Blogs: Finance

How major global players prepare to outcompete

Ahmed Mazhari , SVP Sales & Marketing Europe | Dec-21-12

Although now considered to be past its critical phase, the risks associated with the ongoing Eurozone crisis are still understandably high on the boardroom agenda - especially for those companies operating in crisis-hit economies. And the swirling uncertainty that the European Monetary Union continu....

Categories: Organization effectiveness

Tags: Eurozone, Outcompete, Finance

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The Future of Finance: New Skills for New Demands

Shantanu Ghosh, Senior Vice President for Practices, Solutions and Transitions, Genpact | Nov-22-12

The Finance function plays a critical and irreplaceable role in understanding the entire flow of business within an enterprise, its leverage and pulse points. In this tight, rapidly-changing economy, that knowledge is critical to keeping companies competitive. Because Finance is the only department ....

Categories: Finance and Accounting, Organization Effectiveness

Tags: CIMA, Finance, Business

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Faster Business Insights in Turbulent Times

Vivek Saxena, Vice President, Record to Report Practice and SEP Leader | Jan-16-12

Why must I wait until the 15th to see my actual business performance for the past month? For many business leaders, this is a familiar lament. Despite spending millions of dollars on the latest Business Intelligence (BI) tools, many organizations have not yet achieved the desired insights. Heavy IT ....

Categories: Finance and Accounting, Organization Effectiveness

Tags: Analytics, Finance, Financial Planning

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Unlocking the Potential of Performance Management Improvement Projects

John McMahan, VP, Global F&A Practice Leader | Jan-10-12

The need for effective performance management has never been greater. Unfortunately, the success rate for such initiatives has been dismal. Most organizations fail to realize the benefits they expected due to four key reasons: Shortsighted, narrowly-focused investments rather than h....

Categories: Finance and Accounting

Tags: Finance

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Shared Service Centers – Are We at an Inflection Point?

Prakash Hariharan, Vice President and Head – Order to Cash Solutions and SEP Leader | Jan-04-12

In the last four to six weeks, I have had several meetings with the heads of SSCs from leading organizations across the Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Discrete Manufacturing, and Telecom industries, and there seems to be a perceptible shift in the focus of Shared Service Centers (SSC). While the dis....

Categories: Finance and Accounting

Tags: CFO, Finance, Risk Management

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