Finance and treasury

Cash flow management in an uncertain world

In an unpredictable economic environment, taking a comprehensive view of cash flow and setting priorities for spending is vital.

Driving ethical behaviour from any level

The World Bank’s Melanie Kanaka and UK National Health Service’s John Graham say finance professionals at all career stages can, and should, help encourage ethical behaviour within their organisations.

Advice to boost revenue streams or find new ones

Rapid changes in customer buying preferences caused by COVID-19 mean that finance leaders must consider new revenue sources.

‘Responsible financial leadership’ for the coronavirus era

CIMA President Nick Jackson, FCMA, CGMA, describes how businesses can adopt a multi-stakeholder approach beyond simply protecting shareholder value.

Leading on finance at the Royal Ballet

The Royal Ballet’s administrative director, Heather Baxter, describes the company’s complex multi-season budgeting process, Brexit impacts, and more.

Ethics in action: ‘Just make something up!’

The modern workplace can be an ethical minefield. This monthly column helps you tackle the thorny, but very real, challenges that management accountants face in the workplace.

Evolving while bracing for a second wave

Some finance departments are using the coronavirus crisis as an opportunity to ramp up resiliency efforts.

Pandemic performance strategies for finance leaders

Finance leaders add pandemic-specific strategies to crisis-tested performance drivers as they chart paths through the uncertainty.

Positive outlook for financial services work in Europe

McKinsey report highlights highly skilled accountants as one of the fastest-growing roles within the EU’s finance sector.

Inside Thai conglomerate CP Foods’ finance function

Voravit Janthanakul, an executive vice-president of Thai agroindustrial and food conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Foods, shares how he balances data insights and instinct to solve problems.

Finance speaks up in the COVID-19 crisis

One finance executive shares how focus and communication were key to navigating the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

How to answer a common question about a new business

The minimum profit method can provide decision-making tools to nonfinancial managers and investors.

Global CFO survey highlights strategies to rebuild revenue streams

The latest in a recurring PwC survey showed a shift in CFOs’ focus from managing workforce poductivity losses in earlier months of the pandemic to ways to move forward and thrive.

Finance steps up during the COVID-19 crisis

A restaurant chain controller and vice-president shares how the pandemic has changed finance’s role in the organisation.

Crisis basics: Managing cash

Monitoring and measuring “problem” areas and then acting on the data are key to managing cash flow amid the current economic crisis.

Finance basics to beat the coronavirus

For pharma giant GSK’s CFO, getting the finance basics right, supporting team members, and ensuring cash to run the business make up the toolkit to combat COVID-19.

P&G Nigeria CFO: Steering Africa’s business recovery

Finance teams need to consider macroeconomic vulnerabilities and consumers’ lower purchasing power in planning for recovery.

The road ahead: 7 points for pandemic aftermath

Here’s how some finance professionals are starting to move their organisations into a post-COVID-19 world.

MESANA finance leaders’ COVID-19 crisis insights

CIMA panel members in the Middle East and South Asia share ideas and actions underway in response to the impacts of the coronavirus.

How a five-star hotel is finding new customers during coronavirus

For Janet Yan, FCMA, CGMA, finance director of New World Wuhan Hotel, lost business means it’s time to get creative.

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