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5 Tips to Get Your Sustainability Story to the Stakeholders Who Matter
Sustainability reports are an important tool in a CFO’s strategic communications arsenal that helps attract employees, customers, and capital.
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Leigh Ann Johnston
| January 30, 2023
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Q&A
Trial by Fire: Niki Heim
“You have to be relentless. You've got to be resilient. And you've got to have grit,” said the LogicSource CFO.
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Sandra Beckwith
| November 3, 2022
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Risk & Compliance
Ex-Controller Testifies in Trial of Theranos CEO
So Han Spivey said Theranos provided investors with revenue projections that did not match the reality of its finances.
By
Matthew Heller
| September 15, 2021
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Staffing
Building A Finance Full House
By recognizing team deficiencies, CFOs can invest in the necessary expertise to gain efficiencies across a remote workforce.
By
Pamela Stern
| August 18, 2020
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Staffing
Good Controller/Bad Controller
The “goldilocks” controller has the right mix of skills and interests for your current challenges with the ability to scale the company.
By
Adam Spiegel and Jeff Epstein
| March 18, 2020
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Corporate Finance
A Controller Demonstrates Strategic Value
Why is a controller willing to roll up her sleeves and help business managers achieve their goals?
By
Vincent Ryan
| November 7, 2019
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People
Why CFOs Shouldn’t Come From Public Accounting
Make the controller responsible for accounting and the CFO for financing — and have them report separately to the CEO, an ex-finance executive advises.
By
Danny Severns
| October 29, 2018
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Working Capital
Controller Charged in Revenue Recognition Scheme
The SEC says a sales scheme that inflated financial results at Maxwell Technologies should have been detected by the former CEO and former controller.
By
Vincent Ryan
| March 27, 2018
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Leadership
Question of the Week: Should I Stay CFO at a $50M Co.?
In a Proformative discussion, a CFO asks if he should leave his current position for a controllership at a larger firm.
By
Vincent Ryan
| June 16, 2017
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Talent Management
CFO Base Pay Rose 2.8% in 2016
But average pay raises for controllers and management-level finance team members were higher, according to the AFP.
By
Vincent Ryan
| May 11, 2017
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GAAP and IFRS
Ex-CEO Fined $545,000 for Inflating Company’s Value
The former chief of TelWorx Communications falfsified earnings and revenue in the runup to an acquisition, the SEC says.
By
Matthew Heller
| April 2, 2015
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Management Accounting
The Freelance Finance Chief
As demand for executives and controllers grows more slowly over the next few years, CFOs may need to consider going “part-time.”
By
Marielle Segarra
| November 14, 2013
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