If you're working on your salary budget for the coming year, you'll want to know what your peers are doing with their budgets so you can justify your recommendations. And if you're thinking, "Hold tight on salaries, raise the stakes…
Budgeting and Forecasting
Today's CFO navigates shifting technologies, increased cyber risks and ongoing labor challenges. Despite this, most still project double-digit revenue growth. About 76% of the financial leaders identified inflation as a concern, according to a recent FTI Consulting survey. Yet, 73%…
In our interactive, instructor-led 75-minute event, you will learn how today’s Controllers are expected to evolve beyond number crunching to become strategic catalysts who influence company direction and performance. You’ll discover how to leverage emerging technologies, bridge critical skill gaps,…
Business budgeting season is coming into the home stretch, making it time to consider important factors such as: Will your budget for next year be a rock-solid financial roadmap? Will it ensure financial stability? Will it allow for critical growth?…
Looking ahead to the next year, the majority of CFOs have focused their upcoming investment strategies on three key areas: technology, sales and marketing. That’s the gist of Grant Thornton’s new Q3 2024 CFO Survey, which garnered insight from more…
The clock is ticking for union dockworkers and port owners to work out a labor contract and prevent a walkout. The union seems prepared to strike -- and the effects will ripple far and wide. The Sourcing Journal reports that…
The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in four years. Fed members told us back in the summer a rate cut was a near certainty for its September meeting. Most financial experts and many of the betting…
The outcome of the presidential race and which party will control the House and Senate is too close to call. But a handful of economic ideas touted by Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stand a good chance of becoming reality…
2024 is a great time to be employed for anyone who can create and read a balance sheet. Or manage an audit. Or close the books. You get the idea! The most successful companies in nearly every industry sector are…
It’s that time of year again: Employer health insurance plans are up for renewal. For finance leaders, this period can feel like a lottery. If your plan only increases by a few percentage points, you’ve won by avoiding catastrophe. But…
Who says Democrats and Republicans can't agree? A few weeks back, Donald Trump advocated for eliminating taxes on tips of workers in the hospitality and service sector. Now his opponent Kamala Harris is also pledging to cut taxes on tip…
So is the long-predicted recession near -- or here already? Depends on who you ask. The traditional bellwether of a recession, gross domestic product (GDP), says it's not. After all, GDP grew by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter of 2024,…
