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IndustryWeek
April 1, 2005 |
Finance -- On Balance Senior executives, especially in this Sarbanes-Oxley era, remain hesitant to outsource finance functions. Done selectively, however, such outsourcing might actually benefit governance and compliance. A recent survey of 203 senior executives reinforces this premise.   |
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
February 1, 2009
Nelson Wang |
Finance Keeps Cranking Away When cost pressures reach finance departments, small improvements go a long way. |
Information Today
May 27, 2014 |
Thomson Reuters Provides New Continuing Education Package It provides corporate tax and accounting professionals with a complete training and continuing education solution. |
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
November 1, 2002
Roy Harris |
What Works: Best Workplaces for Finance Professionals How do you build a strong finance department? Motivate, stimulate, and innovate. |
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. |
CFO
April 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
The People Who Count With too few accountants to go around, companies are grabbing people wherever they can find them. |
CFO
November 1, 2003
Lisa Yoon |
Work in Progress As mentoring and ethics training evolve, finance learns how to boost team spirit. |
CFO
February 1, 2008
David M. Katz |
What's Wrong with the Kids? Coping with the newest generation in finance requires tact, patience - and restraint. |
Information Today
September 24, 2015 |
Cengage Learning Acquires Ed Tech Company Cengage Learning acquired Learning Objects, whose learning platform and instructional design services power online programs and courses for higher education institutions. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
CPA Ascendant With accounting savvy more important than ever, is the CPA (rather than the MBA) the new must-have credential for finance execs? |
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 |
I'm OK, You're in Trouble Finance and accounting workers are getting more pessimistic about the job outlook, but they're still more optimistic than the average worker. |
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. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Kate Plourd |
Board Buddies Directors with finance expertise often form bonds with management's CFO. |
CFO
December 1, 2010
Roy Harris |
"It Was a Deal Made in Heaven." Timing isn't everything, according to this veteran CFO (and neither is "niceness"). An interview with Lawrence Zimmerman, Vice Chairman and CFO, Xerox Corp. |
CFO
November 1, 2008
Alix Stuart |
Making the Leap There are many ways to get to the top spot in finance. |
CFO
November 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
A Perfect Fit The demand for finance talent may be soaring, but candidates refuse to settle for just any job. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2008
Rich Duprey |
China Finance's Portal to Profits Financial-services firm China Finance Online continues to see growth, despite the declining Chinese stock market. |
FAO Today
Mar/Apr 2008 |
What Happened to FAO Deals in 2007? Let's catch up with the top finance and accounting outsourcing deals of 2007 to see how they are going now. |
FAO Today
Nov/Dec 2007
Russ Banham |
Let's Give 'em Something to Cluck About WNS takes Church's Chicken's F&A offshore all the way, with results that make the restaurant retailer crow. |
CFO
November 1, 2004
Alix Nyberg |
Great Expectations Many corporate finance training programs have suffered during the economic downturn. Still, there are two good reasons to believe that finance training will again become a top priority -- a reviving economy and Sarbanes-Oxley. |
FAO Today
Jan/Feb 2008
Chris Gattenio |
The Integrated Finance Organization One hallmark of successful companies is a focus on driving integration of information across the enterprise. |
CFO
September 1, 2006
Fink & Durfee |
Progress Report Could it be that finance executives really don't mind regulation? |
CFO
September 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
To Get the Best Gig, Expand Your Repertoire So you wanna be a finance star? Learn to play other parts. |
CFO
May 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Making the Pieces Fit How to avoid finance hiring mistakes. |
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
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
February 1, 2006
Kate O'Sullivan |
The Little Things How CFOs re-energize their finance staffs. |
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
May 1, 2007
Randy Myers |
Going Away The doubts that finance executives once had about offshoring are quickly disappearing as savings and process improvements become too good to pass up. |
CFO
July 15, 2009
Kate O'Sullivan |
Power Struggle Will the recession short-circuit women's advancement to the top spots in finance? |
CFO
May 8, 2006
P.B. Gray |
Selling Finance Educating salespeople on acceptable structures is fast becoming a necessity as regulators crack down on questionable sales practices and irregularities in booking revenue. |
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
October 1, 2004
Tim Reason |
Changing Fortunes: The 2004 Compensation Survey To be sure, stock options are not going away. But with those options tainted, pay packages grow more diverse -- and smaller. |
CFO
June 1, 2006
Alix Nyberg Stuart |
What Women Want In finance, the operative words are opportunity, flexibility, and balance. As they approach the top position -- CFO, the pull between work and life seems to tug harder at women than at men. |
CFO
October 1, 2008
Kate Plourd |
Leaving Home A foreign post can advance your career, but don't let your sense of adventure get the best of you. |
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. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2005
John C. Maher |
It's a Brand New Ballgame for Outsourcing Real Estate Outsourcing is certainly not a new concept to real estate. What is new is the extent to which outsourcing is being used by Global 1000 companies to improve the performance of key internal business functions such as finance and accounting, supply-chain management, human resources and real estate. |
CFO
January 30, 2004
Scott Leibs |
New Terrain Post-Enron reforms have made dramatic alterations to the landscape of corporate governance. Boards, their committees, and internal auditors now have greater responsibilities and powers. How will these reforms change the CFO's job? |
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
August 1, 2004
Kate O'Sullivan |
Switching Industries A new survey reports that 75 percent of all finance executives looking for new jobs are seeking new sectors. |
CFO
January 10, 2007
Don Durfee |
The Last Mile Why is it still so hard to engage line managers in budgeting? It is noted that when line managers have a hand in planning, budgets get better. That appears to be especially true when managers actually key their own numbers into the system. |
CFO
January 1, 2005
Roy Harris |
Across the Board Spurred by regulatory change, directors and CFOs forge a new relationship. |
CFO
May 8, 2006
Don Durfee |
What's the Boss Worth? CFOs weigh in on executive compensation. |
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
September 1, 2008
Scott Leibs |
A Perfect Storm With fair value, IFRS, and XBRL, finance is experiencing a remarkable sea change. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Joseph McCafferty |
For CFOs, Few Gold Watches The average tenure of big-company finance chiefs is less than five years, according to a recent study. |
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? |
