Upcoming 2022 Tax Changes
While taxes are an annual concern, the coming year will bring changes that accounting professionals should understand. Understanding these 2022 tax changes can help controllers and corporate accountants prepare for the tax year, ensuring compliance with established...
The Top Accounting Organizations in 2022
As an accounting professional, you understand the importance of maintaining your license as well as pursuing continuing professional education (CPE). You can find support with CPE from one of the many accounting organizations that operate in the U.S. These include...
Ruby Slipper Café Reduces Time to Close with Financial Close Automation
In half a century, the CFO has transformed from a tactical number crunching, budget developing role into a strategic financier and partner. And now the voice of the CFO is as important as the CEO, as both internal and external audiences look to the C-suite executive...
2021 Record Number of IPOs Driven by SPACs
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have a long history of setting records, so it’s not surprising that 2021 saw a record number of IPOs driven by SPACs. SPACs had previously raised $83.4 billion in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in 2020, but by March of...
The Newest Role of Controllers: HR
Controllers have historically supervised accounting and financial operations, but increasingly they are being asked to provide oversight on the company’s entire Human Resources (HR) department. Prospective job-seekers may be surprised at the number of financial...
What Controllers Need to Know About CRM
As shared in recent studies and webcasts, the roles of Controllers, CFOs and other corporate finance managers is rapidly evolving to manage many and sometimes all aspects of technology used in their organization. This includes systems not directly used for Accounting...
Why Manual Accounting is Not Sustainable
Small organizations and startups typically use spreadsheets, entry level accounting or bookkeeping systems, and/or outsourced bookkeeping for accounting, financial reporting, and taxes. This manual accounting works for millions of small, simple businesses, but...
Trintech + Planful: Bringing Finance and Accounting Teams Together
Today, the frequency of forecasting and planning has accelerated from monthly, to weekly, and now in many cases, to daily. We have reached a point where the key concern of the CFO is no longer tactical issues - they're expected to not just deliver value, but they're...
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...
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