Strategy and Operations

What Makes KPIs Meaningful: A Holistic Look

March 29, 2017

Even if you're investing in cloud-based tools to improve your reporting or analytics, the KPIs you look at are likely based solely on your actual ...

Strategy and Operations

The Bright Side of All Those Finance Department Budget Cuts

March 23, 2017

Treating the budget as a ritual will no longer be an option. It will become something that rallies parts of the organization together for a common ...

Data and Tech

Defying (Data) Gravity

March 02, 2017

"Data gravity," suggests the number of services and applications grows parallel to the volume of information being managed by a particular ...

Strategy and Operations

How Cumming Cut their Reporting Cycle from 4 Weeks to 1 Day

February 27, 2017

Learn how Cummings Cut its reporting cycle from 4 weeks to 1 day by producing reports same day of the financial close, implementing business ...

Executive Perspective

A CFO's Guide to Working with the Millennial Generation

February 22, 2017

Future of the finance department may depend on how well leaders navigate potential generation gaps and best to motivate and coach younger ...

Excel Essentials

Three Ways to Innovate with Excel Spreadsheets

April 29, 2016

Using Excel these 3 ways lets organizations be more innovative in day-to-day processes, and discover effective solutions to longstanding problems.

Executive Perspective

What Worries CFOs and How to Deal with It

April 08, 2016

Enhanced systems that build upon existing technology allow finance departments to spend time on strategy and analysis.

Strategy and Operations

The Connection between Finance KPIs and Value Drivers All CFOs Must Make

January 28, 2016

Finance teams start by making correlations between the KPIs they track today and the things they believe deliver the most value to their organization.

Executive Perspective

What the "Renaissance CFO" Will Do Differently

December 02, 2015

A "renaissance CFO" handles many functions, but are likely to earn opportunities by proving how they can make the most of the info at their disposal.

Data and Tech

Numbers Don't Tell the Whole Story: Incorporating Narratives in the Performance Management Process

November 18, 2015

Numbers without context can be misleading or wrong. Incorporating narratives into planning and reporting process can improve the understanding of ...

Strategy and Operations

Balanced Scorecards & Proven Models

October 29, 2015

Finance departments understand the value of sticking with what works, see longevity of Excel and it's time to take a closer look at Balanced ...

Strategy and Operations

Intercompany eliminations - or even better, victories

October 19, 2015

The next time you work on your month-end close, try to keep this story in mind. Look at the tools and processes you are using now and ask yourself.