Top 10 Capital Options for Controllers and CFOs
In the complex and interwoven world of corporate finance, securing capital is a constant venture. Whether stakeholders need to fund expansion, bolster working capital, or undertake new projects, the organization is always on the hunt for financing. As the steward of...
Pitfalls of Excel for Financial Consolidation & How to Avoid Them – Webcast Highlights
Controllers Council recently held a panel discussion on Pitfalls of Excel for Financial Consolidation & How to Avoid Them, sponsored by Fluence Technologies. Fluence Technologies puts control in the hands of finance and accounting teams so that they can close...
How to Evaluate the Creditworthiness of a Company
Trade credit, or an agreement that your customer can purchase goods or services from you and pay at a later date, is a normal process in B2B transactions. It’s an effective tool to encourage sales and stimulate business growth. Yet, any time you invoice clients at a...
How to Chart Your Finance Leadership Career Path – Webcast Highlights
Controllers Council recently held a panel discussion on How to Chart Your Finance Leadership Career Path, sponsored by BILL. BILL is a leading financial operations platform for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). As a champion of SMBs, BILL automates the future of...
From Data to Dollars: How Controllers Lead Sales Data Analysis for Financial Success
The role of a controller has traditionally been rooted in overseeing an organization’s financial and accounting operations, but as businesses evolve in the digital age, you are increasingly called upon to harness the power of data analytics, particularly sales data,...
10 Tips for Retaining Accounting Staff: From the Great Resignation to the Great Retention
Between April 2021 and April 2022, 71.6 million people quit their jobs. A movement infamously labeled “The Great Resignation,” it was a historic period that marked the start of unprecedented hiring and retention challenges. Even accounting — a domain traditionally...
ESG 101: Practical Approaches for Navigating Compliance, Controls, and Sustainability Reporting – Webinar Highlights
Controllers Council recently held a panel discussion on ESG 101: Practical Approaches for Navigating Compliance, Controls, and Sustainability Reporting, sponsored by Visual Lease. Visual Lease is the number one lease optimization solution provider, trusted by over...
How To Perform Customer Credit Checks
A large unpaid invoice can jeopardize the growth of your business or even lead your company to insolvency. A customer credit check on your existing and potential customer is your first line of defense to ensure they will pay your invoices in due time. How to assess...
Building a Resilient Financial Infrastructure: A Controller’s Guide to Risk Management
In the intricate realm of corporate finance, the only constant is the presence of risk. Whether driven by global economic shifts, regulatory changes, technological disruptions, or unforeseen calamities, you face several threats every day, and given the potentially...
Financial Forecasting in a Volatile World: Challenges and Strategies
In today’s whirlwind of a global economy, trying to predict the financial future feels a bit like trying to read tea leaves. The aim is to foresee future cash flow, expenses, and economic trends so you can make sound business decisions, but with the world changing at...
What Is Credit Management and What Are Its Benefits?
Protecting your company from late payments and customer defaults is essential. To do so, you should ensure you have an effective credit management policy in place. But what is credit management, and what are its benefits? In this article, we take you through credit...
CFO’s on the Move: September 2023
Controllers Council introduces a new series, CFOs on the Move, a monthly roundup of recent announcements of Chief Finance Officers (CFOs). Following are 12 new CFOs for September, 2023. United Airlines Names Michael Leskinen as New CFO United Airlines announced that...
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