Cutting Costs Without Cutting Quality: Strategies for Corporate Accounting and Finance
If you read our previous article, Finance Executives Still Expect Growth in 2023, but Cost Concerns Continue, you learned that vendor or supplier costs were the chief concern. But cutting costs is a balancing act. How do you cut costs without impacting your bottom...
Initiatives Address Accountant and CPA Shortages
AICPA recently released a plan to accelerate talent pipeline solutions. Below you will learn about the challenges and how to build a pipeline for future CPAs. Addressing Root Causes of Pipeline Challenges The accounting profession is grappling with a talent shortage....
Finance Executives Still Expect Growth in 2023, but Cost Concerns Continue
Grant Thorton LLP’s CFO survey for the first quarter of 2023 reveals mixed sentiments among financial professionals, though the tone remains largely positive. Overall, 53% of financial leaders are optimistic about the 2023 economy, with rising numbers of leaders who...
Retaining Top Talent: Strategies for CFOs and Controllers
Even as The Great Resignation recedes in the rearview mirror, companies continue to struggle to retain top talent. According to research from the HR group Gartner, employee turnover rates are slated to be 50%–75% higher than anything companies have endured previously....
What Companies are Looking for in Today’s CFO – Webcast Highlights
Controllers Council recently held a webinar on What Companies are Looking for in Today’s CFO, sponsored by Oracle. Oracle NetSuite is a cloud-based business management platform used by more than 34,000 organizations across the globe. NetSuite seamlessly integrates...
Controller/CFO KPIs: Net Profit Margin
Business leaders rely on several key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess their financial performance. Among these is net profit margin, which can provide a quick snapshot of how much money you’re making and highlight areas that need improvement. Here’s how to...
Rethinking Cash Flow Management – Webcast Highlight
Controllers Council recently held a panel discussion on Rethinking Cash Flow Management, 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 Fick is...
Navigating Cryptocurrency and Blockchain for Enhanced Financial Operations
Most of the conversation surrounding cryptocurrency has focused on things like Bitcoin, NFTs, and the turbulent price swings of each. But blockchain technology is completely transforming the financial industry and changing time-honored accounting practices. Here’s...
The Controller’s Guide to Overcoming the Accountant Shortage
Accounting: Business critical work with shrinking resources. Accountants and controllers have a far-reaching and consequential job — they’re responsible for many moving parts at a business, and they have a duty to keep things running smoothly, in policy, and within...
Top Accounting CPA Programs in 2023
Becoming a CPA and forging ahead with an accounting career requires amongst many things, quality education. With an accounting degree, graduates earn a skill set that can be applied in fields such as financial management, financial advising, forensic accounting and...
How to Attract & Retail Top Talent – Webcast Hightlights
Controllers Council recently held a discussion on How to Attract & Retail Top Talent, sponsored by AvidXchange. AvidXchange, a leader in automating invoice payment and AP processes, a FinTech unicorn AvidXchange processes more than 215 billion in transactions...
Meet the Accounting Director – Interview Series – Sarah Alford
As part of the Meet the Controller/CFO series, the Controllers Council recently interviewed Sarah Alford, director of Corporate Accounting for Federated Co-operatives Limited, or FCL, a retail co-op association in Saskatchewan, Canada. Prior roles include public...
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