Why Financial Forecasting Is More Important Than Your Annual Budget
Once upon a time, businesses were satisfied with creating an annual budget. You used your budget as a measuring stick to gauge performance against assumptions made months ago. You celebrated if you were on target; and if you were off the mark, you brainstormed ways to...
A Controller’s Guide to Navigating Sales Tax Audits
Auditors typically direct their attention to organizations most prone to tax mistakes — whether opportunities for error lie within an industry or a tax category. Businesses that must collect and remit sales and use tax are among those that tend to attract a lot of...
Controller Conversations: Top Priorities for Finance Executives in 2022
Each month the Controllers Council Conversations series features insights from some of the top thought leaders in accounting and finance on an important and trending topic. This month we asked our members: What is your top priority for 2022? Here are some of the top...
Financial Controller Statistics and Trends for 2022
As you look into the future of 2022, what trends will shape Controllers and corporate finance? Let's take a look at some of the statistics and trends that will impact the Controllership and Office of the CFO in 2022. Declining Gender Gap According to data published in...
Top CPA Programs in the US (universities)
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...
Controllers Guide to Assurance/Risk Assurance
Both internal and external personnel can be involved in the processes associated with risk assurance, so financial controllers often play a key role in helping their companies assess, navigate, and minimize risk. Risk assurance solutions can help a business identify...
“Embrace Technology or You’ll be Left Behind” – A Discussion on the Future of Financial Close Automation
Controllers Council and Trintech’s recent roundtable webcast discussion sparked a lively conversation around the evolving role of Controllers and CFOs and the growing importance of technology, including automating back office systems. The discussion, featuring top...
Top News in Corporate Accounting
The finance industry is experiencing an overhaul. Accountants and financial controllers have to face new realities set on by a global pandemic and its ripples in policies and customer behaviors. Now, a lot has been going on and to ensure that you haven't missed a...
5 Budgeting Tips for Controllers in 2022
For most organizations, fall is the time to prepare the annual budget in time for the start of the fiscal year. But recent years have seen such seismic changes in the financial industry that it’s not always easy for controllers and other financial professionals to...
Controller’s Roadmap to the C-Suite
Climbing the corporate ladder takes time, patience, and the right skill set. Moving from controller to CFO isn’t something that happens overnight, though it still may be a daily dream. Many individuals aspire to the ranks of the C-suite, the catch-all description of a...
5 Questions Controllers Should Be Asking CFOs
A recent webinar entitled Five Questions Controllers Should be Asking CFOs, brought together a panel of corporate finance pro's to discuss how Controllers interact with and support CFOs. The Roundtable discussion was moderated by Judy Hanover, a subject matter expert...
Employee Benefits Trend for 2022
As the new year approaches, employers are beginning to put benefit plans in place as one of the things employers have to work out is the benefits to offer their employees. This is a tough task because employee benefits, in 2022, need to reflect the present economic...
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