Data infrastructure drives IT costs

A Few Database Questions CFO Should Know About

The source of all enterprise IT costs is the infrastructure needed to manage the company’s data. A few items on the chief financial officer’s checklist can ensure significant IT savings over the years when investing in database technology. more »

CFO Can Save Costs Through Electronic Supplier Invoicing Electronic invoicing market grows
CFOs Should Know Their ERP CFOs can lead ERP planning and procurement
CFOs Buy Bloated Software Licenses Few firms understand software licenses

15.11.12

Calculating costs of IT services

IT is a Bill for the CFO

As IT budgets keep going up, corporate IT departments are looking at ways to introduce rigour in the way costs and returns on investment are calculated and communicated to the rest of the business.... more »

Barclays Appoints Payman Jassim to Working Capital Role
Executive Diversity: Daimler Seeks Leaders from Abroad
Neil Warman, Nostrum: "Reporting Numbers Is Of Little Use"

11.10.12

Retailers seek growth online

Retail Goes Digital But Lots to Learn Yet

In tough times, the retail sector is using technology to cut costs and boost sales to the Internet-era customer. Whether increased spends on such technology will deliver growth though is still an... more »

Barclays Appoints Payman Jassim to Working Capital Role
Executive Diversity: Daimler Seeks Leaders from Abroad
Neil Warman, Nostrum: "Reporting Numbers Is Of Little Use"

Executive interview: Rob Hull, Adaptive Planning

05.03.13

SaaS Will Be Dominant for New Companies, AP Predicts

An increasingly sophisticated product offering from providers of software as a service (SaaS) is part of the reason many executives are pushing their companies into the cloud. Rob Hull, CEO and founder of budgeting solution provider Adaptive Planning, talks about the hardship of the early cloud... more »

Cloud for the CFO in 2013 2013 Enterprise IT outlook
What the CFO Should See in the Cloud Interview with William Beer, Director – Information and Cyber ...
CFOs Use PaaS to Test Fresh Ideas Cloud computing

Increasing numbers of CFOs are always available

19.02.13

More Than 1 Billion Smartphones for CFOs

With today’s on-the-go attitude, mobile technology has become a corporate mainstay. CFOs increasingly need and have access to smartphones. Deloitte predicts that the global shipments of smartphones will eclipse the one billion mark in 2013. more »

How CFOs Can Improve Supply Chain Risk Management Few companies monitor supply chain risks
“Bonds Provide Excellent Complimentary Funding” CFO interview: Asa Bergström, Fabege
More than 10% Female CFOs in S&P 500 Companies US share of female CFOs at record level

Data is the new asset for the CFO

18.02.13

Data in 2013: Store IT, Protect IT and Use IT

The latest advances in IT all centre around data and the commercial insights that can be gleaned from it. 2013 will see companies investing in data – better storage, availability and analysis. The CFO’s IT budget should be centred on extracting competitive advantage from data. more »

BDO: Big 4 Report Will Give Us Larger FTSE 350 Share Auditor interview: James Roberts, BDO
Intralinks: European M&A Gloom Lifts; Germany Shines New M&A; report out from Intralinks
Smaller Audit Firms Welcome CC Report on Big 4, CFOs Wary Competition Commission slams audit market

Collaboration and data culture keys to Big Data

15.02.13

CFO Guide To Executing Big Data: Faith and Skills

Setting up Big Data analytics in a company is no easy job. The CFO has to start small, break down data silos, get the right people on board and, above all, keep faith in the benefits that Big Data can bring. more »

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Conflict of Interest

Cherry Picking Auditors

The Competition Commission wants stricter regulation of auditors. But in one-third of UK companies, the FD is the most influential individual in selecting an auditor. Is that a good thing?

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Making BYOD Work

The increasing use of smartphones and tablets is a double-edged sword, bringing with it new levels of complexity to IT management and security. What management tools will get the job done?

Protecting Corporate Integrity

Whistleblowers Welcome

Given their role in corporate accounting fraud and other financial crime, finance functions should encourage whistleblowing to deter and stamp out corporate malpractice.

Allan Russell, SAS Institute, on how to manage risk and make use of big data

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