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 going ‘soft’
The era of the bean-counting finance silo is disappearing. In organisations across the world today, there’s a groundswell of change around the CFOs role. Instead, Chief finance officers are being...
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Taking a different persepctive
Prophix’s US user conference challenged delegates to “Reframe the Usual”, take a different perspective of familiar business practices and to reach for higher planes. It’s a clarion call that...
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ERP in the cloud takes manufacturers to the next level
For many CFOs, the term “ERP” portends a bloated and unwieldy set of manufacturing applications developed in the 1990’s for a burgeoning global economy. Indeed, FSN’s research, “The...
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Why 2019 is the time for CFOs to call change in the boardroom.
The boardroom is the nucleus of an organisation where senior executives make (hopefully profitable) strategic decisions. But as technology has spawned disruptors and new, agile business models, the...
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5 Ways that CFOs can turbo-charge their finance functions in 2019
1.Set aside more time for finance process innovation Few finance functions plan for innovation and process improvement or set aside funding, time and resources. 11% of finance functions never...
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