A CFO speaks publicly of his four-year ordeal battling accounting fraud charges. From Cfo.com. By Gregory Law. It should go without saying that CFOs should be ethical. Most of the ones I’ve met are. But if you’re a public company CFO, you should be aware that there are circumstances in which the enforcement division of …
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From Accounting Today: CFOs have more data at their fingertips than anyone else in their company. The process of extracting value from diverse data sets is not simple, but it’s exactly how CFOs expect new insights to emerge. To get it right, they must overcome significant barriers in capturing data, adopting new technologies and deploying talent …
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Having an accounting background is no longer a must for a company’s chief financial officer (CFO), according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. For example, when directors of Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital were looking for someone to fill the role, they were more worried about hiring someone who had experience with raising debt …
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The Cost Accounting Standards Board, a group set up by Congress in 1970 to make sure federal contractors charge their costs appropriately, is finally making some progress in aligning its 19 cost accounting standards with U.S. GAAP after Congress mandated in 2017 that it do so where practicable, reports Accounting Today. A new report from the Government …
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South African boards should be looking carefully at King IV’s guidance on board composition and director independence rather than simply trying to impose a one-size-fits-all rule, says Richard Foster CD(SA), a governance advisor, professional non-executive director and Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA) facilitator. An overemphasis on independence can actually rob boards of institutional …
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Climate change is the foundation of what may be a fundamental reshaping of finance, BlackRock Chairman and CEO Larry Fink wrote in an open letter to CEOs released Tuesday that announced the asset manager’s plans to place sustainability at the center of its investment approach, reports the Journal of Accountancy. BlackRock, which has close to $7 trillion …
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Chief Financial Officer – The Companies Tribunal Engaged as the first CFO of The Companies Tribunal, Irene Mathatho has ensured that the state-run entity has achieved clean audits for the past three years. Obtain a Certified Financial Officer CFO (SA) designation This really is the Formula 1 of accounting designations. The CFO designation is internationally …
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Divisional Executive – CaseWare Africa From banking to working at the cutting edge of data analytics, Jodi Joseph, is a CA who has proven that versatility leads to a dynamic career. Obtain a Certified Financial Officer CFO (SA) designation This really is the Formula 1 of accounting designations. The CFO designation is internationally recognised and …
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