Preparing reports for your board of directors is a high-pressure exercise. You’re working under a deadline, with no room for error, yet you want to give the board a complete picture. Your goal is not simply to inform your board of the company’s financi…
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Any strategy relies on assumptions. And assumptions come from a forecast. “How many orders in the next twelve months?”, “How will changes in this line item affect the results in that one?”, “What will things look like in a quarter? Two quarters? A year?” And so on.
The best route to precise forecasting is, hands down, the rolling forecast. This white paper discusses the ten best practices for creating a strong rolling forecast, including how to construct it, how to connect it with both strategy and operations, and how to use it as a powerful planning and management tool. Download this white paper to learn more. |
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As a finance executive, you make critical decisions that affect the company “mission” at hand, regardless of the uncertainty each day will bring. Your challenge is to build a framework for action that brings order to chaos and drives your company to success. This white paper covers the three tenants of planning and six steps to improve the planning and budgeting processes. In part two, Chris Lozano, a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps delves into each of the six steps to support improved planning, how to budget to the plan, and measuring performance metrics along the way. |
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Named by FORTUNE magazine as 2013’s fastest-growing company, Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a specialty biopharmaceutical company with a product portfolio that includes the highly successful XYREM®, a medication used to treat symptoms associated with narcolepsy.
Find out how Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ implementation of a cloud-based EPM suite has enabled it to achieve rapid growth and multiple acquisitions without putting undue strain on its financial team or compromising its data analysis capabilities. |
For financial institutions, failing to adhere to AML rules can mean hefty fines, criminal prosecutions, and other penalties. AML regulations have grown much more complex, so how do you ensure you’re in compliance? Here’s a good place to start: Aite Gro…
Ahead of the Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Executive Round tables event (December 1 – 2, 2015) in Calgary, this infographic reveals current Oil and Gas market conditions and challenges senior executives are currently encountering and practice…
The current e-cigarette market is estimated at $3.5 billion in the US alone – this is estimated to go up to$10 billion by 2018 – are you poised to capitalize on this revenue? Can your business help consumers quitsmoking and improve their hea…
In this piece, we take a look at why the challenges of the 21st century global oil and gas industry are best faced with an OPEX formula of collaboration, data management and continuous improvement methods.Through this article, you will find out how to:…
It’s great to be excellent at your job, but don’t let that hold you back from a big promotion. Start by sharing your knowledge with junior employees so you can move up and grow together.Want some more tips on how to move up in your company?…
When it comes to employment law, it’s always best for managers to learn from others’ mistakes rather than their own. Share these court cases—and the lessons learned—with your organization’s supervisors.Request Free!
