Budgeting

Capital Markets

Metric of the Month: Return on Invested Capital

Strategic CFOs know that smart investors look for organizations that effectively invest capital where it generates the best returns.

Perry D. Wiggins
October 1, 2019
Budgeting

The Zero-Based Mindset

Starting from a “zero base” can reshape the customer portfolio, realign the organization, and unearth value in the supply chain.
Management Accounting

The 12 Key Principles of Financial Planning and Analysis

The Institute of Management Accountants offers principles for building an FP&A foundation, establishing accountability, and taking FP&A to the next level.
Budgeting

Breaking The Budget

Quickly obsolete numbers, endless revisions, “gaming” of bonus targets — traditional budgeting is a poor guide to strategic decision-making.
Budgeting

Metric of the Month: Total Cost of Budgeting and Forecasting

Strong business partnering from finance helps ensure that the costs of planning, budgeting, and forecasting are well-spent.
Budgeting

A Company That Gets Managers to Think Like Owners

How finance and investor relations can lead a cultural transformation that drives long-term shareholder value.
Budgeting

Metric of the Month: Percentage of Approved Capital Projects Considered Within or On Budget

The visible and hidden costs of over-budget capital projects can cause issues for organizations, but agile approaches can help.
Budgeting

Spreadsheet Risks Still Being Ignored by C-Suite: Study

Frontline managers recognize the risks in using spreadsheets, but many are not in a position to change things or don't know how to begin.
Technology

Digital Investments Carry Increasing Financial Risk

Machine learning and AI solutions are difficult to deploy, often overhyped, and may have little bottom-line impact: Gartner.
Strategy

Under Armour Sets Aside $10M To Cover Job Cuts

The company raised its profit outlook and said the cost savings would begin to show up next year.
Budgeting

Metric of the Month: Number of Budget Versions

How many revisions should it really take to finalize an enterprise-wide budget?
Risk & Compliance

How to Forecast Growth in the Age of the Overnight Policy Whipsaw

Finance and tax departments have little choice but to build forecasting models that can accommodate a number of different variables.
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