Delivering bad news to staff, boards and banks without causing panic or impacting morale is a vital skill set for modern CFOs

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Delivering bad news to staff, boards and banks without causing panic or impacting morale is a vital skill set for modern CFOs

In today’s modern world of accessibility and digital revolution, the epidemic of overwhelm and its effect on society has reached an all-time high. Burn out,…

Organisations are potentially exposing themselves to HR and Payroll compliance gaps due to outdated workforce management systems not keeping up during the COVID crisis, warns…

While 2020 was all about being laser-focused on reducing costs and gaining greater control over spending, many CFOs and financial leaders are now taking these…

The CFO of global biotech company CSL, Joy Linton, has reached great heights by embracing ambiguity and saying yes to challenges Joy Linton, CFO of…

Kicking Goals in a Challenging Year Queensland Rugby League’s Chief Financial Officer, Graham Maher, says the past year has been the most challenging of his…

So much of what we communicate these days is delivered at a distance. We send text messages instead of picking up a phone; celebrate the…

CFO trailblazer Sara Watts on the tough reality of NED roles, the challenges facing modern CFOs, and why women often make great leaders When Sara…

By Rob Pyne Do people shed tears in your team meetings? I imagine it is unusual, or even unheard of. But should it be like…

Telling the story behind the numbers in a spreadsheet can be the difference between broad organisational understanding and blank stares across the boardroom table. Despite…

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…

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…

As the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic stabilises, there is a new focus emerging among business leaders.

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…

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.

Technology is changing the way forward thinking CFOs work, particularly in the last year during the Covid-19 health crisis.

This is a joint story between subscription technology leader Zuora and Australia’s largest car subscription provider, Carbar.

Pricing is a fundamental component of how you do business. Price makes up one of the four ‘P’s of the marketing mix (alongside product, place…

Flight Centre Travel Group CFO Adam Campbell has had a year, very sad in parts, that would have been unimaginable 12 months ago.