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Steve Player, CPA, CGMA, the CEO of the consulting firm The Player Group, suggests that switching to rolling forecasts prompts you to plan better and ask strategic questions.
Key ingredients of an effective risk management approach include buy-in from senior executives, says Roopa Baboota, CPA, Financial Internal Audit Manager at Google.
Organisations that don’t innovate can struggle to keep pace in a rapidly changing business environment. Consultant Bill Swedish offers insight into how finance teams can innovate.
Anoop Natwar Mehta, CPA, CGMA, the CEO of Science Systems and Applications Inc., explains his approach to checking work email while on holiday and how he prioritises work and family time.
Lauren Kovar, CPA/CITP, CGMA, director of Client Advisory & Strategy for Thomson Reuters, says executives have an opportunity to recognise their tax function not as a cost centre but as a real driver of economic return and business value.
Accountants should be leaders in enterprise risk management, by advising board members about top risks and by having plans in place to offset the effect of risks on an organisation.
Sharing knowledge should not be seen as a quid pro quo activity. Pauline Le, CPA, CGMA, vice president of finance at Birkman International, offers advice on sharing without expectation.
Trish Shannon, CPA, CGMA, CFO of the AARP Foundation, encourages not-for-profits to take the long view when hiring, both during recruiting and after hard-won talent has begun its work.