Financial Planning & Analysis

Risk Management

Metric of the Month: How Quickly Businesses Adapt to New Risks

When a risk becomes a reality, top performers act to change policies and strategies quickly.

Perry D. Wiggins
August 6, 2019
Strategy

Technology to Alter Finance’s Business Partner Role

Intelligent automation and advanced analytics mean finance will have to embed fewer team members within business units: KPMG "Future of Finance" report.
Strategy

Mismatch: Finance Roles’ Importance vs. Performance

Finance executives weigh in as strident critics of their teams' — and their own — performance in key disciplines.
People

Finance Function 2019: Fewer Functionaries, More Strategists

Heading into the new year, technology is starting to wipe out lower-level number crunchers in favor of mid-level team members focused on strategy.
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.
Financial Planning & Analysis

Highest Priority for Finance Today: FP&A

Financial planning and analysis tops even strategic planning among the finance processes that CFOs want to improve.
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.
Financial Planning and Analysis

Middle Managers’ Poor Decisions Slash Profits

Having finance team members support business unit stakeholders drains EBITDA, says Gartner; instead, align them with specific types of decisions to be made.
Tax

The 2018 CFO State Tax Survey: Land of Confusion

States’ adjustments to the federal tax cuts present new obstacles to compliance.
Financial Planning & Analysis

How to Know When Better Profit Margins Aren’t Better

At some point, cost cutting and higher prices can hinder growth and destroy value. 
Global Business

Keep a Close Eye on U.K. Trade Agreements

The most common what-if scenario CFOs are planning for is the possibility that the U.K. and the European Union just can't reach a deal.
Budgeting

Brand Value Drives Corporate Value

With the right brand-value metrics and framework, managements can allocate marketing resources to improve both short- and long-term value creation.
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