Materiality, volatility key to identifying forecasting drivers

An FP&A expert shares thoughts on the budget line items worth paying close attention to in your forecasting. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 5, 2020

Medical tech company seeks to ease concern over CFO change

NuVasive says replacing its CFO with a former Mallinckrodt executive won't change its $1.16 billion revenue expectation for 2019.

By Nick Paul Taylor • Jan. 3, 2020

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CFO best practices in the evolving generative AI era

As the initial frenzy around the launch of generative artificial intelligence subsides, a new GenAI era appears to be taking shape.

By CFO Dive staff

How CFOs can stop problems before they arise

A healthcare CFO talks about diversification to prevent over-reliance on a single source of revenue. 

By Robert Freedman • Jan. 2, 2020

Metrics, management reporting are top CFO priorities in 2020

CFOs' perceived shortcomings tend to fall beyond the scope of the typical responsibilities, veering into operations, IT and management.

By Jane Thier • Jan. 2, 2020

The new year brings 21 new state minimum wages

The highest minimum wage in 2020 will be $15.00 in Washington, D.C., effective July 1, 2020.

By Jennifer Carsen • Dec. 30, 2019

How to blend insight with data analytics to improve forecasts

Forecasts are more accurate when managers' insights and data analytics are combined, an Emory University professor says.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 19, 2019

CFO helps trading juggernaut overhaul tech, develop talent

Options Clearing Corp. CFO Amy Shelly's job is so stressful she finds Ironman competitions relaxing.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 18, 2019

Ping CFO sees annual recurring revenue as 'the great normalizer'

The subscription-based cybersecurity firm has seen its ARR increase 23% year-over-year. 

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 17, 2019

Subscriptions increase incremental spend by 60%

Demand for a frictionless experience stretches beyond the SaaS model. Buyers of products and services want a relationship that keeps them coming back.

By Greg Alvo • Dec. 16, 2019

As Bill.com files IPO, CFO's role evolves

Bill.com, a B2B billing and payments software company, filed its IPO on Thursday. CFO John Rettig discussed how going public changes his role.

By Jane Thier • Dec. 15, 2019

How a spirits company reduced stranded inventory with rolling forecasts

The company lost sales when its popular products were out of stock, so it stopped using static forecasts to anticipate demand.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 15, 2019

Private capital targeting 5G, AI next year in M&A

Private equity and venture capital firms have declining M&A interest in real estate, media, retail and biotech, a BDO survey shows.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 12, 2019

CFO keeps tight reins on biopharma structure

Avoiding complexity in capital structure, organization helps company keep a handle on costs while it conducts clinical trials.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 11, 2019

Transformation of GE's closing process aims to improve finance jobs, CFO says

The company created a data lake to help organize a system that includes thousands of legal entities, many of which use their own ERP software.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 9, 2019

How CFOs can lead digitization efforts in 4 steps

Ash Noah has spent his career helping CFOs adopt new technology and restructure their businesses. He told CFO Dive the four integral steps to spearhead those initiatives.

By Jane Thier • Dec. 9, 2019

Strategic CFO: Data crunching alone won't cut it

To put data in context, you have to understand sales and other operations firsthand. 

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 9, 2019

Only 22% of CFOs personally effective, Gartner study finds

The key to sustained personal success is forging relationships with non-finance workers, but some relationships are much more important than others. 

By Jane Thier • Dec. 8, 2019

How diversity and inclusion improve your finance function

Rethink your approach to recruitment by conducting talent outreach beyond your historical recruiting channels, SAP North America CFO Anthony Coletta says.

By Anthony Coletta • Dec. 5, 2019

CEOs make more money when they hire their CFOs

CFOs might feel pressured to run their operations in a way that promotes short-term earnings, such as cutting research, a study finds. 

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 5, 2019

90% of CFOs say procurement leaders should sit at executive table — A.T. Kearney

Firms that embrace strategic alignment with their procurement functions see two to three times greater supply chain ROI than average companies.

By Morgan Forde • Dec. 5, 2019

How to transition from a static to a rolling forecast

Tools available today to help you sharpen your insights can't work if you're still using a static forecasting process, a consultant says.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 4, 2019

MineralTree CFO: Segmented reporting revealed value to investors

Traditional reports left too many blanks for investors to have a clear picture of a technology company's health, so Chris Sands devised a better way to tell the company's story.

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 3, 2019

CFO leads down-market push to boost B2B software sales

Druva CFO Mahesh Patel's collaborative leadership across the C-suite enabled the company's SaaS data protection offering to provide value whether the customer is Fortune 50 or mid-market.   

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 3, 2019

CFOs urged to put people first as they transform accounting function

Your finance operation will certainly be automated; it's just a matter of when. Identifying solid opportunities for your talent ahead of time is imperative. 

By Robert Freedman • Dec. 2, 2019

CFO taps energy of young finance pros to boost productivity

Advanced Computer Software Group develops candidates through tests and training, and they "are tremendously motivated by opportunities they're perhaps not getting elsewhere," CFO Andrew Hicks said.

By Robert Freedman • Nov. 26, 2019