No more Excel – the new approach to financial consolidation
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by Guest Author
1y ago
Making consolidation, controlling and reporting more efficient. Escape the Excel trap and the associated with it errors and lack of transparency! Get to know the simplest and most easy-to-use solution for consolidation and reporting. In our interactive webinar, we demonstrate how you can use LucaNet to make your financial processes secure and efficient within the shortest possible time. Who is this for: For finance and accounting specialists and managers who prepare the consolidated financial statements and reporting for the company. Watch now The post No more Excel – the new approach to fin ..read more
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Duncan Burgess, Global Finance Director
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by Christopher Argent
1y ago
Duncan Burgess’ “number one passion” in his role is people. “You could put in the best process and/or technological solutions, but if people in the business and finance team don’t believe in it or understand it, it’ll fail.” “So, success always comes back to the people,” says Duncan, who is a Global Finance Director.  One of Duncan’s favourite aspects about being a Global Finance Director is the opportunity he has had to develop and build the finance teams. Developing a finance team He really enjoys understanding what motivates the people in his teams, then aligning this motivation to h ..read more
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Navigate your corporate financial planning through uncertain times
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by Ryan Crawley
1y ago
Where will your business be this time next year? With the 2023 annual planning, budgeting and forecasting season here, corporate finance teams face an almost impossible task. With the UK’s current inflation levels rocketing and on the verge of a recession, the country’s situation changes every minute. As a result, the businesses have to think of addressing the next unprecedented times now. Learn more The post Navigate your corporate financial planning through uncertain times appeared first on GENCFO ..read more
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Finance leaders, the machine and us
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by Olivia Wing
1y ago
On Thursday the 20th of October, GENCFO North hit Leeds once again to discuss the topic of ‘Finance and the Machine – Are CFOs dancing to a new tune?’ with the Northern GENCFO community. Our expert panel was made up of Chris Argent, GENCFO’s MD, Mark Laine-Toner, Evri’s Finance Director, and Ed Blomfield of Parade Consulting – and the audience was made up of Northern accounting and finance leaders. We were also joined by Javed Bobat from our partner for the event, Fide. The discussion They asked and answered some key questions, like whether accounting and finance professionals should be afrai ..read more
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Are we underestimating the negative impacts of remote working?
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by Olivia Wing
1y ago
“Do you manage a finance team?” Asked Chris Argent in a popular recent poll he proposed to his network. He was trying to find out what the GENCFO community felt about the negative impacts of remote working… and what he discovered was pretty interesting. “I was talking to a Global CFO last week,” said Chris in his post. “[He] had many many business concerns (inflation, cost of living, revenue forecasting..) but his number one concern was his team!” “In particular, how to motivate them now and in the future without significant time spent together.” “He celebrates the technology brought in to ..read more
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Proactis teams up with Ecologi to tackle climate change as part of ESG strategy
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by Ryan Crawley
1y ago
Proactis, the leading Source-to-Pay software solution provider for mid-market organisations, has joined Ecologi to fight climate change by investing in viable climate solutions as part of its wider ESG strategy. Based in the UK but with a global mission, Ecologi is empowering businesses to take action in supporting climate solutions. By signing up to the Ecologi platform, Proactis will compensate for its carbon footprint, fund climate projects and set eco-goals. As part of this initiative, Proactis is planting trees to grow a “Proactis Forest” along with investing in wider carbon reducing ..read more
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What is VUCA and how do we manage it?
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by Olivia Wing
1y ago
Chris Argent was joined by experts on financial modelling to get into the details of financial modelling in the current VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) world we’re living in.  They covered what VUCA environments are, whether we’re all in one and  how to handle complexity and uncertainty using financial and scenario planning. Nataliya Irvine FCCA, Finance Deal Analyst at Capgemini, Abby Obomighie FCCA Msc, Europe Finance Director of Projects at Honeywell, and Dr. Rolf Gegenmantel, Chief Product Officer at Jedox joined Chris for this important conversation – esp ..read more
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Lance Rubin, Founder, Model Citizn
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by Olivia Wing
1y ago
Even when he was very young, Lance Rubin, founder of financial modelling company Model Citizn “didn’t see technology as a threat.” He saw it as an enabler. There’s always been a technological element to his career. He’s worked at big names like PwC, Investec Bank and National Australia Bank before founding his FinTech business Model Citizn. “I managed to keep my fingers in many pies, and still do today.”  Now, he’s ready to launch another financial modelling product… but where did Lance’s journey begin? How his FinTech interest started Lance was “thrown into” technology by his father, w ..read more
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Soldo’s new expense management features!
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by Guest Author
1y ago
Introducing our new expense management features, that help you manage all your business spending in one place. We’re introducing new features to help you oversee more of your spending and save even more time. Our new Expense Management functions allow you to manage and track out-of-pocket expenses, set up policy limits, categorise expenses, split single transactions, and download reimbursement reports. Why manual processes don’t work In a recent article, we highlighted that in many businesses, expense management processes are still rudimentary and rely on employees paying out of pocket ..read more
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Adrien Laure, Director of Finance and Resources, Together for Mental Wellbeing
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by Christopher Argent
1y ago
Financial analysis, whether it’s looking at company statements, reviewing historical business activity or looking at company performance, is actually worthless if it does not lead to better decision making or helping to develop an organisation. Adrien Laure is Director of Finance and Resources at UK charity Together for Mental Wellbeing, which offers community outreach programmes, legal advocacy services and manages 18 residences across the UK for people with mental health difficulties.  Having a purpose According to Adrien, there has to be a purpose to financial analysis.  &nb ..read more
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