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  12-point checklist for a secure, successful p-card program

  FinanceFinancial ReportingFinancial strategy

  In an increasingly digital and dispersed workforce, purchasing cards are primed to become more widely used, making a solid p-card program essential. Especially given the current, chaotic climate, employees need to be able to make essential business expenses and...

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  Beware: Spend violations up 206% in this area

  Business IntelligenceLawFinance

  Financial ReportingFinancial strategyBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesStandards

  Many employees are playing loose and fast with company spending rules during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact...

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  Six Strategies For Digitally Transforming Finance In An Evolving Business Environment

  Business IntelligenceFinanceFinancial Reporting

  Financial strategyBusiness Intelligence Perspectives

  One of the key business lessons that has come out of the Covid-19 pandemic is the critical need to digitize operations, with financial processes near the top of the list. Simple things like being able to pay suppliers and get paid on time are essential in order to...

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  Here's Why More Companies Are Filing Confidential IPO Paperwork

  Business IntelligenceFinanceFinancial Reporting

  Financial strategyBusiness Intelligence Perspectives

  With Airbnb filing paperwork for an initial public offering last week, it became the latest of many companies to pursue a confidential IPO, which experts say allows for more flexibility and can be more advantageous than the traditional route of filing an S-1 months ahead of time...

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  The CFO's Role In An Equity Raise

  Business IntelligenceExecutive ProgramsExecutive Summits

  Executive briefingsLeadership, CareerFinanceFinancial ReportingFinancial strategyJob TrendsBusiness Intelligence Perspectives

  The process of raising equity for a company has a number of steps, many of which the CFO leads or is a part. It all depends on the stage and culture of your company. Sometimes the CFO is a participant, the manager of a process or the direct leader. There is no...

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  Is Working Remotely the Future of Finance?

  Leadership, CareerFinanceFinancial Reporting

  Financial strategyJob TrendsRemote AccessWorking Remotely

  In mid-March, retail cosmetics shop Ulta Beauty closed all 1,254 stores and CFO Scott Settersten and his 200-person finance team, like much of the country, became remote workers overnight. Settersten characterizes it as...

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  Work-From-Anywhere Future Exposes Holes in Operational Strategy

  Business IntelligenceLeadership, CareerJob Trends

  MobileMobile and Wireless WorldRemote AccessWireless/MobileBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesWorking Remotely

  By 2030, Facebook will have at least half of its 50,000 employees working from home. Twitter and Square’s employees will be allowed to work wherever they feel most creative and productive, even once offices begin to reopen. In the UK...

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  M&A During Covid-19: Another "New Normal" or Back to Business?

  Business IntelligenceLeadership, CareerLifestyle

  Job TrendsBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesBusiness ManagementBusiness Process Management

  The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought havoc worldwide and ushered in a new era of uncertainty, leaving almost no sector of the economy untouched. In addition to the immediate negative impact on valuations, many companies are having difficulties preparing reliable, if any...

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  Footprint Planning And Location Strategy In Light Of The Pandemic

  Business IntelligenceLeadership, CareerLifestyle

  Job TrendsBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesProductivity

  The Covid-19 pandemic is changing how people work, and companies, based on their specific operations, may need to make location decisions to align their real estate footprint with their future work models. Going forward...

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  5 Threats and Opportunities in Your Value Network

  Business IntelligenceFinanceFinancial Reporting

  Financial strategyDisaster RecoveryBusiness Intelligence PerspectivesRisk Management

  Your small business does not stand alone. It's part of a broader network of companies that can be chained together -- creating more value at each link in the chain between raw materials suppliers and your customers. To cope with the challenges of the pandemic, start by...