Technology: Page 46


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    Only 20% of CFOs can forecast revenue, earnings beyond a year: survey

    Even after the pandemic shock, most CFOs forgo effective scenario planning and more than half lack the ability to forecast revenue and earnings beyond six months, according to a Prophix Software survey.

    By May 11, 2021
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    Lack of automation preventing efficient financial close: CFO survey

    Due to ineffective processes and technology, 51% of CFO respondents to Trintech's Global Financial Close Benchmark Report cited meeting deadlines and time pressures as their biggest challenges this year.

    By Jane Thier • May 11, 2021
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    Top 5 stories from CFO Dive

    Tarifff headwinds along with the accounting talent shortage and the promises and traps of generative AI, are among the top issues CFOs are grappling with this year.

    By CFO Dive staff
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    Deep Dive

    Up from the ashes: Restaurant CFOs prepare for boom

    Profit-hungry restaurant CFOs blindsided by the pandemic get ready for robust economic growth, offering lessons for leaders in less-stressed industries.

    By May 6, 2021
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    Leveraging cash flow's multiplier effect on valuation

    Most finance tools are optimized for GAAP but they can be made more effective for increasing company value by enabling better cash management, finance leaders say. 

    By Robert Freedman • May 3, 2021
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    Up from the ashes: How airline CFOs are preparing for the post-pandemic rebound

    CFOs of airlines challenged by the pandemic are preparing for a rebound in demand, offering lessons for financial executives in less-stressed industries.

    By April 26, 2021
  • Business spend management tools gain traction during the pandemic

    Despite the COVID-19 impact, expense management software companies can expect 10.5% compound annual growth through 2024, research shows.

    By Vaidik Trivedi • April 13, 2021
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    Opinion

    651 apps? How to get your SaaS stack in order

    Software-as-a-Service applications help employees become more productive and innovative. But when unmanaged, too many applications can drain a technology budget and make collaboration difficult.

    By Theresa O'Neil • April 8, 2021
  • Companies said to need deeper data dives to improve metrics

    Data lakes contain much more information than CFOs typically use to track performance, data specialists say. 

    By Robert Freedman • March 30, 2021
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    After digital payments rush, time to tighten security

    Don't be surprised if a vendor you're about to pay turns out to be fraudulent. ACH and other types of cyber fraud surged during the pandemic. 

    By Angela Anastasakis • March 30, 2021
  • CFO used automation to turn back-office function into value driver

    LivePerson finance chief John Collins brought in top data scientists and engineers to build a data system that increased growth and improved margins.

    By Robert Freedman • March 29, 2021
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    4 CFO lessons from the pandemic

    CFOs are advancing into the second year of a once-in-a-century pandemic with lessons they’ve learned while coping with a broad range of disruptions from COVID-19.

    By March 26, 2021
  • MicroStrategy CEO: Treasurers should buy Bitcoin as cash alternative to hedge inflation

    Record stimulus is likely to stoke inflation, making Bitcoin an attractive backstop for corporate treasurers, according to Michael Saylor.

    By March 23, 2021
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    Using a price-volume-mix analysis to improve performance

    Whether you know it as a sales bridge or variance analysis, it can help decode your company's performance at a granular level.

    By Dayton Kellenberger • March 17, 2021
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    Federal watchdog warns of cybersecurity risks to employee retirement plans

    Fiduciaries might not realize they could be liable for losses they were obligated to prevent, the Government Accountability Office says. 

    By March 17, 2021
  • The metrics behind feedback-driven growth

    To get alignment behind common goals, employees must have access to the same data as leaders, the co-CEOs of Monday.com say.

    By Robert Freedman • March 16, 2021
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    'Uncertainty cube' touted for sharper modeling

    By analyzing more variables over more paths, FP&A teams can narrow down risk scenarios, McKinsey analyst Aleksander Petrov says.

    By Robert Freedman • March 15, 2021
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    CFOs see need to overhaul capital strategy amid pandemic 'shock,' EY says

    The pandemic has given CFOs a "once-in-a-generation shock," forcing them to completely rethink their capital allocation strategy, an EY survey found.

    By March 11, 2021
  • Companies 'prone to self-delusion' when using cloud, McKinsey says

    Most industrial companies have adopted cloud computing but few “reap the cloud’s full rewards,” McKinsey says.

    By March 10, 2021
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    CFOs facing an unprecedented range of risks find an edge in analytics

    CFOs are adapting to an unusually hazardous business landscape by forecasting with advanced data analytics.

    By March 8, 2021
  • PayPal CFO: Pandemic has created 'inflection point' for digital payments

    The virtual payments processor does not anticipate a post-pandemic drop in business, but intends to double its user base and triple total payment volume, John Rainey told Barron's.

    By Jane Thier • March 4, 2021
  • Talend CFO walked investors through gutsy pandemic response

    The data integration company's decision to keep its foot on the gas required a number of frank conversations but the move has positioned it well.

    By Robert Freedman • March 3, 2021
  • US tax executives seeing more taxation disputes, survey finds

    The economic fallout from the pandemic has prompted U.S. companies to alter their tax strategies and has increased disputes over taxation, according to a BDO survey.

    By March 2, 2021
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    Coinbase to go public via direct listing

    Bypassing a traditional IPO, the cryptocurrency exchanger will be following in Slack and Spotify's foot steps, and be the first major direct listing on Nasdaq. 

    By Robert Freedman • Feb. 28, 2021
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    CFOs optimistic about revenue growth, plan big investments, survey finds

    Most CFOs in the U.S. and U.K. plan “significant financial investments” while seeing bright prospects for growth in revenue and the economy, according to a Proxima survey.

    By Feb. 28, 2021
  • Cloud ERP takes top spot on CFO priority list for IT spending, survey finds

    CFOs prioritize cloud enterprise resource planning, while giving lower rankings to artificial intelligence and blockchain/Internet of Things, Gartner says.

    By Feb. 25, 2021