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The New CFO Mandate

June 24, 2022

The New CFO Mandate: Reshaping a new finance function for the post-pandemic new The pandemic-driven upheavals have caused several broader disruptions in the business world with human-stress and economic-turmoil having the largest impact on the CFO fraternity. In the fall-out, CFO have lost jobs, taken early retirement or started looking for alternate opportunities. The business world is now evolving a new mandate for CFO with the background of persistent worries about the pandemic, economic recovery & anxiety about the durability of the economic boom, new normal and need to manage the transition to a world reshaped by trends like hybrid work and digital transformation. According to the latest McKinsey Global Survey on the role of the CFO,1 finance leaders are deeply involved in determining how businesses adapt to these trends — particularly in those places where digital and finance intersect. The new mandate will include the following main thrust which a CFO/ Virtual CFO may have t

How Virtual CFO Services Solve Financial Challenges For Small Scale Companies?

The journey of every small business in the first five years is generally saddled by effective funds management. Put simply, not enough money is seen coming in to pay employees or cover other expenses. The financial challenges of running a small business can quickly escalate and soon become the reason for closure. We list few of the financial challenges that businesses face and how to overcome them: 1. Cash Management Simply put, collect receivable in advance or on time and settle payables on longer credit terms gives enough room to manage funds. Usual tools include adherence to cash-to-cash conversion cycle, extend credit terms to customers, establishing clear payment terms, invoicing effectively, offering discounts for early payment are means to maximize liquidity. cash management 2. Budgeting Technique budgeting techniques Every business has their share of Fixed, Variable, One-time costs that must be captured on a budget. Develop and stick to a flexible budget. This will help management to plan for future, analyse expenditures and make changes when plans fall apart. The budget preparation and usage must be used as a live tool to run the business. 3. Funding For Capital Lack of capital can prevent a small business from hiring, expanding into additional markets and exploring new opportunities. Business expands on capital and most entrepreneurs, who have a better understanding of their business, are most likely to gets funds. There are many sources like Venture funding, Private equity, Bank loans, Friends and family who are keen to be part of the business expansion with low cost. funding for capital 4. Regulatory Compliance Regulatory complaince Business need to pay taxes and cost of compliance which are always on the rise. Management often are not aware of the risk of not paying correct taxes, taking proper expense deductions, input tax credit, overlooking payment on due date leading to penalties and interest are common areas that most companies encounter. Filing Tax Returns and generating correct reports on the advice of CFO or Tax consultant is a must to avoid these issues. 5. Top Talents After finances, having top talent is key to success. Hiring top talent require offering employees a supportive environment, a competitive salary, good benefits, and room for advancement to retain them for growth. Over the years, good team helps business to overcome challenges. top talents 6. Mix Personal And Business Finances personal business finances Mixing business and personal funds is a risky practice that makes it difficult to monitor cash flow and could ultimately damage business understanding. Start by opening a business account and use it to manage all company related inflows and outflows including founder’s salary, segregate business expense from personal and record business expenses to take tax deduction. 7. Paperwork And Automation Every business soon gets flooded with lot many transactions, data & information, paper work that often lead to time lost on mundane and repetitive task. The best way to handle this load is to take advantage of automation technology which can store and access data, improve communication, reduce the incidence of costly errors, and create flexibility. Technology simplifies financial management and lets you focus on running the business. paperwork-&-automation