Highlights of Accounting Today’s Top 100 Firms
Workplace shifts and baby boomer retirement have led to many hand-wringing speculations that accounting is a dying profession. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Accounting Today recently released its 2023 review of the top 100 accounting firms, and...
Building Resilient Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Functions for the Next Normal
The future is never predictable. The past few years have proven that many times over. Corporate America continues to recover from the 2020 pandemic, seeking to adapt its many lessons into future strategies. As a controller, CFO, or other financial leader, you play a...
The Future of Corporate Reporting: ESG, Sustainability, and Integrated Reporting
The world of corporate America has changed. It’s no longer sufficient for companies to report their financial data. Public companies are now expected to submit a report on their adherence to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria. Controllers, CFOs, and...
The CFOs Guide to Hybrid Cloud
Public clouds are becoming increasingly part of the conversation in today’s platform. For enterprises today, the sheer number of solutions is nearly overwhelming. New cloud platforms are hot news today and just as quickly yesterday’s news. The fundamental question is...
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Management
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the face of American businesses. AI and machine learning are reshaping everything from marketing to financial management. Controllers and CFOs need to understand just how this new technology can impact their most important...
Controller/CFO KPIs: Gross Profit Margin
In a world where data is everything, controllers and CFOs play a role in shaping the company mission. This may involve a variety of key performance indicators (KPIs), including gross profit margin. This figure can provide an idea of a company’s overall efficiency and...
Navigating Financial Uncertainty in the Post-Pandemic World
While the 2020 pandemic is rapidly receding in the rear-view mirror, many organizations are struggling to adapt to the “new normal.” Controllers and CFOs play a big part in shaping the future of their organizations by devising strategies that manage risk and maintain...
Controller/CFO KPIs: Revenue Growth Rate
Controllers and CFOs rely on a variety of metrics to evaluate their organization’s strategy. One of the most critical is your company’s revenue growth rate. This figure provides a snapshot of how quickly a business is expanding and can be a vital key performance...
How to Reduce Costs and Risk of Paying Bills – Webcast Highlights
Controllers Council recently held a panel discussion on How to Reduce Costs and Risk of Paying Bills, sponsored by BILL. BILL is the leader in financial automation software for small and mid-size businesses. our expert panelists are Ken Fick and Joe Fleischer. Ken...
CFO Beware – Guarding Against Tribal Knowledge
Sources of Tribal Knowledge In the workplace, “tribal knowledge” is jargon for unwritten information that is not commonly known, but is required to build a product or service within an organization (i.e. the tribe). Tribal knowledge can be useful and really make an...
What CFOs Are Getting Wrong About the Future of Work – and How to Make It Right
There are many questions on how the future of work will look like in the next few years. Will hybrid work continue? Will remote work continue? Is the American workplace changing? Below you will learn what CFOs are getting wrong about the future of work and how they...
The Part-Time CFO Career
Have you ever thought about having a job more flexible and more time to do things you love to do? Well, part-time executive jobs are currently on the rise. Learn more about this next career move below. As reported by Wall Street Journal February 21st, 2023 by...
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