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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 the long term is essential. Such an approach is possible with a new financial discipline that remodels finance data, forecasting, and delivery to better predict and align to the future of finance.”

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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 that could arise. This helps cross-teams understand how their decisions affect the rest of the organisation and make FP&A a strategic resource helping them navigate business objectives.”

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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.”

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CFO Magazine: What Do CEOs Want From Their CFOs?

5 ways that CFOs can meet the wish lists of today’s CEOs:

  1. Understand the Business Strategy and Optimize Forecasting
  2. Prioritize Cash Flow Planning
  3. Provide Better and Cleaner Data
  4. Challenge Legacy Technologies
  5. Communicate Clearly and Know Your Audience

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