What do finance chiefs from an eco-conscious apparel brand, a healthcare services provider and a high-growth startup focused on critical energy infrastructure have in common? More than you may expect. All oversee cross-functional teams, all are laser-focused on using data to inform strategy and all manage strategic external relationships. And none of them shies away from making fundamental business changes […]

Perhaps the biggest lesson to come out of 2020 for businesses was the value of constantly assessing operating conditions and adjusting plans in response to changing market realities. Virtually all companies have had to establish procedures to help manage cash flows and satisfy changing customer demand in a virtual world, giving many leaders a new appreciation for using data and […]

CFOs have always worked to make their companies more fiscally resilient and agile. This guide covers how to proactively prepare for a wider range of risks, from rate hikes to continued supply chain constraints to cyberattacks.

With some challenges out of their control, most businesses have turned their attention to factors they can control and increasing their focus on lowering expenses by examining variable costs, such as carrying costs. In this guide, we discuss how carrying costs are one of the hidden, variable expenses that can have a significant impact on available working capital and the […]

Managing cash flow has always been imperative for finance professionals, but the supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, evolving customer expectations and interruptions in global trade of the past few years have brought it into sharp relief. Even as cash flow has taken on added importance, many businesses are still struggling to perfect their process. Financial managers must always know how […]

A data-driven CFO makes decisions based on timely information that’s relevant to where the business is and where it’s headed. So if your company is still operating from the same dashboard as a few years ago, it’s time to recalibrate. This guide covers how to select the right KPIs, how to use associated metrics to keep employees on track — […]

Many finance teams routinely back funding updates that let business units scale efficiently while ignoring their own department’s process improvement needs.The AR/AP team is one of those groups within finance that’s often overlooked for process improvement. That’s a mistake because automation dramatically speeds both accounts receivable and accounts payable, reduces overhead, and minimizes the risk of errors. In this guide […]

When companies reach about $10 million in annual revenue, they tend to outgrow the systems and processes that got them there. At this critical point, it’s time to invest in new technology and build new processes that will fuel the next stage of growth — to $50 million and beyond. Get the full guide to navigating this transition, with actionable […]