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Forbes: The CFO As Catalyst For Digital Transformation
June 14, 2022
“Having fundamental accounting skills and a sound financial background are still important skills for our finance employees. Beyond that are increasing demands for digital and technology knowledge. Data analytics, for example, is increasingly important to provide insights that help us be more strategic partners to the business.”
CFO Magazine: 6 Areas CFOs Should Support to Build Business Resilience
June 13, 2022
“To make informed decisions related to inventory, business expenses, hiring, capital investments, and other areas, management needs clear insight into financial performance. Even if your reporting is timely and accurate, are you providing the right insights and analysis to run the business? For example, if you’ve recently expanded globally, are you providing analysis by country or region? Or are you still setting budgets and presenting results as a total group?”
CFO Magazine: For CFOs, Digital Transformation Requires Letting Go
June 8, 2022
“For the data that executive management and the board used to drive enterprise and strategic outcomes, a centralized, universal approach to data governance is still required. But for tactical outcomes and operational decision-making — like the information operations needs to diagnose performance issues, monitor market shifts, or spot business risks — the objective of data governance should be efficiency, Duffy said.”
CFO Journal: Energy and Commodities Outlook: Disruptions from the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
June 7, 2022
“Despite these uncertainties, CFOs and other C-suite executives, who strive to stay ahead of price changes and supply shocks in global energy and commodities markets, can find insights and analyses for their planning and budgeting needs. Four sets of indicators to watch below can help executives identify vulnerabilities and find alternatives, possibly giving organizations an added layer of flexibility against sudden market shifts.”
