Leadership

When considering what skills they should be adding to their management toolkit, controllers should first and foremost consider data mining. “Proper data mining often leads to conclusions about a

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By Laurie McMurray, CPC, MBA, Controller, SIEMENS Industry, Inc. Employee motivation is increasingly being considered an integral part of performance management in the finance department. When you

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Most controllers are called upon to present information to their management teams, including financial reports, cost-reduction strategies, and budgets. Financial presentations have a reputation for

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Working capital is one of the keys to an organization’s success. It is the fuel that drives business growth. “When organizations optimize their working capital, for every billion dollars of… Read More

Depending upon their organizations’ structures, some controllers may wear many hats, which can make even the most proficient multi-tasker feel much like the proverbial “one-armed paper hanger.”

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Financial leadership, within an organization, can be described as "systems thinking, radical efficiency, innovation, busting through silos, pioneering new processes, and, ultimately, improving

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Finance professionals experience a great deal of stress just keeping up with their many daily responsibilities, but the stress gets kicked up several notches when there’s constant change to contend… Read More

The skills and expertise he gained as a controller put Steve Romeyn, CPA, former controller at The Commerce Hotel and Casino, Los Angeles, CA, in position to take on the role of Interim CFO when his

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If the staff members who report to you are not receiving the leadership they need, the performance of the finance department will lag and the bottom line will erode. That is why it is critical for

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By Pam Miller, APMD Manager, Director, Supervisor, Lead—many AP professionals are being promoted to these positions from within. Such promotion from within recognizes the skills present in those

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