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How CFOs can prepare for what lies ahead
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- 26 Apr 2024
- ICAEW Insights
As non-financial data becomes more crucial to CFOs’ work, ICAEW has partnered on new research to support them in making changes for a fairer future.
CFOs must support CEOs’ focus on radical change
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- 25 Mar 2024
- ICAEW Insights
At times of growth and a challenging economic outlook, finance’s agility and forecasting capabilities will be vital to a company’s ability to grow, PwC survey finds.
Hospitality in crisis: helping clients through the turmoil
- Article
- 27 Feb 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Economic strains have sparked a ‘bloodbath’ in hospitality, with scores of closures already this year. How can accountants help their clients weather the storm?
CFO confidence in cash-flow data remains low
- Article
- 14 Feb 2024
- ICAEW Insights
Organisations that haven’t automated their systems still struggle with real-time cash-flow visibility.
How to get TCFD scenario analysis right
- Article
- 14 Dec 2022
- ICAEW Insights
With many of its underlying requirements open to interpretation, TCFD scenario analysis is a complex area for accountants to navigate. Here is an overview of the main guidance gaps, why they matter – and what companies should do to bridge them.
Ukraine crisis highlights need for scenario planning
- Article
- 24 Mar 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Uncertainty in business is rife – no more so than at the moment. But having formalised risk management processes in place allow you to better respond to changing circumstances.
Boards, strategic risk and dealing with uncertainty: looking at scenario planning
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- 22 Mar 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Now more than ever boards need to prepare for strategic risks and look beyond short-term forecasts by using long-term scenario planning and risk modelling.
NAO January round-up: including good practice in public sector reporting
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- 11 Feb 2022
- ICAEW Insights
Latest reports from the National Audit Office, including an interactive guide setting out good practice principles for annual reports, with examples from the public, private and charity sectors.
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Effective scenario planning
- Article
- 13 Dec 2021
- Siobhan Soraghan
Own the unknowns and create order out of chaos
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Is Excel still fit for purpose?
- Article
- 19 Oct 2021
- Michelle Perry
And if not, what are the alternatives?
Making sense of climate-related scenario analysis
- Article
- 09 Jun 2021
- ICAEW Insights
In line with its existing work on climate change, the FRC is running a Scenario Analysis Research Project and is seeking input from FTSE 350 companies.
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When is an accountant not an accountant?
- Article
- 17 Mar 2021
- Steve Benham
Accountants need to present the benefits they bring more directly
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The evolving role of the CFO
- Article
- 17 Mar 2021
- Gordon Stuart
Why FP&A is vital to the progressive CFO
Digital strategy in a post-COVID world: reimagining business and operational priorities for the future
- Article
- 08 Feb 2021
9 February 2021: The pandemic has brought with it a huge increase in the rate of change of digital adoption and businesses must not lose this momentum, writes Becky Shields, Head of Digital Transformation at Moore Kingston Smith.
Are you using the right tool for the job?
- Article
- 29 Dec 2020
- Rick Payne
In this brief guide we define several techniques and identify what they are best suited to achieve and some traps to avoid.
Using audit skills to help businesses in trouble
- Article
- 08 Dec 2020
8 December: In these uncertain economic times many organisations will be looking for support in restructuring their business. Ryan Grant, partner at BDO, says accountants looking for a new challenge can use their skills to make a difference and develop their career.
Business spotlight: optimising the fundraising process for entrepreneurs
- Article
- 23 Sep 2020
- ICAEW Insights
Mountside Ventures managing partner Jonathan Hollis talks to ICAEW Insights about streamlining the fundraising process for startups
Five tips for effective scenario planning
- Article
- 09 Sep 2020
- Business and Management Faculty
This guide, created by the ICAEW Business and Management Faculty, shares five practical tips finance professionals may wish to consider when preparing forecasts and planning for the future.
Landsec: building a sustainable future for long-term growth
- Article
- 28 Jul 2020
29 July: Sustainability is now at the core of many business strategies. ICAEW talks to Landsec to find out why finance and sustainability teams make a perfect match
Cashflow modelling: good spreadsheet practice
- Article
- 14 Apr 2020
- ICAEW Insights
Cash flow forecasts are often prepared in Excel – but spreadsheets are notoriously error-prone. The ICAEW Tech Faculty shares insight on how to reduce errors in spreadsheets.
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Getting your financial models right
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- 15 May 2019
- Business and Management Faculty
Financial models are vital tools in modern business, but are highly susceptible to being ruined by their creators' bad habits. ICAEW decided to turn this situation around by developing a new code of practice.
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Making use of all your information
- Article
- 04 Feb 2019
- Matthew Leitch
How can we help accountants make use of all the information they generate?
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Probability management
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- 22 Oct 2018
- Matthew Leitch
Matthew Leitch discusses the most interesting developments in forecasting and decision-making.
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AI is not magic
- Article
- 30 Jul 2018
- Avi Goldfarb
Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation make the seemingly impossible possible. They magically bring machines to life – driving cars, trading stocks, teaching children or providing healthcare. In Prediction Machines, Avi Goldfarb and two fellow economists debunk this magical myth and recast the rise of AI as nothing more than a drop in the cost of prediction.
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Is Excel bad for you
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- 12 Dec 2017
- David Parmenter | Leo Waldock
Experts share their views on spreadsheet strengths and weaknesses and whether they have any distance left to run.
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The science of business guessing
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- 13 Jun 2017
- Matthew Leitch
Sometimes it’s not possible to get more information, do a proper spreadsheet analysis, or calculate a forecast or estimate – we just have to guess. Matthew Leitch asks what science can teach us about how to guess well.
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Debunking sampling myths
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- 08 Mar 2017
- Matthew Leitch
Matthew Leitch explains some widespread myths about sample sizes and illustrates some effects that may surprise you.
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Light the way ahead
- Article
- 18 Jul 2016
- Paul Golden
Driver-based planning and rolling forecasting are widely used by larger companies, but what about SMEs? Paul golden examines the various approaches.
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Driver Based Budgeting
- Article
- 11 Dec 2015
The following BPM tool guide is one of a series produced for ICAEW by Professor Mike Bourne of Cranfield University.
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Testing assumptions in Excel
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- 08 Sep 2015
- Jonathan Swan
Observing the impact of operational and economic changes without experiencing them in reality can offer useful analysis. Jonathan Swan explains how to set up a helpful budgeting model using Excel.
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