Finance and tax departments have little choice but to build forecasting models that can accommodate a number of different variables.
Only 1% of organizations achieve 90% forecasting accuracy 30 days out. Here's why.
Few CFOs take the time to forecast their balance sheets, preferring to rely on their P&Ls to monitor their cash levels.
In "The Successful CFO," the author offers five focus areas for new CFOs and some “pearls of wisdom” for those who have been at the helm for years.
A purely financial focus leads to damaging short-termism, KPMG says. Instead, put the focus on longer-term integrated business planning.
The surge of available estimates could make it easier for CFOs to raise capital for their companies, a scholar says.
Why is cash-flow forecasting still so frustrating for treasury departments?
Half of finance executives say their companies face greater risks in general now than three years ago: AFP study.
CFOs are optimistic about the U.S. economy under a Trump administration, but are unclear on how their companies will benefit, according to new data.
Forecasting the future is a tough act, but there are strategies and signals available that create a useful framework.
Sure there's pressure to hit your forecasted numbers, but overreacting to short-term events and trends can harm the business.
A recent report from CFO Research documents the value that faster, more accurate cash reporting and forecasting has for growth ambitions.
