| Event Notification |
Minimizing the Cost of
Compliance
(Presented by BizNet Software and Microsoft - 2 CPE
Credits) |
This
free, educational half-day session examines how to manage the
next phase of compliance. Attendees will gain a detailed
understanding of emerging compliance costs and best
practices, how to improve internal controls without replacing
existing systems, and how to cost-effectively improve compliance initiatives
while improving shareholder/stakeholder value. |
| Featured Articles |
What Corporate Finance
Recruiters Look For in a CFO
(The Industry Insider - Eric Krell) |
| Leading executive search consultants say that their
clients want finance-executive candidates to possess an
ever-expanding set of strategic skills. Technology
and global competition have transformed the finance
function at most large enterprises from a transactional
factory to a strategic partner. Mid-sized
companies are following suit at a slower pace. This
article examines that transition while identifying what
corporate finance recruiters look for and how finance
executives should respond when headhunters call. |
Want to be a Great CFO?
Improve Visibility
(BizNet Software CEO - George McMann) |
Over the course of the last 2 years with the
numerous corporate scandals and passing of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, financial visibility is a concept
that has become front and center for media and
investors. Leading CFOs have recognized the strategic
importance of visibility, in its many forms, for years.
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Articles from Across the Internet
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"Raising
Red Flags"
(CFO.com) |
| It's getting much harder for public companies to
keep skeletons in their closets. As they ready
internal controls for the harsh light of Section 404
compliance testing, the pressure to disclose
problems uncovered in the process has become
palpable. |
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"Gov't Regulations Affecting Use of Spreadsheets"
(SmartPros.com) |
| Many financial executives in small to mid-market
businesses (SMBs) plan to dramatically reduce their
reliance on spreadsheet-based accounting processes
in order to increase the reliability of information
and tighten up audit trails, according to a survey
of 118 business leaders conducted by
RevenueRecognition.com and International Data Corp. |
