Finance’s role in driving innovation
Organizations that don’t innovate can struggle to keep pace in a rapidly changing business environment. Consultant Bill Swedish offers insight into how finance teams can innovate.
Management accounting
How audit committees can evaluate lease accounting implementation
The standard starts to take effect next year.
How formal ERM implementation can help federal agencies
Federal government entities are embracing risk management practices that can help them make better decisions and be more transparent.
U.S. companies keen on hiring, but they see fewer candidates
A rising number of accounting executives say their businesses plan to hire in the coming year, a quarterly survey by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants shows.
The key skills finance needs to thrive
Critical thinking and problem-solving are among the skills sought by finance leader Sandi Briggs, CPA, CGMA, the CFO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
Draft guidance applies ERM principles to ESG risk
COSO is focused on complex, entity-level risks.
Giving employees skin in the game
Educating employees in a fun way about profitability paid dividends for one CFO and her company.
Beyond Boomers and Millennials: Bridging the generational gap in the workplace
Robby Riggs reveals what younger workers really want from an employer, and shares practical steps leaders can take to create rapport between older and younger employees.
Automation in finance: Get your team ready
Thanks to numerous technological advances, many routine accounting and finance tasks are likely to be automated in the near future.
How board members can perform oversight of cybersecurity risks
A new tool can help board members understand what questions to ask in their oversight of cybersecurity risk management.
How to mix innovation and risk management
Companies that integrate innovation and risk are more advanced in disruptive technologies and more confident in revenue projections, a survey says.
How to keep employees in the game
Brandy Amidon, CPA, the CFO at South Carolina marketing and creative agency Brains on Fire, found a way to hold employees’ interest and get them to care more about the organization’s profitability.
How audit committees can evaluate lease accounting implementation
A new Center for Audit Quality tool is designed to help audit committees with oversight of this difficult adoption process.
Companies see need to manage risks, but they’re slow to act
Linking enterprise risk management practices with strategy remains a challenge for companies, who say risk environment continues to grow in complexity.
How audit committees can evaluate non-GAAP measures
A Center for Audit Quality tool provides tips for audit committees to consider about non-GAAP measures as they perform their oversight duties.
How internal audit can improve by embracing technology
By embracing new technologies and developing new skills in their own operations, internal auditors can develop a point of view on new risks and deliver value to the organization.
U.S. finance executives upbeat in wake of tax changes
While some finance executives wait to commit to changes related to potential tax savings, their optimism shows in revenue and profit projections, a survey shows.
How organizations can streamline the month-end close
This process is a time of stress and long hours for employees, despite technological improvements. Here are some best practices to smooth the process.
A more effective approach for internal audit
By developing a methodology for collaboration across all three lines of defense, internal audit can make the most of company resources and technology for risk management.
Draft guidance applies ERM principles to ESG risk
Recently issued supplemental draft guidance is designed to help organizations apply enterprise risk management (ERM) principles to environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related risks.
