finance function

CFOs to the Rescue
Strategy

CFOs to the Rescue

Leading finance chiefs showed their companies how to adapt, transform, and sustain performance through the worst of COVID-19.
By Lauren Muskett | October 13, 2020
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Technology to Alter Finance’s Business Partner Role
Technology

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.
By David McCann | February 12, 2019
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Meeting the Tax Reform Challenge Through Automation
Technology

Meeting the Tax Reform Challenge Through Automation

Companies don't need to spend a lot of money to address the issues brought on by tax reform. All they need is a bit of automation in the finance function.
By Michael Shehab | June 26, 2018
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Three Ways to Bridge the Finance Talent Gap
Talent Management

Three Ways to Bridge the Finance Talent Gap

Todd McElhatton, CFO of SAP North America, offers big-picture advice for overcoming a bane of modern life for finance chiefs.
By Todd McElhatton and Zuora | January 31, 2018
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Metric of the Month: Finance Function Cost
Operations

Metric of the Month: Finance Function Cost

CFOs should decide how to balance their focus on the cost of the finance function versus its strategic value.
By Marisa Brown | January 8, 2018
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Metric of the Month: Cost to Run the Finance Function
Talent Management

Metric of the Month: Cost to Run the Finance Function

Too many finance organizations are blowing their budgets to pay armies of people to do low-level work inefficiently.
By Mary Driscoll | June 9, 2017
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Blockchain: Should CFOs Believe the Hype?
Strategy

Blockchain: Should CFOs Believe the Hype?

Blockchain has the potential to transform our world, and for CFOs it has the potential to revolutionize the way the finance function works.
By Jeanne Boillet | April 14, 2017
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Jan. 13
People

CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Jan. 13

Goldman Sachs, Coach, Ascent Capital, Rockwell Automation, DaVita, Monotype Imaging Holdings, Calumet Specialty Products, Connecture, MetricStream
By Joan Urdang | January 13, 2017
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Metric of the Month: Total Cost of the Finance Function
Human Capital & Careers

Metric of the Month: Total Cost of the Finance Function

Very little has changed for many companies in terms of the size of the finance function.
By Mary C. Driscoll | March 15, 2016
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CEOs to CFOs: We Need More from You
Leadership

CEOs to CFOs: We Need More from You

Many finance chiefs fall short in talent management, leveraging technology, and overall helpfulness, their bosses say.
By David McCann | January 8, 2016
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How to Create a World-Class Finance Function
Strategy

How to Create a World-Class Finance Function

PwC offers an eight-step primer for rising above the masses and forging a finance function that drives the business to success.
By David McCann | July 10, 2015
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Metric of the Month: Total Cost of the Finance Function
IT Value

Metric of the Month: Total Cost of the Finance Function

Judged according to the cost of their finance functions, some companies may be wasting millions of revenue dollars on inefficient processes.
By Mary C. Driscoll | May 11, 2015
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