Performance management

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.

How Indian businesses manage their cash during the pandemic

Finance leaders in India focus on minimising costs, diversifying into newer markets, and adopting digital vehicles to optimise cash inflows.

Insights for managing uncertainties brought on by the pandemic

These five insights may help businesses find opportunities amid the economic fallout of the pandemic.

Financial leaders face pay sacrifices during the pandemic

Finance leaders can expect to see the economic impact of the pandemic reflected in their compensation.

Pandemic performance strategies for finance leaders

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

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.

The pandemic’s effects on forecasting and budget allocation

See how finance leaders are handling forecasts and budget changes as they seek to move from disruption to growth.

How to cut business costs and use savings to grow

Finance leaders can help their companies meet cost-reduction targets by setting goals and pushing for useful technology implementations.

How to answer a common question about a new business

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

Maintaining business continuity at Cinelab London during lockdown

John Mahtani, ACMA, CGMA, Cinelab’s chief commercial officer, explains the steps the London company took to ensure the safety of staff, while maintaining business continuity.

Making decisions about real estate commitments

Finance professionals need to ask tough questions about the cost and scale of their office space needs in the post-pandemic workplace.

The CFO’s role in value creation

As companies rethink fundamental strategies to achieve long-term value creation amidst a global pandemic, a new report offers guidance for finance to lead the way.

When to pull the plug on projects

Even in the best of times, organisations must closely monitor project performance and re-evaluate projects regularly.

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.

CFOs’ top 5 lessons for handling coronavirus crisis

Three experienced finance leaders share what they have learned and what they are doing to deal with turmoil and uncertainty.

Seizing growth opportunities, and 4 other recovery considerations

Finance leaders from Australasia discuss top areas of focus as businesses look to emerge from the pandemic and build strength.

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.

A playbook to manage cash in a crisis

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing businesses worldwide to tightly manage their cash. Here are five critical steps to tackle liquidity stress in a crisis.

The art of managing cost without a budget

A senior adviser at Scandinavia’s largest company explains what it means to “kick out the budget”.

Strategic implications of COVID-19 and its aftermath

Planning for the future requires answers to three strategy questions.

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