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02/27/2020
At FinNext 2020, FP&A professionals will have the opportunity to learn more effective reporting techniques with Power BI in a special pre-conference workshop.
02/25/2020
NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk will headline AFP's annual conference in Las Vegas.
02/24/2020
Financial professionals discuss how the coronavirus epidemic is impacting them and whether it will hurt business in the long term.
02/24/2020
With Libor expected to be phased out by the end of 2021, alternatives to the benchmark rate have emerged. If Libor does end, the impacts on treasury will be significant.
02/18/2020
At FinNext 2020, finance and leadership expert Amy Vetter will share her insights on how FP&A professionals can embrace innovation, allowing them to become strategic partners.
02/18/2020
OpenText has embarked on a treasury transformation initiative by applying micro metrics that drill down past the standard financial ratios.
02/13/2020
Compiling paper invoices or Excel files sent via email be arduous. AP automation and e-invoicing can simplify the process.
02/11/2020
Royal Dutch Shell bridged the gap between IT and finance, creating a “win-win-win” strategy that saved the organization more than $100 million.
02/11/2020
After years of contentious debate, Brexit has come to fruition. What does it mean for treasury and finance professionals?
02/10/2020
A survey highlights cyberrisk as the top concern among financial professionals, emphasizing the importance of robust cybersecurity measures.
02/04/2020
Nonfinancial companies must determine which transactions the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) standard will affect—whether as lenders or borrowers.
02/04/2020
FinNext 2020 will feature a look at Nucor's multi-phase journey for deploying a robust enterprise performance management (EPM) platform.
01/30/2020
When crafting policies, one of the biggest challenges that treasury teams face is trying to determine how much needs to be ironed out at the start.
01/28/2020
The current era of digital finance requires human and artificial intelligence to work hand-in-hand to achieve better analytical results.
01/28/2020
In fourth quarter 2019, U.S. businesses built cash and short-term investment holdings at a rapid pace, according to the AFP Corporate Cash Indicators®, (CCI) .
01/28/2020
Explore the importance of good timing in various aspects of life, as highlighted by bestselling author Daniel Pink in his keynote at FinNext 2020.
01/21/2020
The 2019 AFP Project Investment Decisions Survey reveals that corporate finance is shortening the timeframe and decision criteria of analysis, but calculating the hurdle rate remains unchanged.
01/21/2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) has incredible potential to improve many processes within treasury and finance, but it has yet to catch on.
01/21/2020
FinNext 2020 speaker Geetanjali Tandon, Finance Director for Bayer Crop Science, discusses her career as an FP&A professional, and FP&A’s role in an organization’s strategy.
01/07/2020
Alongside considering faster payments’ impact, companies may want to start taking initial implementation steps.
01/07/2020
In order for any corporate to successfully pursue its strategic objectives, it must be sufficiently funded. This requires implementing a strong funding strategy.
01/07/2020
Aurora Gregory provides five best practices you can use to ensure that your AFP 2020 session proposal is conference-ready.
12/13/2019
The prospect of adopting real-time payments is alluring. However, many treasury departments are still on the fence due to several key issues.
12/13/2019
Explore the numerous treasury use cases for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and their potential for enhancing financial operations.
11/22/2019
FP&A leadership needs to make the investment to create a business-partnering organization that is designed to succeed.
11/19/2019
Acquisition financing can be one of the most challenging aspects of treasury’s role—but it is also one of the most rewarding.
11/19/2019
Energy producers typically get paid more than 30 days after supplying electricity. Blockchain technology can change that.
11/12/2019
Life experiences provide unique opportunities for finance professionals to improve their financial analysis skills.
11/12/2019
For FP&A to interact and contribute to the company, its systems and data need to interact as well. Any new system must be successfully integrated into current processes.
11/05/2019
During Monday’s AFP 2019 FP&A Roundtable on M&A, there was no discussion of modeling economic benefits and strategic rationale. Instead, four themes came through clearly.
10/22/2019
Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts opened AFP 2019 with a powerful message of perseverance.
10/21/2019
Robotic process automation (RPA) is ideal for treasury and finance, in that it can streamline many repetitive, manual processes.
10/15/2019
Introducing a roadmap that provides a way to act upon your view of a digitally enabled finance organization, along the parameters of people, process and technology.
10/11/2019
The new FP&A guide focuses on the planning and reporting system, which is foundational to FP&A’s mission of supporting business decisions.
09/24/2019
The process for creating a rolling forecast takes practice and sufficient time to complete. By utilizing eight key steps, companies can build rolling forecasts more effectively.
09/20/2019
How should FP&A organizations measure their effectiveness, and what does an effective measurement system look like for an FP&A team or department?
09/16/2019
Check usage continues to decline for B2B transactions, falling to an all-time low of 42 percent, according to the 2019 AFP Electronic Payments Survey, underwritten by J.P. Morgan.
09/10/2019
Receivables are the lifeblood of a company. A comprehensive receivables risk assessment is incomplete without three key elements.
08/19/2019
It may be difficult for treasury to shed old, manual practices in favor of utilizing its TMS to its full potential. But doing so can result in huge benefits.
08/15/2019
Connect with your FP&A peers and industry leaders in Austin March 17-19 at the AFP FP&A Forum. Register by January 15 to save $400.