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In-depth articles exploring cost management strategies, profitability frameworks, cost-to-serve analysis, and financial decision support. These pieces provide practical guidance for finance and operations leaders navigating complex cost structures.

CFO Journal: Financial Discipline to Raise Performance

“When future economic performance rests on the shoulders of the finance function, supporting and continually evaluating decision-making that optimizes performance in...

FP&A Trends: How FP&A Evolved and Optimized Through the Pandemic

“Finance professionals are empowered to present data to cross teams on the best case, worst case, and most likely scenarios...

CFO Magazine: Best Organizations Report Consolidated Financials in 4 Days: Metric of the Month

“Excessive spreadsheet use, manual touchpoints in the process, and human error all increase cycle times for completing monthly consolidated financials.”...

CFO Magazine: What Do CEOs Want From Their CFOs?

5 ways that CFOs can meet the wish lists of today’s CEOs: Understand the Business Strategy and Optimize Forecasting Prioritize...

CFO Magazine: Dynamic Financial Planning for Real Events, Not the Calendar

“With the risk of a recession rising, companies in most industries will have their financial planning processes severely tested over...

McKinsey: Tackling Inflation and Margin Pressure in the Sporting Goods Industry

“The ability to accurately calculate margins on a product-by-product is key to successfully navigating inflationary pressures and raw material shortages....

FP&A Trends: How an Integrated FP&A Can Drive Value Creation

“Three pillars of modern Integrated FP&A: Connected: Optimise planning capabilities by integrating planning techniques Complete: Build a cashflow mindset, stop...

FP&A Trends: Top Seven Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

“Being able to plan on request, being able to look at the different scenarios in real-time as and when they...

SF Magazine: An Internal Controls Mindset for Excel

“The same year, CNBC wrote that spreadsheet blunders are costing businesses billions. Consulting firm F1F9 estimated that 88% of all...

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