For finance chiefs who are helping prepare their organizations for whatever comes next, it’s good to set the bar high. The highest target in terms of processes, controls, systems and the ability to report quickly and forecast accurately is the “IPO-readiness bar,” so that’s a...
Coming off a pandemic that upended business as usual across the board, the latest set of macroeconomic challenges is forcing financial executives to think hard about the “new normal.” Perhaps nowhere is that more noticeable than at companies doing B2B sales, where margins are typically...
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That’s about the attitude many companies had toward payment digitization before the pandemic’s overnight closure of businesses changed all that, instantly catalyzing finance chiefs to embrace the need to streamline their payment processes. As Jo Jagadish, executive vice...
When Bryan Hasegawa assumed the CFO role at LightRiver in August, he said he spent the first few weeks just learning the ropes of the company’s existing accounting functions to see what was in place, what worked well and what needed improvement to keep up...
Flock Freight Chief Financial Officer Pat Dillon is all too familiar with the inefficiency plaguing the freight business: shipments getting delivered in semi-empty trucks are raising costs for businesses that rely on trucks to keep running — and taking money out of the pockets of...
German cybersecurity startup SoSafe said that 85% of cyber attacks on companies and organizations can be traced back to a human factor. That is why the company chooses to focus on the human aspect of cybersecurity, offering its clients cybersecurity awareness and training. We sat...
For today’s chief financial officer (CFO), every day is different. There’s always a new challenge — and new discussions to have about the impact every part of the organization has on the bottom line. Through it all, CFOs are looking at where they can drive...
A backlog of orders for high-demand products may sound like a great problem to have, but it also creates challenges for companies and their chief financial officers (CFOs). One is getting hold of any components that may be hard to get, slowing production of the...
When macroeconomic trends take a turn for the worse, companies that sell on a subscription basis are increasingly likely to hear from customers who are struggling with cash flow and in need of some creative solutions until they’re caught up. For example, while swapping a...
