spreadsheets

Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?
Spreadsheets

Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?

Microsoft's spreadsheet still dominates corporate finance, for plenty of good reasons.
By Bob Violino | April 12, 2022
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Can Excel Survive?
Technology

Can Excel Survive?

Excel has been the go-to spreadsheet for finance executives for 36 years. Will it last another 36?
By Karen Epper Hoffman | April 21, 2021
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The Two-Step Process for Achieving Agility
Technology

The Two-Step Process for Achieving Agility

CFOs should push their companies to simplify planning and amplify the transfer of knowledge across the organization, says a CFO-turned-CEO.
By David McCann | March 7, 2019
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Top Talent: Here’s What It Takes to Land It
Spreadsheets

Top Talent: Here’s What It Takes to Land It

Regrettably, meaningfully productive and intellectually engaging work is not the environment in many finance organizations.
By Therese Tucker | September 4, 2018
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Audit Software Firm Nabs $40M in Funding
Risk Management

Audit Software Firm Nabs $40M in Funding

The startup, AuditBoard, offers a cloud-based platform for managing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and other aspects of internal auditing.
By Vincent Ryan | August 15, 2018
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CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Adaptive Insights
The Cloud

CFO’s Tech Companies to Watch 2018: Adaptive Insights

Without the cloud, it isn’t possible to build planning models that are powerful enough or that can refresh all relevant data, says Adaptive's CFO.
By Keith Button | May 10, 2018
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Will Treasurers Ever Dump Their Spreadsheets?
Technology

Will Treasurers Ever Dump Their Spreadsheets?

Treasury management systems are making inroads in small and mid-size organizations, but the progress is slow.
By Vincent Ryan | April 18, 2018
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What the Retail Crisis Can Teach CFOs
The Cloud

What the Retail Crisis Can Teach CFOs

Despite the retail crisis, modernized players in the industry can show CFOs in other businesses a world beyond spreadsheets.
By Ken Crutchfield | January 17, 2018
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Presidential Campaign Spotlights Net Operating Losses
Tax

Presidential Campaign Spotlights Net Operating Losses

While federal NOL rules are fairly straightforward, state rules are complex. And there are different ones for each state.
By Ken Crutchfield | October 17, 2016
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Time to Clean Up Your Master Data
Spreadsheets

Time to Clean Up Your Master Data

Why fixing the sins of the past related to an organization's critical data is worth the investment.
By John Parkinson | March 3, 2014
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