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The veteran CFO is driving the trucking brokerage spinoff of XPO Logistics toward process efficiency, organic growth, and market share gains.
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Strategy
Using M&A to Redefine FP&A’s Role
CFOs can use a transaction event as a lens to focus on driving change in FP&A.
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Bob Nannini and Lukas Hoebarth
| April 11, 2022
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Technology
Using Automation to Supercharge FP&A Teams
For teams that still heavily rely on Excel, it’s time to look at tools and solutions to help streamline finance operations.
By
Michael Poveda
| March 10, 2022
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FP&A
CFOs Want FP&A to Marshal Value Creation
FP&A teams should spend less time explaining the numbers and more time working with the business to manage them.
By
Michael Heric, Steve Beam, and Anup Juneja
| February 18, 2021
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Management Accounting
The 12 Key Principles of Financial Planning and Analysis
The Institute of Management Accountants offers principles for building an FP&A foundation, establishing accountability, and more.
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David McCann
| July 22, 2019
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Strategy
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.
By
David McCann
| December 21, 2018
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Strategy
Highest Priority for Finance Today: FP&A
Financial planning and analysis tops even strategic planning among the finance processes that CFOs want to improve.
By
David McCann
| October 4, 2018
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Planning
Usage of Variance Analysis Is, Well, Variable
While it's not debatable that variance analysis is an important FP&A tool, companies differ in how they apply it.
By
Thomas E. Conine Jr. and Michael B. McDonald IV
| April 23, 2018
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People
Interim CFO Firm Succeeds by Keeping Sights Narrow
Veteran life-sciences CFOs leverage their specialized expertise to run their own outsourced finance services business.
By
David McCann
| December 8, 2017
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Strategy
Why You Should Take the “F” Out of FP&A
A purely financial focus leads to damaging short-termism, KPMG says. Instead, put the focus on longer-term integrated business planning.
By
David McCann
| September 28, 2017
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Strategy
How to Reduce Investment Decision Complexity
Streamlined investment decision processes clarify the judgments required to make decisions and facilitate enhanced accountability.
By
Gregory V. Milano
| February 1, 2017
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Technology
Will Automation Take Over Senior Finance Jobs?
Some finance executives think their positions could be replaced by technology, a new poll suggests.
By
David McCann
| January 11, 2017
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Technology
Disappointed with FP&A? Ramp Up Tech Spending
Investing in today's analytics tools will easily pay for itself in staff time saved and better-quality analysis, AFP study finds.
By
David McCann
| October 7, 2016
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Strategy
Budgeting Inflexibility Cripples Bottom Line
Companies should vary the budgeting model used for particular business units and functions, research shows.
By
David McCann
| August 25, 2016
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Planning
Effective Planning May Require Deep Finance Changes
Three out of four CFOs now have process improvement initiatives underway.
By
Mary Driscoll
| August 24, 2016
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Strategy
Metric of the Month: Sales Forecast Errors
If finance is wielding blunt forecasting tools, whether for inventory cost or revenue, the whole picture can crack.
By
Mary C. Driscoll
| May 17, 2016
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