Blog
FSN’s blog channel keeps CFOs abreast of the latest developments affecting the future of the finance function. The blogs build upon the current themes discussed by senior finance professionals in FSN’ Modern Finance Forum on LinkedIn.
Are CFOs doing enough to re-skill the finance function of the future?
CFOs must first examine themselves to see if they have the right skills to take the finance function into a more strategic future, and then ensure that the rest of the finance team can support and...
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What should CFOs be doing this morning, post-brexit?
The decision has been made and the ‘die is cast’. Whatever camp you were in last night we all have to deal with the consequences of the UK vote to leave Europe today. So what should CFOs be...
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There’s no such thing as a perfect CFO
The requirements of a modern CFO are as wide as they are deep. Constrained by financial governance, limited by ageing technology, swamped by demands to broaden their financial stewardship into...
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Why are 50% of CFOs still spending too much time on transaction processing?
More than two decades after ERP systems first appeared in the business landscape more than half of all CFOs say that they spend too much time on transaction processing. That was one of the...
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How should CFOs respond to the era of ‘postmodern ERP’?
After decades in which business applications have coalesced, the world now seems to be shifting into reverse gear, accelerated by the gradual demise of large ERP suites, the complexity of...
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