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CFO Magazine: What Do CEOs Want From Their CFOs?
July 13, 2022
5 ways that CFOs can meet the wish lists of today’s CEOs:
- Understand the Business Strategy and Optimize Forecasting
- Prioritize Cash Flow Planning
- Provide Better and Cleaner Data
- Challenge Legacy Technologies
- Communicate Clearly and Know Your Audience
CFO Magazine: Dynamic Financial Planning for Real Events, Not the Calendar
July 12, 2022
“With the risk of a recession rising, companies in most industries will have their financial planning processes severely tested over the coming months. They’d do well to replace a fixed annual exercise with a flexible approach that responds to changing conditions. Traditional planning methods have caused firms to be caught flat-footed by external shocks, and unable to quickly adapt or reallocate money and other resources.”
McKinsey: Tackling Inflation and Margin Pressure in the Sporting Goods Industry
July 12, 2022
“The ability to accurately calculate margins on a product-by-product is key to successfully navigating inflationary pressures and raw material shortages. Without it companies are effectively flying blind and making product portfolio decisions with little insight into how those decisions impact overall profitability. How accurately is your organization calculating individual product level margins?”
FP&A Trends: How an Integrated FP&A Can Drive Value Creation
July 1, 2022
“Three pillars of modern Integrated FP&A:
- Connected: Optimise planning capabilities by integrating planning techniques
- Complete: Build a cashflow mindset, stop focusing on local efficiencies
- Continuous: Focus on growth and value creation while moving at the speed”
