January 24, 2012 – 2:35 pm
Is your company flying blind?
Timely, reliable financial reports are the eyes and ears of effective decision-making. Without good data, it’s impossible to hammer out a winning business strategy. You can’t be sure that your company is truly creating value, the only ticket to long-term growth and prosperity.
Of course, every organization produces statutory reporting, if only [...]
October 21, 2011 – 11:59 am
The noted American writer H.L. Mencken famously remarked that for every complex problem there is a solution that’s clear, simple … and wrong.
If Mencken had been a CFO he might have observed that when it comes to improving the finance functions of small and midsize businesses, every complex challenge has a traditional solution that’s obvious, [...]
For today’s corporations, the ground is shifting. Issues such as globalisation, business efficiency, increased specialisation and product innovation are percolating upwards in priority. And corporations are now focusing more intently than ever on profitability, working capital, cash flow, technology, risk management and investments.
To manage these priorities successfully, organisations are moving away from a longstanding business [...]