Organizations evolve over time as they expand into new markets and develop product lines to meet fast-moving consumer trends. However, as organizations become more complex, performance management processes and tools—implemented long before the business evolved to what it is today—may be obfuscating…
On August 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new controversial rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Under these new rules, organizations that issue securities and file financial statements with the SEC must disclose the use of…
APQC, in conjunction with EPM Channel, conducted a survey this summer to better understand trends in finance talent development. When asked, “what one change would make the most difference to your finance organization and its ability to add value to the enterprise?” 26 percent of survey…
In this month’s APQC FM webinar, Mary Driscoll, senior research fellow, and Irene Ngan, knowledge specialist, presented highlights of the newest financial management content now in the knowledge base. Find out what new FM content has been published since the beginning of 2012 here. APQC provides…
How can (and should) the finance function think about integrating mobile technology into its business practice? According to the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, there were almost 6 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions by the end of 2011—that's…
Contrary to popular belief, large, corporate accounting functions have unwittingly retained a lot of waste and inefficiencies in their processes. Despite a decade of cost reduction and process optimization, CFOs and controllers are still not leveraging the cost-reduction power of shared services…
Sparked by Walmart’s recent scandal in Mexico, CFOs are anxious to learn how the company should have dealt with the situation. What exactly is the difference between a “facilitation fee” and a bribe? How can an organization stay legal in foreign markets where legislation is—at best—ambiguous?…
Participate in APQC’s “War for Finance Talent” Survey: Are You Prepared? and find out how your organization compares to others in attracting and retaining finance talent. The impending loss of intellectual capital that will occur when the baby boomers begin to retire in droves is, and will continue…
Recently, I spoke on the phone with Jonathan Schiff, president of Schiff Consulting Group, about talent development within finance organizations. Schiff points out that “finance staff are being asked to do many more things with fewer people because of the headcount reductions that took place…
CEOs of large, global non-financial companies are now absorbing the latest ideas and best practices in the realm of enterprise risk management (ERM). They are dispatching trained managers to spread a sense of urgency to the whole workforce and fortifying managerial processes that will…