- Gustavo’s Corner: AI News for CFOs - #1
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- Welcome to the first edition of Gustav’s Corner: AI News for CFOs, your quick scan of the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence that matter most to finance leaders curated by Gustavo Porporato Daher. Each edition distills big developments from the tech world into practical insights you can use to anticipate change, guide strategy, and keep your organization future-ready.
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Take Assessment Watch Video- CFO TALK - Evaluating Our Most Valuable Resource with Dave Bookbinder
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- Dave Bookbinder, a business valuation expert, author of the new ROI Return on Individuals and host of the Behind the Number show delivers an insightful message on how leaders can manage their talent as their most important asset, rather than the traditional method of treating talent as an expense. In fact, Dave argues our accounting methods in general do a poor job of capturing the true value of human capital. Watch Dave’s CFO Talk for more on evaluating our most valuable resource.
- Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call: Why CFOs Must Take the Lead
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- The incident involving CrowdStrike and Microsoft in the summer of 2024 was an event that highlighted the critical importance of cybersecurity in today’s business landscape. As financial leaders, CFOs play a pivotal role in safeguarding their organizations against cyber threats. This paper uses that event to outline practical steps CFOs should take to proactively address cybersecurity challenges.
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
