Back in the day, month end reports consisted of a income statement, balance sheet, and maybe a cash flow statement. These are the three statements that made up your financial statements for month end reporting. As technology advanced and people got smarter about tracking trends, analysis, and operations today, the month end report includes much
The role of the CFO or financial leader of an organization used to be termed as a “numbers cruncher”. For many reasons, The Strategic CFO has been working tirelessly to coach, consult, and mentor CFOs, Controllers, and others in the finance and accounting function to go from being a number crunchers to a value-adding financial leader.
See also: Role of a CFO 5 Ways a CFO Adds Value EBITDA Definition How Does a CFO Bring Value to a Company? Most CEOs don’t understand how a CFO brings value to their company. They see CFOs as overhead rather than income-producers. CEOs typically see the role of a CFO as a CPA or a
Oftentimes, CEOs don’t see the value in a CFO… They ask “how does a CFO add value?” After hearing that countless times, I want to let you on a little hint. A good CFO improves profitability and cash flow 1-2% of sales. A few months ago, I was meeting with a young man named Nathan who was
What is the debt to equity ratio and does it apply to all business? The short answer is that investors and creditors use it to see if a business is likely to pay back its debt and sustain a decline in sales. This applies to most business, but it is not relevant to companies that
Check out the following 5 ways a CFO adds value and how they can take their role to the next level – gaining more respect, increasing salary, etc. Ways a CFO Adds Value 1. The CFO Enables the Company to Grow Faster CFO responsibilities include the following: Formulating and implementing financial strategies Managing the company’s
There is a difference between cost control vs cost reduction. Most people think that controlling costs and reducing costs are one and the same when, in fact, they can generate two totally different outcomes. The first thing you need to know is that you can’t grow a company by cost reduction alone. You can get
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