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Meet the CFO’s New Writing Partner: AI

Meet the CFO’s New Writing Partner: AI

by Controllers Council | Nov 20, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Financial Reporting

Generative AI is making its way into financial reporting, changing the way finance leaders manage narrative and data-driven communications. Companies are now using AI to draft portions of reports that were once strictly handled by humans, from commentary to initial...
Leveraging Year-End Financial Reports to Shape Next Year’s Strategy

Leveraging Year-End Financial Reports to Shape Next Year’s Strategy

by Controllers Council | Dec 10, 2024 | Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting

The role of the finance department has shifted from a number-crunching entity to a true strategic asset. To live up to the expectations of the C-suite, your finance team will need to leverage the insights from its financial reports to guide next year’s business...
5 Common Year-End Close Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

5 Common Year-End Close Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

by Controllers Council | Dec 4, 2024 | Corporate Finance, Financial Reporting

The end of 2024 is fast approaching. While it presents an opportunity to assess financial performance and set the stage for the upcoming fiscal year, it also comes with challenges.  Even seemingly minor mistakes during this process can lead to costly errors and...
Leadership Beyond Numbers: Building Influence as a Controller

Leadership Beyond Numbers: Building Influence as a Controller

by Controllers Council | Jul 17, 2024 | Controller Insights, Leadership

The future of corporate finance leadership extends far beyond number crunching and relaying accounting data. CFOs and controllers can inform strategic decision-making and help their organizations thrive. However, they’ll need to build influence with the C-suite and...
Adoption of Automation Solutions for Monthly Close Lags Despite Desire to Reduce Close Period

Adoption of Automation Solutions for Monthly Close Lags Despite Desire to Reduce Close Period

by Controllers Council | Jun 22, 2022 | Corporate Finance, Finance Automation, Sponsor News

Accountants and finance professionals are familiar with long days and nights spent each month trying to close the books. Manual processes, errors, and lack of knowledge due to staff turnover often drive inefficiencies in financial reporting. In fact, it’s not uncommon...
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