For years, the focus of many organizations has been on standardizing and automating existing business processes to achieve significant gains in efficiencies. Within the office…
Challenge of Finance Best Practices and What CFOs Should Do About It
The modern CFO is touted as the right hand man of the CEO, providing strategic and operational decision support. No longer is the CFO only…
A Practical Approach to Using Artificial Intelligence for CFOs – Part III
Part III Where to Invest in AI, How to Measure the Financial Impact and Select Projects If you haven’t had a chance to read Part I…
A Practical Approach to Using Artificial Intelligence for CFOs – Part II
Part II The Benefits of AI and What You Will Need to Make It a Success If you haven’t had a chance to read Part I…
3 Reasons Why Finance Should Adopt Lean Principles and Tools
There is a lot of discussion on what the Finance function must do in order to become an enabler to the business and remain relevant…
3 Common Pitfalls of Performance Reporting and How to Avoid Them
Recently I met up with a close friend of mine whom I hadn’t seen in a couple of years for a chat and catching up.…
Finance Should No Longer Maintain the Status Quo
The world around us has significantly changed and the rate at which this change is happening is terrifying. Established business models are under attack and…
How Finance Can Help Improve the Company’s Operating Performance
Today’s CFO is more than a numbers person. In addition to fulfilling the traditional oversight function, the finance executive is also now a key business…
The Finance Function: A Business Growth Partner or Detractor?
Finance is increasingly taking an important role as the business partner. Thanks to digital and technology advancements, CFOs and their teams are now able to…
Raising the Internal Profile for Finance
Businesses today are operating in an increasingly complex, volatile, uncertain and competitive environment. To cope with these challenges, organizations are increasingly calling on their finance…