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CFO
February 1, 2006
Don Durfee |
Flabby or Fit? A new survey measures finance departments: Still Number Crunching... How Long Does It Take?... Outsourcing at a Snail's Pace... etc.   |
CFO
October 1, 2008 |
Discontent Runs High A lack of engagement in the job is all too common in North American workforces. |
CFO
February 22, 2005
Don Durfee |
Uncertain Benefits: The 2005 CFO Human-Capital Survey What finance executives say about cost control, choices, and concerns. |
CFO
June 1, 2007
Julia Homer |
The Diversity Gap Most finance departments are conspicuously white. Changing that is not a priority for most CFOs. |
CFO
October 1, 2008
Yasmin Ghahremani |
How'm I Doing? IBM aims to automate the development of business practices in finance departments. |
CFO
September 1, 2005
Edward Teach |
Apocalypse Soon What kinds of risk cause companies to fail? Why CFOs should sweat the really big stuff. |
CFO
December 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Budgeting: Bring It On After wrestling with tech implementations and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, CFOs are finally ready to address the budgeting process. |
CFO
February 1, 2008
Roy Harris |
Are We Strategic Yet? Early in a CFO's tenure, the things that matter most often get the least attention. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Don Durfee |
What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation. |
CFO
January 10, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey CFOs are feeling better about the prospects for the U.S. economy in 2007. |
CFO
April 1, 2006
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey Although still worried about the cost of fuel and health care, finance executives are encouraged, if not ecstatic, about the future of the economy. |
Global Services
August 26, 2008
Lisa Ross |
Choosing the Best Outsourcing Approach One of the latest trends in finance outsourcing is that CFOs are seeking an integrated service delivery approach to outsourcing, instead of a piecemeal approach, to gain greater efficiency, effectiveness, and control and compliance of their finance and accounting (F&A) business process |
CRM
July 10, 2015
Anna Convery |
4 Steps to Using Automation to Transform Your Enterprise Leave decision making to humans, but automate (or eliminate) the processes that lead up to it. |
CFO
March 1, 2005
Julia Homer |
Time and Change Today's CFOs no longer labor in obscurity, but the notoriety of the few has increased the pressure on the rest. |
Managed Care
April 2005 |
Health Care Costs Remain Top Concern for CFOs Despite all the recent discussion about Social Security reform, chief financial officers in the United States say that rising health care cost remains their top concern, according to a survey. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Offshoring Spreads Its Wings From East Asia to Eastern Europe, offshore outsourcing is taking off. |
CFO
January 1, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
CFO Confidential At many companies the CFO is a trusted confidant of the CEO, a valuable sounding board for all kinds of issues. But when CFOs themselves need advice, whom do they call? |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2008
Nick Zubko |
Cost in Translation More effective sourcing efforts could be as simple as getting your procurement and finance departments to speak the same language. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Now Hiring Finance departments will add staff for many reasons, but particularly as a preparation for growth. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Closing Remarks Retiring Cisco CFO Dennis Powell leaves with this message: the key to finance is people and strategies, not just a good accounting system. |
Insurance & Technology
September 2, 2007
Anthony O'Donnell |
Finance Transformation Needed, BearingPoint Survey Says Technology challenges and opportunities are top of mind for financial services CFOs seeking to transform their companies finance organizations. |
CFO
July 1, 2006
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey Concerns over inflation, interest rates, and fuel costs have finance executives singing the blues. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Scott Leibs |
Regulation Time Finance departments are looking to get a better handle on the numbers and keep strategy on track. |
CFO
January 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
From Bad to Worst CFO optimism sinks to an all-time low as companies foresee a dismal year ahead. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 9, 2006
Robert S. Kaplan |
When Benchmarks Don't Work Companies should save the benchmarking surveys for commoditized processes or services. |
IndustryWeek
June 20, 2012 |
Finance Needs to Step Up Its Game Companies are giving CFOs more tools to work with, but they expect results. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Happy New Year? A recent survey shows that most CFOs say the outlook remains bleak until 2010. |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Nelson Wang |
Finance Keeps Cranking Away When cost pressures reach finance departments, small improvements go a long way. |
CFO
October 1, 2006
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey U.S. CFOs see trouble ahead. |
CFO
November 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Who's Next? Succession planning should be a critical exercise in finance. Too bad so many companies avoid it. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Scott Leibs |
Fresh Start A break from CFO duties can be rejuvenating, but executive recruiters warn that too much time out of the workforce can hurt your options if you want to get back into finance. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
The Little Things How CFOs re-energize their finance staffs. |
CFO
May 1, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Good Sports CFOs have to build teams and play on them. It isn't easy. |
Global Services
May 8, 2007
Imrana Khan |
Compliance Inhibits F&A Outsourcing A recent study finds that the increasing compliance burden of financial execs is the biggest obstacle to finance and accounting outsourcing. |
InternetNews
October 18, 2005
David Needle |
Who's in Charge of Mobile Costs? Study indicates IT and finance departments need far better collaboration on managing an increasingly mobile workforce. |
CFO
September 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Roiled by Oil Concern over the cost of crude shoots to the top of CFOs' worry list. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Don Durfee |
The Ephemeral Finance Executive Overworked CFOs are turning to interim finance managers for help. But that could jeopardize quality improvements. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Russ Banham |
The Power of 3 One way to bridge the CFO-CIO divide: Bring a third party into the conversation. |
CFO
February 1, 2009
Johnson & Stuart |
Farewell to Finance Jobs U.S. companies plan to do 74 percent more offshoring over the next two years, with finance departments in the lead. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Top 10 Concerns of CFOs CFOs don't lack for worries as the credit markets continue to create uncertainty. |
CFO
January 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
IFO Sightings CFOs with integrated finance organizations solidify their standing as the arbiters of financial truth. |
CFO
April 1, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
Business Outlook Survey With renewed confidence in the economy, companies report that they are investing in their businesses -- ramping up hiring plans and increasing projections for capital spending. |
CFO
July 1, 2007
Kate O'Sullivan |
Business Outlook Survey Finance executives entered the summer doldrums early this year as their optimism about the U.S. economy approached a five-year low. |
CFO
July 1, 2005
Joseph McCafferty |
Dog Days for the Economy? Hiring and capital spending will slow over the next year, due partly to rising energy and raw-material prices. |
CFO
June 1, 2006
Laura DeMars |
Making Finance Tick Why the right executive assistant makes all the difference... CFOs on the Move: El Paso Corp. has named Dane Whitehead as CFO... Magma Design Automation has named Pete Teshima as its new finance chief... etc. |
CFO
December 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Cold Cuts CFOs plan to pare payrolls by any and all means available to them. |
CFO
July 15, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Waiting for a Sign CFOs are feeling much better about the economy than they were last quarter, but their plans still reflect plenty of caution. |
FAO Today
Mar/Apr 2008
Russ Banham |
Scaling New Heights Accenture's contract with BT Group lets finance and accounting outsourcing take a real seat at the strategy table -- perhaps for the first time. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
As the World Churns Some of Corporate America's biggest names parted ways with their CFOs in the past year. |
CFO
April 1, 2004
Julia Homer |
On Trial Sometimes, when operations can't deliver an expected result, the CFO is asked to help produce that result like a relief pitcher called in to pull his team out of a jam. All too often, that has involved financial manipulation. |
