- How to Acquire Strategic Insights from Variance Analysis
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- As economic turbulence rumbles through our businesses more resources are being committed to understanding how to mitigate, or even, take advantage of this chaos. Recognizing what is changing on the horizon has multiple components. One of those key components is the variance analysis.
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Take Assessment Watch Video- Stop Credential Compromises with MFA
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- Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has come of age at just the right time. Statistics show that password compromises are by far the most likely reason companies experience data breaches. The most recent Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report indicated that 81% of hacking-related breaches leveraged either stolen, default, or weak passwords. The time has come to “up the ante” and strengthen the way we prove identities beyond the plain old simple password.
- CFO Talk: Human Capital and Its impact on Business Valuation - Transcript
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- Welcome to CFO talk. I’m your host Steve Rosvold, Chief Learning Officer at CFO.University. In this episode, we’ll explore talent and its impact on business valuation. Today we have two distinguished guests who thrive in the human capital and business valuation space, Dave Bookbinder and Mark Iorio.
Governance & Controls – structure and controls.
Transaction Recording – systems, transaction processing and closing the books.
Reporting - efficient, timely and accurate information for decision making and meeting compliance requirements.
Accounting
Business Planning - provide the financial roadmap for the company with supporting analytics.
Financial Forecasting - integrate the company’s current performance relative to budget with the real-time business environment.
Investment Analysis - the framework to analyze new opportunities as they present themselves.
Finance
Cash Management - the discipline to ensure cash is available to operate the business normally.
Funding - Planning for and raising funds to meet the needs of the business.
Risk Management – Identification and mitigation of key business risks.
Treasury
Self-Awareness - Internal.
Team Building - External.
Strategy & Culture – Motivate people to follow you.
Leadership
Four Pillars of Executive Expertise
CFO.University is built around the Four Pillars of CFO Success. These Pillars are supported with Core Competencies. Our framework allows you to master your role as a senior financial officer. The Four Pillars are made up of:
Accounting – Governance & Controls, Transaction Recording and Reporting
Finance – Business Planning, Financial Forecasting and Investment Analysis
Treasury – Cash Management, Funding (Capital Raising) and Risk Management
Leadership – Self Awareness, Team Building and Strategy & Culture
