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.
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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SMEs ‘get’ the cloud but small accounting firms are lagging behind
Small accounting firms that have not kept up with accounting in the cloud could find themselves on the 'endangered species' list in the face of innovative and disruptive business models being rolled...
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CEOs must stop blaming CFOs for tech failure
A recent study by KPMG found that less than half of CEOs from high-performing organizations think their finance functions are doing a good job in exploring and implementing new technology. Not...
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