We live in a world where being ‘busy’ is now rewarded, and having a full diary is linked with high performance. Skipping lunch is a…
CFO Leadership
The way we work has undergone fundamental changes through the pandemic, shifts which are likely to become permanent.
Rather than step over the problem of pay inequality between the sexes, CFOs should be tackling the issue head on, says Culture AMP’s CFO and…
It is fair to say healthcare imaging firm Pro Medicus has had a good pandemic. While the business had to shift gears early on, it…
Finance heads have been grappling with the challenging task of navigating how much office space they need in a post-Covid world. And it is no…
The coronavirus will impact what the Australian Taxation Office decides to look at this tax season and those employees you have had working from home…
Cyber security is top priority for Chief Financial Officers, given new research indicates the rate of ransomware attacks around the world in 2021 has grown…
As the CEO and then-CFO of New Horizons, one of Australia’s most successful social enterprises, Richard Gregg was able to navigate the challenges of the…
Being a CFO of a company can be exciting and challenging, particularly given that plans change, markets shift and revenue fluctuates. Despite the uncertainty, managing…
Organisations that employ a CFO with entrepreneurial thinking can make a huge difference to their future prospects. This year in particular, the CFO has had…
Once upon a time, it was a back-of-the-office role, focused on number crunching, data provision, and CEO support, but these days, the role of a…
By: Nina Hendy IPOs are hot right now, putting CFOs under immense pressure. CFO Magazine’s Nina Hendy speaks with CFOs who have been through the…
Integrity will be the focus for mining companies to march toward, and it is Grant Erskine, CFO of Perth based scientific technology company Source Certain…
Change is inevitable. Successful change is not.
As the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic stabilises, there is a new focus emerging among business leaders.
New Zealand has been one of the most successful countries to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.
This time last year, few would have imagined the Tokyo Olympics would be moved forward a year, a decision that required a huge logistical effort…
By Jay Orsborn When ME Bank CFO, Kenneth Christie took on his first Bank CFO role, he and his team set an ambitious goal of…
By Alexandra Cain Systematically reviewing procurement processes delivers many benefits aside from reducing costs. But all too often, lack of expertise, time and resources means…
By Michelle Gibbings When champagne corks were popping to ring in the New Year, many organisations and employees were hoping that 2021 would see the…
The transition to the AASB 16 / NZ IFRS 16 accounting standard, which was published in 2016 and came into force in January 2019, has…
Traditional accounting numbers and metrics don’t always tell the full story when it comes to relaying the value organisations are creating for all stakeholders.
The second part in this series, exploring how CFOs and their finance teams are planning and preparing for the year ahead, when there is still…
CFOs today are spending less time on operational finance activities and more time on strategy, as increased automation is allowing more time for value-added tasks.