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Survey: C-suite leaders working to increase focus on wellbeing
June 27, 2022
A Deloitte survey finds that C-suite leaders are beginning to take wellbeing more seriously, and that could serve everyone well – including leaders themselves.
For CFOs, Digital Transformation Requires Letting Go
June 08, 2022
Finance will have to learn to trust technology more and obsess over data accuracy less, say Gartner analysts.
Younger workers to employers: Increase pay and social awareness
June 08, 2022
The latest annual Deloitte Gen Z and Millennial survey rates cost of living, climate change, and work/life balance among younger workers’ top concerns.
7 Core Skills of Great CFOs
June 06, 2022
Communication, data analysis, and tech savvy are just some of the core skills needed to further the company's mission.
Is a career coach for you?
June 02, 2022
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, career coach Amber Setter worked with ambitious clients who were on an energetic career path, vying for promotions in their organizations by increasing productivity and working long hours.
Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Need Addressing
May 17, 2022
Strengthen cyber defenses by guiding organizational behavior and reducing tactical errors.
Growing Pains: Stuck on Excel
May 12, 2022
As a company scales, the spreadsheet software can impede finance’s pursuit of efficiency.
CFO to CEO: 6 Tips to Prepare for the Top Spot
May 10, 2022
Finance chiefs are in a better position than ever to make the jump to CEO.
Best Practices in Supply Chain Planning
May 04, 2022
Supply chain planners can prepare for uncertainty by implementing best practices and using the right automation tools to make the job easier. Here, Alessio Lolli of Wolters Kluwer offers his tips for understanding the type of uncertainty your organization faces and finding the appropriate forecasting method.
Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - Financial Planning and Analysis Tools: Your Organization's Crystal Ball
March 28, 2022
By Jim Norton, CPA, GRF CPAs & Advisors Budgeting. Planning. Budgeting and planning. Financial planning and analysis. FP&A. Projections. Models. Forecasts. Pro formas. These are just a handful of terms that are often used interchangeably when talking about the process of analyzing an organization’s financial position. The buzz phrase that seems to resonate most with people lately is financial planning and analysis, or FP&A.
Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - The FASB and the GASB: Meet the New Chairs
January 06, 2022
Meet Joel Black, Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Richard Jones, Chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Putting the Process Back in Automation
December 23, 2021
It's tempting to look for automation opportunities and jump right in. And while this strategy can deliver some quick wins, your firm will see better results if you create a process for innovation and a process around automation.
Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - Change Leadership: Acknowledge and Assuage the Fear
September 28, 2021
Change management is a buzzword we’ve heard a lot during the technological revolution. We all probably have our own idea about what it means – and the feelings it elicits.
Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - To Thrive in the Future, Finance and Accounting Must Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
September 28, 2021
America is changing. According to the 2020 Census, the proportion of the population identifying as white alone has fallen below 60%. The future of our workforce will be more racially and ethnically diverse. This demographic shift coincides with greater consciousness around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and extends to women and persons of other underrepresented demographic groups.
Connecticut CPA Magazine Excerpt - The FASB and the GASB: Meet the New Staff Leaders
July 12, 2021
Meet Alan Skelton, Director of Research and Technical Activities for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Hillary Salo, Director of Technical Activities and Chair of the Emerging Issues Task Force for the Financial Accounting Standards Board.