowdowns can hit a business’s bottom line hard, but with smart planning, their effects can be softened.

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Planful

JUNE 17, 2021

But not every CFO thrives in the strategic planning side of their role. Many finance leaders confuse financial planning with strategic planning. But when it comes to strategic planning components, CFOs shouldn’t be in a pure finance mindset. Strategic Planning Component #1: Revenue.

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CFO Share

MARCH 23, 2021

A rolling 12-month forecast projects financial performance over a 12-month time horizon using the “add/drop” approach to forecasting. Unlike a budget or calendar year forecast, a rolling 12-month forecast adds one month to the forecast period each time a month is closed so that you are continuously forecasting for 12 months.

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Global Finance

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

And while the latest tools of the trade—artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)—promise to make tasks such as liquidity forecasting, cash management, and risk management easier, they come with their own complications and tie the treasury team even more closely into management’s strategic planning.

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The Finance Weekly

JANUARY 8, 2024

This is why expense forecasting is valuable for CEOs, CFOs, and other executives when predicting a company's future financial performance. What Is an Expense Forecast? An expense forecast is a prediction of your future business costs. While the idea is simple, creating an accurate forecast is more complicated than it seems.

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CFO Simplified

JULY 22, 2022

Create a cash flow forecast. A business plan isn’t something that you just create when you start a company, it’s a strategic plan for how you’re going to manage and grow over the next two, five, and 10 years. The pandemic changed plans for nearly every business. Update your strategic plan.

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CFO Share

JANUARY 12, 2024

Financial forecasting is an essential practice, but navigating the waters of financial planning can be daunting, especially when you’re considering bringing a fractional CFO on board for the first time. What is a Financial Forecast? Updating forecasts monthly is considered best practice. Final forecast review.

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Spreadym

JUNE 2, 2023

Rolling forecast is a financial planning and forecasting approach that involves continuously updating and extending the forecast based on the latest available data and information. As the current period elapses, the forecast is extended by adding a new period, maintaining the same forecast horizon.

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The Charity CFO

JANUARY 12, 2024

Financial forecasting is a term you’ll hear thrown around in the business world quite often—but in the world of nonprofits, it can be difficult (and even downright impossible) to plan your organization’s finances with any degree of certainty. The best way to do this is through financial forecasting.

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CFO Plans

MARCH 10, 2025

Tech companies, for instance, can employ predictive analytics to forecast cash flow needs accurately, enabling them to allocate resources efficiently and avoid financial instability. Implementing Business Continuity Planning During financial uncertainty, Business Continuity Planning is essential to protect operations and workforce.

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CS Lucas

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Cash forecasting has and always will be a practice that successful businesses utilise to stay ahead of unprecedented events. Tips for cash forecasting: Analyze your cash flow. Begin forecasting by assessing your business’ current cash flow and conducting a deep analysis of your incoming receipts and outgoings payment.

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Barry Ritholtz

AUGUST 26, 2023

Davis explains why Vanguard doesn’t play the forecasting game, noting the “forecasting game is really hard and even harder for the short-term.” Davis adds “ Instead of forecasting events you have no control over, you can control your diversification and costs.”

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CFO Selections

MARCH 4, 2024

The “branches” off each decision alternative that result use data analysis to forecast the most likely outcome of each decision. A decision tree is a critical part of strategic planning because it allows decision makers to analyze the effects of a significant change throughout different areas of the business.

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CFO Plans

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

By employing advanced forecasting tools and real-time financial reporting, they maintained a healthy cash reserve, allowing them to invest in new markets and technologies confidently. For forward-thinking financial firms, integrating these technologies into their strategic planning processes has become a game-changer.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The retailer could see upside to expected profit in 2024 and 2025 as its strategic plan takes shape, according to the firm. The company’s fiscal second-quarter revenue topped analysts’ forecasts, according to Refinitiv. Advanced Micro Devices — Shares of chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices jumped 12.6%

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Fpanda Club

MARCH 28, 2021

This article describes the FP&A maturity assessment model focused on major tasks of the function (strategic planning and budgeting, forecasting, analytics, management reporting, performance management and decision support) and built around 3 key areas – processes, tools/systems and people.

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Lime Light

JUNE 12, 2023

Having an accurate and dynamic forecast creates a confident finance function in any business. However, when your skilled FP&A team members spend hours gathering and formatting static spreadsheets, that’s less time being spent on analyzing results, developing what-if-scenarios, and modeling strategic plans and forecasts.

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Spreadym

JUNE 8, 2023

Planning, budgeting and forecasting for a business are three distinct financial management tools used in business, each serving a different purpose. Key differences between planning, budgeting and forecasting for a business Here are key difference between planning, budgeting and forecasting for a business.

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VCFO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

monthly, annual) performance, much more is needed for effective strategic planning – proactive planning that looks beyond what the business will do in the short term to where you want it to be in five years, ten years, or a similar timeframe. While the Income Statement does provide a view of historical (e.g.,

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Fpanda Club

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The list of typical FP&A activities usually includes planning, budgeting, forecasting, analysis, management reporting and performance management. Planning relates to determining the company’s short-term (1-year) and long-term (3-5 years) objectives. This process usually occurs once a year and lasts several months.

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Focus CFO

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Turning Goals into a Strategic Plan. A long to-do list or a list of goals is not a strategic plan. Businesses that set goals and try to hit them without an overarching strategic plan can end up wasting resources, pulling their teams in too many directions, and thwarting their own expansion efforts.

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Centage

AUGUST 15, 2022

With driver-based planning, companies identify a set of factors that influence their success and model that data to better understand its impact. Managers can then run scenarios with the drivers to improve long-term strategic planning. Driver-based planning lets businesses focus on key indicators while ignoring the noise.

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VCFO

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A common outcome of this mindset is a rationalization on the part of the CEO that they (perhaps along with the CFO) can adequately represent the views of People Ops as strategic planning commences, check some HR-oriented items off the list themselves, and not bring focused People Operations expertise to the table.

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CFO Share

JULY 16, 2024

Strategic Planning and Forecasting CFOs create long-term financial plans and forecasts. They analyze market trends and economic data to predict future financial performance and guide strategic decision-making.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Knowing the unique constraints the industry is facing this peak season, we worked with our carriers early on to collectively build a strategic plan of execution.”. “We are happy with the performance of our parcel-delivery network following the higher Cyber Week demand,” a Gap spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal.

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