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The CFO and Finance Leadership (Track 3)

The CFO and Finance Leadership (Track 3)

(Publisher’s note: Our challenge to each reader is to pick and view one great CFO / CPO / Leadership session today. If you do, we bet you can’t just stop at one!)  Our inaugural CPO Rising 2K20 Virtual Series brought more than 2000 procurement, finance, and HR professionals together around the topics that matter to business leaders [...]

May 18, 2020 Ardent Partners Analyst Team Best Practices, Event, Process, Research, Solutions, Technology 0

How CFOs Can Build and Nurture Alliances with CPOs

How CFOs Can Build and Nurture Alliances with CPOs

In 2019, the duties of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) continue to expand, straddling the traditional areas of financial stewardship and the more progressive areas of strategic and business leadership, while frequently including direct responsibility for certain business functions. This significant, role-based expansion is perhaps best-evidenced by the “CEO-in-Waiting” status that many CFOs now appear [...]

November 25, 2019 Andrew Bartolini Best Practices, Process 0

Uncertain Times Ahead Call for an Improved CFO – CPO Partnership

Uncertain Times Ahead Call for an Improved CFO – CPO Partnership

One never really knows what the coming business environment will hold. We are in the midst or quite possibly at the tail end of one of the longest market expansions in modern times. History tells us one thing, nothing lasts forever. Given this undeniable truth, it behooves organizations to plan and take appropriate steps for [...]

October 7, 2019 Ardent Partners Analyst Team Best Practices 0

From the Archives: CPO & CFO: Building a More Perfect Union

From the Archives: CPO & CFO: Building a More Perfect Union

Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To commemorate the occasion, we are going to reflect on the firm’s first decade by presenting a “throwback” series that will include a blend of top [...]

July 24, 2019 Andrew Bartolini Best Practices, Process 0

The CFO: From CPA to CEO (in-Waiting)

The CFO: From CPA to CEO (in-Waiting)

From the earliest of entrepreneurs to the largest of today’s global corporations, significant time and resources have been invested in the development of financial management expertise and capabilities – an investment best represented by the Chief Financial Officer or CFO, the executive at the helm of the finance department. Today, finance is, perhaps, the most [...]

July 19, 2019 Andrew Bartolini Process 0

Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship

Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship

Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of the first order for most finance and procurement leaders over the next few years. This has resulted in a business environment that allows for much [...]

February 28, 2018 Andrew Bartolini Best Practices, Process 0

Featured Article: The State of Accounts Payable 2017 (New Video)

Featured Article: The State of Accounts Payable 2017 (New Video)

With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent Partners’ latest AP research report, “The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Cash”, which is available for download here. It is a must read for anyone working in procurement, accounts payable, p2P, and treasury. Over the next few weeks, [...]

July 13, 2017 Andrew Bartolini Best Practices, Research, Technology 0

Beyond the Numbers – The Modern CFO’s Agenda: Upcoming Webinar (June 20)

Beyond the Numbers – The Modern CFO’s Agenda: Upcoming Webinar (June 20)

Join us on Tuesday, June 20 at 2pm ET, for a complimentary webinar presentation entitled “Beyond the Numbers: The Modern CFO’s Agenda” The role of the modern Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) presents an interesting contrast as both the head of the traditional business function and the strategic leader best positioned to drive the business’ most [...]

June 19, 2017 Philip Bartolini Best Practices, Event, Technology 0

Why Should CFOs Care About Contingent Workforce Management?

Why Should CFOs Care About Contingent Workforce Management?

The modern-day Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has his or her hands in a mix of contemporary processes, capabilities and initiatives. For years, the analyst the team at Ardent Partners has spoken of (and evangelized) the concept of procurement and finance collaboration (CPO/CFO collaboration) to maximize spend management, improve overall financial visibility, and maintain the ability [...]

January 22, 2015 Christopher Dwyer Best Practices 0

What Does “Big Data” Mean for the CFO?

What Does “Big Data” Mean for the CFO?

The realm of “visibility” is a complicated one for many enterprises as they attempt to drive a full picture of various aspects of their respective organizations. The pressure of business development and ultimate corporate growth will also sometimes stand in the way of enhancing internal visibility, as most Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) will find their [...]

December 22, 2014 Christopher Dwyer Best Practices 0