CFO Competencies

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 Who Are the Key Stakeholders for a CFO?

Who are the key external and internal stakeholders a CFO must engage with to drive business success? A CFO’s effectiveness...
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Choosing the Right Tech to Transform Your Order-to-Cash (O2C) Process

Order-to-cash, revenue, and cash management have been the dominant tech themes at GrowCFO this quarter. Kevin Appleby wrapped up the...
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How Do You Become A CFO?

What are the steps to getting your first CFO role? To become a CFO, you need a blend of technical...
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Why CFOs Fail Without Clear Communication

💥 Poor communication is the #1 reason why strategic initiatives fail For CFOs, that’s a problem — because strategy means...
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AI Agents: Hype or Reality?

AI is everywhere right now. It’s in every boardroom pitch, every vendor demo, every headline. From generative copilots to autonomous...
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What Skills Does a Modern CFO Need?

What are the essential skills every modern Chief Financial Officer should have? Modern CFOs need a combination of technical finance...
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Short-Term Cash, Long-Term Value: How Finance Leaders Get Both

💥 68 % of CFOs say balancing short-term earnings with long-term value creation is their toughest challenge.* Yet the quickest...
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The Hidden Drain: How SaaS Businesses Are Losing Revenue — And What You Can Do About It

In the fast-moving world of SaaS, growth is the headline — but leakage is the quiet story underneath. While many...
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The Cash-Flow Killer Hiding in Plain Sight (and How CFOs are Fixing It)

Why AR Matters Right Now 💥 55 % of all B2B invoices are paid late, and 42 % of companies...
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The CFO’s Growth Toolkit

💥 70% of businesses that fail– cite a lack of growth as a key reason. (Source: U.S. Bank study) Growth...