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Management Accounting
Producing Management Reports Faster: Metric of the Month
Roll up your sleeves and get elbow to elbow with your finance team for a faster cycle time.
Perry D. Wiggins, CPA
January 4, 2021
Compensation
High Fees for Exec-Comp Consultants a Tipoff to Sumptuous CEO Pay: Study
How effective is a continuing regulatory focus on cross-selling by exec-comp consultants?
Management Accounting
The Management Accountant, a Top Digital Transformation Pro
At a time when so many different factors can impact a company's finances, management accountants must be integral to the senior decision-making process.
Financial Planning & Analysis
Break the Bad Habit of Overreacting to Metrics
Quarter-to-quarter fluctuations may be no reason to pull out your hair, and other tips for evaluating metrics.
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Financial Reporting
Study Finds Disturbing Evidence of Earnings Management
Not only companies but also stock analysts and earnings-data clearinghouses are linked to the deception.
Applications
NetSuite Outage Idles Finance Departments
A NetSuite service outage left some companies without access to their ERP and other systems for as long as seven hours on Tuesday.
Management Accounting
Five Keys to Succeeding as CFO of a PE-Backed Company
Above all, a CFO has to provide the financial sponsor with an ongoing and accurate window into the company’s performance.
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.
Supply Chain
Metric of the Month: Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time
The faster you can turn inventory into cash, the healthier your company will be. Here’s why cash-to-cash cycle time matters.
Cash Flow
CFOs Pump Out Free Cash Flow
But big, public, non-financial companies are generating cash partly by cutting capex, study finds.
Auditing
PCAOB Auditor Pressure Spurs Sarbox Controls Tightening
Increasing Public Company Accounting Oversight Board auditor requirements prod companies to boost Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities, a survey finds.
Investor Relations
Earnings Report Readability Pays Off: Study
When a company's financial results are mixed, readability can carry the day, finds a new study.
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