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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 Dive: IMA CFO Says Scenario Planning is Constant ‘Balancing Act’

“Yet it is also important for CFOs to avoid inflation tunnel vision —“time-traveling” CFOs also have the advantage of being...

CFO Magazine: 5 Accounting ‘Turnarounds’: How Manufacturing Fends Off Credit Squeeze

“For example, cost accounting takes into consideration fixed and variable costs. If a manufacturer’s operations team is only considering the...

Forbes: How CFOs Can Take The Initiative On Tech, Talent And Sustainability

“Digital transformation and the automation of finance and accounting processes are helping finance teams improve operational efficiency and auditability. We’re...

FP&A Trends: Intelligent FP&A: Top Three Challenges and How To Overcome Them

“Organisations fail to move past legacy ways of working. To this day, Excel remains the most common tool for running...

CFO Dive: CFO FP&A Close-up: Modern Planning and Analysis

“The purpose of FP&A, at its core, is profitability. “You would be surprised how large companies can get and still...

CFO Journal: 3 Data Management Challenges—and 4 Ways to Respond

“It can be difficult for technology industry leaders to weather the many challenges of rising data volume, shifting regulations, higher...

CFO Magazine: 6 Stakeholders Who Support the CFO to Take ESG Beyond Compliance

“With all these stakeholders taking such a keen interest in ESG, there is a strong case for CFOs to take...

FP&A Trends: Why Should We Care About Data Governance and Data Literacy?

“To understand the importance of data governance, we need to understand the risks of poor data governance: Poor data quality...

CFO Dive: CFOs Plan to Boost ESG Spending Despite Recession Risk: Survey

“A gap remains between sustainability goals and execution — while most financial leaders agree addressing ESG issues is important, most also...

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