- Always Be Prepared: Your Business Needs a Sensitivity Analysis - Now
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- The worst time to start planning for a crisis is when one is actually happening. A little foresight can mitigate the damage caused by economic turbulence, especially if companies use the right analytical tools. One such tool is a sensitivity analysis, also called a “what if” analysis.
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Take Assessment Watch Video- Rapid Fire with Prashanth Southekal: Data Strategy and Analytics Insights
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- On Rapid Fire Prashanth responds to these questions: ⚪ How can data be a liability for a business? ⚫ What is the purpose of a data strategy? ⚪ Who should be at the center of our Data & Analytics initiatives? ⚫ What qualities are required to successfully apply Data & Analytics in your business? ⚪ What are the top 3 reason CFOs succeed in their Data & Analytics initiatives?
- Gustavo’s Corner: AI News for CFOs - #4
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- This edition highlights how the AI landscape is rapidly shifting from experimentation to integrated productivity across major enterprise platforms. Microsoft’s rollouts signal a direct push toward automation and low-code development, making process optimization accessible to non-technical teams. Anthropic’s new Skills and Claude for Excel reinforce a clear move toward embedded, task-specific AI—bringing analytical, presentation, and compliance capabilities directly into tools CFOs already rely on.
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
