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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
Newsletter (The Balanced Digest)
The most up to date and relevant accounting, finance, treasury and leadership headlines all in one place.
Forum (CFO Insights)
Bringing the learning needs of our Member-Scholars directly in contact with thought leaders from CFO.UNIVERSITY Staff, Affiliates and other Member-Scholars.
Practical Learning
Practical, real world subject matter that you can immediately convert to value for your company and your career is the basis for our CFO-centric learning model
Tools
Our Supply Chain Risk Assessment to gives you a quick take on how developed your Supply Chain Risk Management System is.
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Cowboy Accountants – The Lawless Frontier
Can you imagine accountants as American cowboys of the Wild, Wild West in the 1800s? I can. And they can be dangerous. Yeehaw! Yippee-i-o-i-a
In place of guns in their belt holsters the cowboy accountant may be carrying a smartphone. Their rodeo rope that cowboys use to catch running steers may be their audit controls manual. Cowboy accountants also wear well-shined wing-tipped dress shoes as their cowboy boots.
CFOs – What Language Do You Teach In?
Not long ago on Andrew Codd’s podcast, The Strength in the Numbers Show, we had an interesting discussion on a key skill that helps financial professionals grow into business leaders.
The Defining Attributes of a Successful CFO: Treasury
Our third installment of Defining a Successful CFO covers the “Show Me the Money!” attribute, Treasury. This key pillar of the CFO function provides the fuel and discipline to manage and grow a company’s capital base.
Are You Missing a Finance Department? You are Not Alone
The majority of middle market companies started as small, conservative enterprises. Your employees may still wear several hats and perform multiple tasks within the organization. It may be just fine for a small business to have their receptionist double as their accounts payable clerk, but if you plan to grow your business, you will need an accounting and finance department that can keep up and protect your company.
