Expense Management Archives - CFO

Metric of the Month: Total Cost to Process T&E Reimbursements

Expense Management

Metric of the Month: Total Cost to Process T&E Reimbursements

Travel is ramping back up — make sure your travel and entertainment reimbursement process is ready for it.

By Perry D. Wiggins, CPA | May 3, 2021

COVID-19 Aftermath: Moving Beyond Quick Fixes to Sustainable Value Creation

Workplace Issues

COVID-19 Aftermath: Moving Beyond Quick Fixes to Sustainable Value Creation

What else can companies do to help drive their businesses' short-term cash flows and fund their long-term ambitions?

By Vincent Ryan | July 28, 2020

Many Companies Slow to Automate T&E Management

Many Companies Slow to Automate T&E Management

Spreadsheets are still the expense-management tool of choice for a third of midsize companies and a fifth of enterprises.

By David McCann | November 6, 2018

How to Cut the Fat Without Cutting Staff

How to Cut the Fat Without Cutting Staff

To get organizational buy-in for a cost-reduction effort, target non-staff cuts — and make sure workers know that's what you're doing.

By David Johnson | August 21, 2018

Metric of the Month: Accounts Payable Cost

Working Capital

Metric of the Month: Accounts Payable Cost

Manually entering invoices into the general ledger has a negative influence on the total cost of processing accounts payable per invoice.

By Perry D. Wiggins and CPA | February 5, 2018

GE Broods on Cash-flow Woes

GE Broods on Cash-flow Woes

GE's new CEO tightens reins as cash-flow projection plummets to $7 billion.

By David Katz | October 23, 2017

CFOs Pump Out Free Cash Flow

CFOs Pump Out Free Cash Flow

But big, public, non-financial companies are generating cash partly by cutting capex, study finds.

By David Katz | July 14, 2017

Robots Help Siemens Cope in Brazil

Robots Help Siemens Cope in Brazil

Subsidiary’s CFO recounts how robots have helped sustain productivity during the country’s prolonged crisis.

By David Katz | June 22, 2017

Three Key Questions About Corporate Tax Reform

Three Key Questions About Corporate Tax Reform

CFOs should ask tax execs about rate-cut surprises, sources of cash, and big capex investments.

By Heléna M. Klumpp | May 31, 2017

Do We Remember How to Grow?

Do We Remember How to Grow?

What does your capital deployment strategy say about your growth expectations?

By Frank R. Hopson | May 8, 2017

How Foreign Direct Investment Can Drive Business Growth

How Foreign Direct Investment Can Drive Business Growth

The volatile and uncertain global environment makes foreign direct investment (FDI) an appealing growth strategy for CFOs.

By Erik R. Peterson and Paul A. Laudicina | April 26, 2017

Risk Management Costs Dove 5% in 2016

Risk Management Costs Dove 5% in 2016

The main drivers were drops of 12% in the cost of covering property risks; 6% for workers’ compensation; and 5% for liability.

By David Katz | April 21, 2017

IT Focus Shifts from Revenue to Operating Income

Financial Planning & Analysis

IT Focus Shifts from Revenue to Operating Income

Technology investments are starting to pay off, creating urgency in management and boards to drive even more gains in operating income.

By Akhilesh Tiwari | March 9, 2017

Best Buy Beats Profit Estimates But Sales Sag

Financial Performance

Best Buy Beats Profit Estimates But Sales Sag

The retailer's same-store sales dropped 0.7% in the fourth quarter amid weaker-than-expected demand from gamers and product outages.

By Matthew Heller | March 1, 2017

How CFOs Can Budget to Boost Cybersecurity

How CFOs Can Budget to Boost Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is no longer seen as a technology risk but rather as a business-critical financial risk.

By Christopher O'Hara | January 19, 2017