Technology
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CFO touts simplified biopharma cap structure
Capital transparency helps investors measure the performance of a $60M clinical-stage company.
By Robert Freedman • Jan. 16, 2020 -
OpinionWhy your organization needs finance-governed analytics
CFOs are the ideal internal champions to create governed analytics strategies that extend planning and reporting capabilities beyond finance into sales, marketing, operations and HR.
By Bill Koefoed and Scott Stern • Jan. 14, 2020 -
RPA adoption key to attracting young finance talent
Working nights and on weekends to close the books was the norm 20 years ago. In the age of automation, young professionals demand better.
By Jane Thier • Jan. 09, 2020 -
New CFO takes over Amazon's AWS division
Sean Boyle is out as CFO of AWS, but will remain with the company, while Luis Visoso, head of finance for Amazon's global consumer segment, takes Boyle's place.
By Jane Thier • Jan. 08, 2020 -
SEC can't force Telegram to reveal its bank records, judge rules
The encrypted messaging app won't have to reveal how it spent $1.7 billion, but it must prove by Thursday that it complies with foreign data privacy laws.
By Robert Freedman • UPDATED: Jan. 9, 2020 at 11:11 p.m. -
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. 05, 2020 -
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 -
OpinionSubscriptions 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 -
New Cycas Hospitality CFO also leads IT department
Peter Habelitz calls the merging of his new CFO role and IT duties "a logical progression and a natural fit."
By Jane Thier • Dec. 16, 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 -
Finance has gone digital. How did we get here?
Ash Noah of the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants explains what precipitated finance's move toward automation, and how CFOs can best prepare.
By Jane Thier • Dec. 10, 2019 -
Lime, other dockless scooters face winding path to profitability
Strewing scooters across a city for people to ride is a viable business model if the industry can pass a cost test.
By Robert Freedman • Dec. 10, 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. 09, 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. 09, 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. 04, 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. 02, 2019 -
Twitter CFO: Communication health comes first
Ned Segal told finance professionals at the MIT Sloan CFO Summit Thursday the health of their communication model comes before everything, including getting more people on the service.
By Jane Thier • Nov. 22, 2019 -
United Airlines CFO: Boeing 737 MAX grounding increases operational costs
As the Boeing jetliner remains grounded, United tallies the costs.
By Jane Thier • Nov. 14, 2019 -
Jason Schenker: Big data is where your company will make its money soon
Technology will create more great jobs than it kills, according to the chair of the Futurist Institute.
By Robert Freedman • Nov. 14, 2019 -
Cybersecurity is latest CFO domain, study finds
A Protiviti study found nearly all of 800 global finance leaders surveyed agreed data security is a priority.
By Jane Thier • Nov. 11, 2019 -
Assess product, back office before moving to recurring revenue model
Success with subscription pricing depends on whether you've laid the groundwork, executive says.
By Robert Freedman • Nov. 09, 2019 -
Nonfinance metric helped CFO diagnose strategic error
Fast churn rate showed that the software was too complex for small organizations, SaaS executive says.
By Robert Freedman • Nov. 03, 2019 -
Deep DiveWhat industry gets wrong about cyber insurance
Despite common perception, recovery from a cyber event — such as paying a ransom — cannot be decided by a carrier.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Oct. 31, 2019 -
Scenario planning key to overcoming macro events, CFO says
Host Analytics CFO Dan Fletcher names the 2008 global meltdown as the time when CFOs began taking a forward-looking approach to their strategic insights.
By Robert Freedman • Oct. 30, 2019
