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Treasury

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When Finance Grows Up: Scaling the Finance Function I

Nov 1, 2025

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19 min read

When Finance Grows Up: Scaling the Finance Function I

Introducing The Finance Maturity Framework

CFO Role

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📬 VC CFO to PE: Can you make the leap?

Sep 30, 2025

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18 min read

📬 VC CFO to PE: Can you make the leap?

And what's with all the PE interest in accounting firms?

CFO Role

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📬 Spending Freedom: Managing employee expenses

Sep 23, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Spending Freedom: Managing employee expenses

And rebranding ... what's the point?

M&A

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📬 Old vs. New: When To Change Your ERP...

Sep 2, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Old vs. New: When To Change Your ERP...

And do you decentralize capital or are you an "Outsider"?

M&A

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📬 Synergy Sync-Up: Designing a Strategic Post-Merger Integration

Aug 19, 2025

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18 min read

📬 Synergy Sync-Up: Designing a Strategic Post-Merger Integration

And how do you better negotiate your audit fees?

Mailbag

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📬 Breaking Bad News: When, who, and how to handle it

Aug 5, 2025

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16 min read

📬 Breaking Bad News: When, who, and how to handle it

And can quarterly closes work?

FP&A

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Capital Structure Design Part I: The Buffet of Funding Options

Aug 2, 2025

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15 min read

Capital Structure Design Part I: The Buffet of Funding Options

Not all money is equal. A practical guide to decode the real cost of capital

CFO Role

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📬 Blurred Lines: which costs should be managed locally vs centrally?

Jun 17, 2025

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14 min read

📬 Blurred Lines: which costs should be managed locally vs centrally?

And knowing when to leave if your ethics are pushed too far

Mailbag

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📬 Big Four: When is it time to move on?

May 13, 2025

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13 min read

📬 Big Four: When is it time to move on?

And the "stable" path isn't always the right path

Treasury

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🤨 Trust No One: A CFO’s Guide to Preventing Payment Fraud

Feb 27, 2025

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20 min read

🤨 Trust No One: A CFO’s Guide to Preventing Payment Fraud

Protecting your payments without slowing down your business

Mailbag

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📬 Does a CFO NEED to be an accountant?

Jan 7, 2025

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13 min read

📬 Does a CFO NEED to be an accountant?

Plus, a tough hyperinflation question

Accounting & Controlling

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🍾 Happy New Year (End)

Dec 28, 2024

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17 min read

🍾 Happy New Year (End)

7 ways to make this year-end your best ever

AI & Technology

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😱 9 tips for avoiding an ERP rollout nightmare

Oct 26, 2024

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20 min read

😱 9 tips for avoiding an ERP rollout nightmare

Your guide to swerve an ERP catastrophe

AI & Technology

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🪦 Picking the wrong ERP could cost you your job

Sep 28, 2024

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21 min read

🪦 Picking the wrong ERP could cost you your job

The questions you need to be asking when choosing an ERP

Accounting & Controlling

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💥 When Control Isn’t An Option

Feb 17, 2024

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18 min read

💥 When Control Isn’t An Option

Shall we talk about fraud?

Accounting & Controlling

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⚖️ Balancing Control with Growth

Feb 10, 2024

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17 min read

⚖️ Balancing Control with Growth

How to mature control at the right pace

Accounting & Controlling

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☝️ The First Foundation of Finance Is...

Feb 3, 2024

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17 min read

☝️ The First Foundation of Finance Is...

Controlling financial risk across the business