Finance Leaders: Your New Year Priorities

24 Nov 2020

Even with the most careful preparation, planning for the new year may look a little different this time around. Despite a turbulent year nearly being visible in the rearview mirror, external factors are unlikely to conform to our 12-month calendar and will continue to serve up disruption and opportunity in 2021. In the UK, for example, ‘lockdown’ ...

When Cash is King: How to Ensure You Get a Handle on Your Cash Flow

30 Apr 2020

Businesses are under a lot of pressure. Many have temporarily shut up shop or found new ways of working, while the government steps in to offer support. Business leaders are juggling changing priorities while seeking to protect employees, respond to risks, and prepare for the long term. Against this backdrop of changing economic and operating cond...

This is why finance is getting more strategic

16 May 2019

Where the CFO was once seen as the person to balance the books, the role is increasingly expanding to contribute to driving growth and nurturing relationships as organisations move towards a more customer-centric mindset. But it’s not just the CFO. The wider finance community is facing similar pressure. Clients increasingly expect their accounting...

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The Inexorable Rise of the CFO

01 Feb 2019

“You need to be more strategic”. It’s a phrase every CFO has heard. This idea of innovation, strategy and overcoming inertia has been on the boardroom table for decades, but it seems it may finally be becoming a reality. And this shift is not just impacting the CFO. The entire finance department, from bottom to top, is taking a more strategic role...