CFOs

Designing Finance for Scale: Why Charts of Accounts and Dimensions Matter More Than ERP Features

ERP projects often face significant challenges not during implementation but years later due to underlying financial architecture decisions—including chart of accounts and entity structures—being overlooked in favor of immediate functionality, which can hinder scalability and complicate management reporting as business complexities evolve.

Analytics and AI

Sage Unveils Vision for “Agentic AI Era” to Modernize SMB Operations for CFOs

At the Sage Future conference in Atlanta, the company unveiled its strategic direction towards Agentic AI, enhancing CFOs' capabilities and SMB productivity through autonomous AI solutions, while emphasizing trust, transparency, and partnerships to ensure accurate, context-aware, and secure AI deployment.

Financial Management

How CFOs can Navigate Challenges to Deliver Real-time Results

The evolving role of CFOs requires them to be strategically involved across organizations, leveraging real-time data and advanced tools to drive performance, optimize operations, and support agile decision-making amid changing economic landscapes.

What does the 2021 finance director look like?

The role of finance directors has evolved from retrospective oversight to proactive strategic leadership, driven by the need for agility in response to increasing regulations and the complexities introduced by the pandemic, necessitating a shift towards digital transformation and real-time decision-making.

The CFO’s 2021 hitlist – Brexit, coronavirus and tech

A webinar hosted by Advanced and Financial Director in February 2021 focused on the impact of Brexit and COVID-19 on CFOs and finance teams, highlighting the crucial role of technology in adapting to new regulations and remote work challenges while emphasizing the need for digital transformation to enhance productivity and collaboration.