by controllers | Jan 25, 2021 | Audit, Technology
With auditors increasingly worried about reputation damage from taking on a high-risk client, some companies are facing a no-win situation in their future. This according to the Financial Times creates a circular problem—high-risk companies are having trouble finding...
by controllers | Jan 21, 2021 | Accounting, Technology
The ability to bend and not break is the key to resilience. After the past nightmare of a year, companies certainly experienced a bending. Lockdowns, economic uncertainty, work from home shifts, and more have pushed people, processes, and systems to their limits. But...
by controllers | Jan 15, 2021 | Accounting, Finance, Software, Technology
Controllers have spent a lot of the past year managing constant change. Though we have referred to it as your call to greatness moment, a time in which you’ve done great work finding enough money to keeping the business afloat, it’s stressful nonetheless. But there is...
by controllers | Jan 13, 2021 | Accounting, Software, Technology
What is resilience? Defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties, resilience has become a top challenge and priority for businesses in 2020. But 2021 presents a new vision—bouncing forward. But resilience differs from survival, and the past year has...
by controllers | Dec 22, 2020 | Technology, Trends
I’m a huge fan of the CFO and APQC Metric of the Month series. It’s something that satisfies the numbers nerd in me and gives a different perspective on the important things that others find important in the finance world. In fact, it’s something I used in the series...
by controllers | Dec 21, 2020 | Accounting, Technology
A few short days before 2020 is over and we can put this year in the rearview. From the pandemic and lockdowns to tax implications and changes, there is a good reason to celebrate the end of this year and look toward the future. Though challenges aren’t going away, we...
