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Metric of the Month: Cycle Time To Perform a Financial Evaluation of New Products
Leading companies bring finance into the new product or service design process early for faster and more forward-looking financial evaluation.
Perry D. Wiggins, CPA
November 4, 2019
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.
Capital Markets
The Activist Investor: A CFO’s Unlikely Ally
Don't be caught by surprise — learn to view your company through the eyes of an activist investor.
Accounting
Metric of the Month: Number of Accounts in the Chart of Accounts
An unwieldy chart of accounts can cause significant headaches for chief financial officers.
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Benchmarking
Metric of the Month: Business Entity Revenue Per Employee
Employee productivity is closely linked to organizational revenue. But how much revenue should each employee be expected to generate?
Governance
Prepare for This Pay-for-Performance Measure
ISS is adopting a metric that may impact how investors evaluate pay practices. Companies that don’t use it already should consider doing so.
Leadership
How to Make Time For Strategic Thinking
As a busy executive, you have nearly unlimited demands on your time. Making the most of it is always smart.
Benchmarking
Retailers’ Financial Cycle Times: The Hare Beats the Tortoise
A new ranking of corporate speed and agility shows why some brick-and-mortar retailers, especially Macy's, are ailing.
M&A
A CFO’s Guide to Preparing for a Sale
A cohesive narrative will build credibility during the due diligence process and save CFOs from spending valuable time producing one-off analyses.
Compensation
Five Actions to Improve Sales Force Effectiveness
Attempts to fix a sales force's incentive plan often just create additional problems.
People
Automation Won’t Reduce Finance Staffs: Study
Perhaps counterintuitively, finance executives say they don't plan to cut head-count costs in response to technology-driven efficiencies.
Cash Flow
Metric of the Month: Days Sales Outstanding
Collections are key to a low days sales outstanding (DSO) number — and the faster the money comes in, the more breathing room an organization has.
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