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Finance Focus

Rise of Customer-Centric CFOs: Putting the Customer First

Greg Heller on June 13, 2023

Everyone’s heard the phrase “the customer is always right.” You may have even used it a time or two in your life. In today’s customer-focused world, where personal expectations are…

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Finance Focus Technology

CFOs Make Wise Financial Decisions Using Business Insights

Greg Heller on April 25, 2023

Finance teams have always been responsible for reporting on the health and performance of their businesses. Historical reporting according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), however, doesn’t always present the…

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Finance Focus Technology

Three Ways CFOs Can Realize Cost Savings

Greg Heller on January 26, 2023

Believe it or not, a CFO’s job requirements and responsibilities have evolved in recent years. They aren’t strictly number crunchers and finance gurus as they were in the past. Now…

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Finance Focus Mobile Workforce Vehicle Reimbursement

Budgeting for Your Auto Reimbursement or Other Vehicle Program

Ben Reiland on October 18, 2022

Whether it’s an auto reimbursement or fleet, budgeting for your vehicle program is an important step in preparing for the coming year. But the amount of effort required depends largely…

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Internal Control Failures
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Finance Focus Industry Trends

The SEC Cracks Down on Internal Control Failures

Scott Shelley on March 19, 2020

Avoiding Internal Control Failures The SEC recently fined company MetLife for Internal Control Failures. For those of you not tuned into finance news, that might not seem particularly fun. And…

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Agile Frameworks
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Finance Focus

How CFOs Leverage Agile Frameworks Across the Enterprise

Scott Shelley on July 1, 2017

I recently attended the Financial Force Community Live 2017 and Host Analytics World conferences. Both events were great opportunities to connect with other finance and technology thought leaders and discuss…

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Finance Focus Industry Trends Technology

How CFOs and CTOs Work Together to Protect Against Cyber Risk

Greg Heller on June 10, 2017

In a recent CFO Corner post, I talked about how the responsibilities of the CFO and CTO are overlapping and we’re finding ourselves working more closely together to achieve similar…

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CFO Investment
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Finance Focus Technology

3 Reasons Why CFOs Should Change The Way They Invest

Greg Heller on May 27, 2017

As finance leaders, we’re responsible for uncovering cost savings and increasing efficiency across the business. Finding opportunities to operate more efficiently is a common challenge for CFOs across all types…

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CFO and CTO Interdependence
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Finance Focus Technology

CFO and CTO Interdependence: How These Roles Are More Connected Than Ever

Greg Heller on May 13, 2017

CFO and CTO interdependence. It’s an emerging trend in businesses today, particularly SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. The Finance and Technology functions are working more closely together to achieve…

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