CFO Innovation https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/rss en-us Practical Steps to Improve FP&A Accuracy In uncertain economic times, companies are relying on finance to improve the accuracy of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) efforts to help them ward off threats and seize opportunities. As organizations harness business intelligence and data analysis technologies... In uncertain economic times, companies are relying on finance to improve the accuracy of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) efforts to help them ward off threats and seize opportunities.

As organizations harness business intelligence and data analysis technologies...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5885 Mon, 15 Apr 2019 01:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5885-practical-steps-to-improve-fpa-accuracy Night-Time Search Mission Vector Lesson from the CFO: The CFO's Job is to Replace the CEO While well-known for its soft drinks, PepsiCo is more than a beverage company. It owns the Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats brands, and its beverage business includes Gatorade, Tropicana juice, and bottled water in addition to its iconic beverage, Pepsi. In 2017, it was the third largest food and beverage company in the world with global sales of US$96.5 billion, behind Nestlé and the Coca-Cola Company. Seven years ago... While well-known for its soft drinks, PepsiCo is more than a beverage company. It owns the Frito-Lay and Quaker Oats brands, and its beverage business includes Gatorade, Tropicana juice, and bottled water in addition to its iconic beverage, Pepsi. In 2017, it was the third largest food and beverage company in the world with global sales of US$96.5 billion, behind Nestlé and the Coca-Cola Company.

Seven years ago...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5848 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 03:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5848-lesson-from-the-cfo-the-cfos-job-is-to-replace-the-ceo Paper Airplanes Communications for Finance Execs: How to Avoid Cultural Mishaps Many of us today work in a cross-cultural environment as executives move around the world to work or you need to work remotely with colleagues coming from different cultural backgrounds and different locations. In such a setting... Many of us today work in a cross-cultural environment as executives move around the world to work or you need to work remotely with colleagues coming from different cultural backgrounds and different locations.

In such a setting...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5849 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 02:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5849-communications-for-finance-execs-how-to-avoid-cultural-mishaps Finance Executives Bridging the Gap between the Finance Team You Have-and the One You Need Given current technology trends, it seems fair to say that CFOs will be overseeing vastly different finance departments in the not-so-distant future—both in terms of who will be doing the work and how that work will get done. In fact... Given current technology trends, it seems fair to say that CFOs will be overseeing vastly different finance departments in the not-so-distant future—both in terms of who will be doing the work and how that work will get done.

In fact...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5708 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 04:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5708-bridging-the-gap-between-the-finance-team-you-have-and-the-one-you-need CFO Insights CFOs: Are you Ready for a Cryptocurrency Backed by this Bank? J.P. Morgan Chase— whose CEO Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin a fraud—has become the first bank to offer its own cryptocurrency, according to a report by CNBC. The cryptocurrency, dubbed JPM Coin, is intended for...  

J.P. Morgan Chase— whose CEO Jamie Dimon called Bitcoin a fraud—has become the first bank to offer its own cryptocurrency, according to a report by CNBC.

The cryptocurrency, dubbed JPM Coin, is intended for...

]]> http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5709 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5709-cfos-are-you-ready-for-a-cryptocurrency-backed-by-this-bank Holding Digital Currency CFOs: Medical Plan Costs To Rise At Nearly Triple The Inflation Rate Medical plan costs paid by employers around the world are set to rise 7.8% in 2019, far outpacing average general inflation of 2.8%, according to the 2019 Global Medical Trend Report released by Aon recently. The report, said Aon, is based on reported data from Aon professionals, clients and carriers represented in the portfolio of Aon medical plan business in 103 countries... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5537 Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5537-cfos-medical-plan-costs-to-rise-at-nearly-triple-the-inflation-rate Medical-Bank Survey: Finance Leaders Look To Transform Reporting With New Skills CFOs and financial controllers of large organizations believe non-traditional skillsets would allow them to gain public trust via transparent, value-driven corporate reporting, said EY on Tuesday. The reporting of non-financial data... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5538 Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:00:00 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5538-survey-finance-leaders-look-to-transform-reporting-with-new-skills CFOs: Why You Need To Focus On Blockchain's Risks Before The Rewards Financial institutions and tech companies have invested in blockchain or consortia-based blockchain projects to transform payments, clearing, and settlements (PCS), including how funds are transferred and how securities, commodities, and derivatives are cleared and settled. One consortium, for example... http://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5309 Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:47:34 -0400 https://www.businesswatchnetwork.com/articles/5309-cfos-why-you-need-to-focus-on-blockchain-s-risks-before-the-rewards