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2022 M&A Outlook: Deal Market Expected to Continue Hot Pace
Buyers will hunt for targets that improve their talent bases, supply chains, and sustainability strategies.
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Vincent Ryan
| January 20, 2022
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Strategy
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.
By
Vincent Ryan
| November 4, 2019
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Credit & Capital
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.
By
Lauren Muskett
| October 1, 2019
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Risk
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.
By
Vincent Ryan
| March 7, 2019
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Growth Companies
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.
By
Vincent Ryan
| March 4, 2019
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Strategy
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.
By
Joe Perfetti
| January 10, 2019
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Strategy
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?
By
Perry D. Wiggins and CPA
| December 5, 2018
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Risk & Compliance
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.
By
Marwaan Karame
| December 4, 2018
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Recruiting
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.
By
Jason Worley and Asset Drone
| October 30, 2018
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IPOs
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.
By
Matt Marcus and Accordion
| September 17, 2018
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Workforce Management
Five Actions to Improve Sales Force Effectiveness
Attempts to fix a sales force's incentive plan often just create additional problems.
By
Marwaan Karame
| July 23, 2018
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Technology
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.
By
David McCann
| July 3, 2018
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Working Capital
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.
By
CPA and Perry D. Wiggins
| May 9, 2018
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Strategy
Metric of the Month: Shared Services
The best-performing shared services centers (SSCs) accomplish more work with fewer employees.
By
Perry D. Wiggins and CPA
| April 2, 2018
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Financial Reporting
Metric of the Month: Cycle Time for Monthly Close
There’s one big factor that’s key to shaving time off of this monthly process: good quality data.
By
CPA and Perry D. Wiggins
| March 5, 2018
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Strategy
A Fresh Approach to Business Strategies
McKinsey consultants calculate the probability that specific strategies will achieve big success.
By
David McCann
| February 22, 2018
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