Resources to help you succeed.
The financial sector changes quickly. To help you keep up – and stay ahead – we've compiled these valuable articles. Check in often for updated insights and advice on how you can overcome your biggest workplace challenges.
Your internal audit function: analyzing quality helps assure quality.
Firms worried that their internal audit function is not doing a good enough job of identifying risk may want to consider instituting a quality assurance program.
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Working capital optimization.
Working capital enables a company to function smoothly and pay its bills in a timely manner. Most companies understand the importance of managing their talent, however achieving an optimum balance is rare for two reasons.
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Tackling today's risk management challenges.
The economic recession has forced companies to focus on survival by reducing cost and often, headcount. Organizations are trying to make the most of available assets and resources. With companies in survival mode, in many cases, effective risk management has taken a back seat and controls are being weakened, ironically at a time where risk exposures are probably the highest.
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Critical takeaways from CFO Rising 2009
At the recent CFO Rising 2009 conference, we had the opportunity to speak with many senior finance executives about some of the most significant issues they face in the current economic environment and we put together the following summary of our findings. We hope this valuable information will help you and your business succeed in today's economy and beyond.
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Smart Moves for Hard Times.
CFOs can use the urgency of a recession to make important operational improvements. The need to drive profits doesn't change depending on the economic situation, but taking a closer look at processes and expenditures becomes increasingly apparent when the word “recession” enters into the dialogue.
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CFOs and Emerging Markets.
Global finance professionals grow more connected every day, as CFOs, accountants and other financial executives are increasingly affected by what occurs outside their country's borders. Read on to learn more about the implications on CFO's and corporate finance professionals.
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XBRL: Preparing for Implementation.
Over the past decade, regulators, investors and analysts have been unified by their shared desire for companies to provide more financial transparency. Now, there's yet another significant acronym in the world of accounting — XBRL. Read on to learn how finance executives and organizations can prepare and ensure their employees are ready for XBRL implementation.
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Mapping out finance and accounting outsourcing success.
Unlike their colleagues in information technology and human resources, finance executives have not needed to address highly publicized outsourcing failures. Now, as the growth of finance and accounting outsourcing enjoys a surge of its own, those responsible for its execution can draw on lessons learned from IT and HR outsourcing.
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Capitalizing on compliance. Making SOX work for your company.
An exclusive white paper report on how finance executives can actually benefit from SOX compliance and deliver long-term return on investment for their organization.
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Business process improvement.
It's important for today's finance professionals to gain a better understanding of business process improvement. That's why we've compiled information on five areas that companies are currently working on to create more efficient processes: ERP optimization; automation and outsourcing; rapid product rollout; reducing operational risk; and strategic sourcing.
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Internal controls: from SOX 404 compliance to mastery.
To help companies advance from a compliance-based approach to Sarbanes-Oxley to a performance-driven one, we identified key areas in which to build the right mindset among finance staff. Learn how to improve your team and make SOX investments pay off.
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Stemming the tide of CPA burnout.
By now, the Sarbanes-Oxley approach to corporate reform has been well documented with much of the attention devoted to the Section 404 requirement to assess internal controls. Both companies and their auditors are responsible for establishing and reviewing systems to make sure they are in compliance.
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The next decade's talent war: is your company prepared to keep the best and brightest?
You are certainly aware of the heated debate about jobs moving to countries with lower labor costs such as China, India and Eastern Europe. However, did you know that, despite this overseas outsourcing, there is high potential for a significant shortage of workers in the United States within the next decade? Yes, a labor shortage is looming.
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Making ethics a core competency.
Tips for operating in an era of heightened scrutiny.
Today, accounting and financial professionals are operating in an era of heightened scrutiny from auditors, investors, boards, regulators, and even, to a certain extent, their own companies. As a result, public and private companies alike must keep a close account of all appropriate financials and internal controls to assure proper protocols are followed.
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Keeping a lid on compliance costs.
The positive aspects of all the new accounting and financial reporting regulations are numerous. Companies say internal controls are now far stronger, with the likelihood of material misstatements moving forward greatly reduced. However, compliance activities – particularly those relating to Sarbanes-Oxley – represent one of the largest and most immediate opportunities for companies to reduce costs.
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Five traits of highly effective accounting and finance professionals.
The key to building and maintaining a strong finance department is creating a team of skilled and motivated individuals. While it may sound simple, in reality this can be a significant challenge. Fortunately, Ajilon Finance Solutions has practical suggestions you can incorporate into your hiring process to help you build the team that best fits your needs. For some helpful advice on evaluating where the real talent lies,
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