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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.

CFOs – What’s your role during a crisis?

“Chief financial officers today are positioned to help transform their organizations like never before. As a finance chief, you have...

CFOs Need Models to Understand How Shifting Customer Needs Affects Resources

“One of the quirks of the downturn in retail has been an increase in shirt sales while pant sales have...

Can Your Analytics Program Handle a Downturn?

“Here are two thoughts that are useful for calibrating analysis: (1) An analytics system is only as good as the...

Prioritizing Automation for Finance and Accounting

The current crisis environment has challenged businesses in ways that most hadn’t imagined just a couple of months ago. Many...

CFOs See Technology as Growing Share of Smaller Budgets

“Our data shows strong growth in the adoption of cloud-based core finance applications,” said Nilly Essaides, senior research director, finance...

Making Better Decisions is Both Art and Science

“External factors will always have an impact, and this includes luck, as good and bad fortune can clearly be influential...

Do You Have the Right Type of Controller for Your Business

“Finding the right corporate controller for the scale and stage of growth for your organization is critical. If your company...

The Value of Continuous Accounting for Business

“Many senior finance executives want their department to play a more strategic role in the management and operations of their...

How CEOs Can Lead a Data-Driven Culture

“In companies with strong data cultures, important decisions are informed by data and analytics and executives act on analytically derived...

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