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Category: Financial Leadership
How a Fractional CFO Improves Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Attitudes around FP&A (financial planning and analysis) are kind of a mixed bag – everyone agrees it is important, but many people do not know…
A Roadmap to Hiring a CFO
Hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a daunting activity for many organizations. Understanding when to bring someone on board, what kinds of options are…
Strategic Planning from a CFO’s Perspective
A CFO’s role is one of many hats. They are expected to be a steward by protecting company assets, have operational savvy, act as a…
A Practical Guide to Fractional Service Providers
Business owners in the middle market are all too familiar with the task of trying to optimize cost structures – getting the most efficiency and…
The CFO’s Role in a Change of Business Ownership
When a business changes ownership, the CFOs of both businesses have a particular set of duties and responsibilities. This article discusses the role of the…
Options for Hiring a CFO
When your business gets to the point where it needs to hire a CFO, what are your options? Full-time In-house Interim Outsourced, virtual or in-house…
How a CFO Adds Value
The Role of a CFO While a controller/accountant lives in the past, a CFO lives in the past, present and future. An accountant manages data.…
Should You Use an Executive Search Firm to Hire a CFO?
Like any other c-suite hiring process, hiring a CFO can be a daunting process at any organization. Whether the role is a newly opened position…
How CFOs Plan and Prepare for Worst-Case Scenarios
The current economic climate, combined with the fact that September is National Preparedness Month, has many of us thinking about how we can prepare for…
How to Choose Between a Controller and a CFO
It might seem like a matter of semantics in a small to mid-sized company to use the Controller and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) job titles…