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ALSO CALLED: Chief Finance Officers, CFO, Chief Financial Officers, Finance Directors DEFINITION: CFO (Chief Financial Officer) is a corporate title for the person responsible for managing the company's financial operations. In many companies, the CFO is also the treasurer. Because managing quarterly results depends on bookkeeping skills, the CFO is often seen as the second most important person in the company, after the CEO.See also: CEO and others, CxO and C-level.
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Providing CFOs Unprecedented Views of Hospital-Wide Data Converged Financial, Clinical, and Operational Information sponsored by SAP BusinessObjects WHITE PAPER: CFOs at large hospitals must process enormous amounts of information to make quick strategic decisions. This paper will explore the decision-making challenges faced by CFOs and examine the many benefits of solutions that accelerate insight. Posted: 19 Nov 2009 \| Published: 19 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| CFOs \| Dashboards \| Data Integration \| Financial Management \| Financial Metrics \| Financial Reporting \| Operational Metrics (Systems) \| SAP (Product)

Driving Operations through Better, Faster Decision Making sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: Software can't tell you how to beat the competition, but it can determine which products and services have the greatest profit margin, who are the most productive employees, or how many pairs of socks customers buy when they purchase particular styles of shoes. Having accurate, timely data takes the guesswork out of the decision-making process. Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: CEOs \| CFOs \| Data Governance \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| IT Managers \| Productivity \| SMBs

Driving Better, Faster Decision Making through Finance sponsored by SAP AG WHITE PAPER: In order to work effectively, the CFO needs a single unified view that integrates data from multiple data sources and key performance indicators (KPIs), and places them in the context of strategic goals and financial plans. Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: CFOs \| Data Management \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Financial Metrics \| Financial Reporting \| IT Management \| Small Businesses \| SMBs

eBook: HP IT Service Management - Optimizing Service Lifecycle Delivery and Cost sponsored by HP EBOOK: Many IT professionals are looking to IT Service Management (ITSM) to deliver quality IT services that meet the needs of the business under these tough conditions. Regardless of the size of your business, you can deliver superior service quality to your business with the HP approach to ITSM and the HP software and services that support it. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Asset Management (Finance) \| Business IT Alignment \| CFOs \| Change Management \| IT Service Management \| IT Spending \| ITIL \| Software as a Service

Performance Management Applications Overview sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Hyperion performance management applications deliver a wide range of Business benefits as well as IT benefits; this overview outlines key benefits. Posted: 12 Oct 2009 \| Published: 12 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Performance Management \| Business Performance Management Software \| CFOs \| Oracle (Product) \| Productivity \| Regulatory Compliance \| TCO

Six Mistakes Companies are Making Today and How You Can Avoid Them sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: This paper highlights common mistakes companies make in a down economy and discusses how organizations can use business intelligence to avoid them. Use the self-assessment questionnaire at the end of this paper to determine the level of business intelligence opportunity across your organization. Posted: 28 Sep 2009 \| Published: 28 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Performance Management \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Decision Support Systems \| ROI \| Strategic Planning

5 Best Practices for Smartphone Support: The Enterprise Guide to Smart Support for Smart Devices sponsored by LogMeIn, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper features real-world examples from US enterprises on how the benefits of keeping mobile devices functioning without interruption are felt on every level of business. Posted: 16 Sep 2009 \| Published: 16 Sep 2009 TOPICS: CFOs \| CRM Best Practices \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Help Desk Management Services \| Mobile CRM \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Remote Control Software \| Smart Phones \| TCO \| Wireless Computing

Quality begins with Requirements sponsored by IBM WEBCAST: Learn about the new integration between IBM® Rational® DOORS and IBM® Rational® Quality Manager and how it enables you to implement a successful requirements based testing approach to your development lifecycle. Posted: 05 Aug 2009 \| Premiered: 05 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Business Environment \| Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Economic Environment \| Quality Control \| Quality Control Standards \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Reducing Cost and Risk Through Improved Quality Management sponsored by IBM WEBCAST: During the Webcast, we'll show you how adopting a proactive quality management approach to systems and software development can help minimize risk and assist in improving predictability across your development lifecycle. Posted: 05 Aug 2009 \| Premiered: 05 Aug 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Environment \| Business Management \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Economic Environment \| Risk Management \| Systems Management

Gaining a Competitive Edge: Streamlining AP and Business Process Automation sponsored by Esker Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper is designed to assist CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, Accounts Payable managers and ERP system administrators in learning, planning and evaluating automation of accounts payable processes to gain added efficiency in today's competitive business environment. Posted: 13 Jul 2009 \| Published: 13 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| Business Process Automation \| Business Process Automation Software \| Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Document Management \| ERP \| ERP Software \| SAP (Product)

Automation on Demand: Creating an Efficient and Cost Effective AP Solution sponsored by Esker Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper presents a solution that leverages comprehensive document process automation to deliver the advantages of paperless invoice processing as an on-demand service. It highlights the opportunity to shift ROI from the project level to the document level (capital versus operational expense) and realize automation benefits immediately. Posted: 10 Jul 2009 \| Published: 10 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Accounting \| Accounting Software \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Operational Support Systems \| Payment Processing \| ROI

Collateral Damage: What the Crisis in the Credit Markets Means for Everyone Else sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: Given the dramatic events in the capital markets, everyone is wondering what will happen next - and what the implications are for the wider economy. This paper will discuss challenges facing companies and how to respond. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 08 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Balance Sheets \| Balanced Scorecards \| Capital Expenditures \| CFOs \| Economic Environment \| Financial Industry Organizations \| Financial Management \| Financial Metrics \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Systems \| Financing \| Investments \| Portfolio Management (Finance)

Beyond Boundaries: A New Role for Finance in Driving Business Collaboration sponsored by SAP America Inc ANALYST REPORT: In June 2008, CFO Research Services conducted a research program among senior finance executives in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The research looked at what kinds of alliances companies are forming and how finance sees itself working with internal and external partners to establish and assess successful alliances. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 08 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Communications \| Business Intelligence \| Business IT Alignment \| Business Management \| Business Metrics \| Business Models \| Business Performance Management \| Business Process Modeling \| Business Processes \| Business Systems \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Communications Networks \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting

Building a Best-Run Finance Organization sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 08 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Metrics \| Business Models \| Business Performance Management \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Financial Management \| Financial Metrics \| Financial Transaction Processing \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Assess Your Enterprise Agility sponsored by SAP America Inc ANALYST REPORT: Forrester reports that CEOs are beginning to recognize the need for their firms to become more agile in detecting and making the changes to strategy, operations, and products. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 05 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Agile Manufacturing \| Business Intelligence \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| ERP \| Lean Production

Managing Risk through Financial Processes: Embedding Governance, Risk and Compliance sponsored by SAP America Inc ANALYST REPORT: To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency.. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 05 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| CFOs \| Chemical Industry \| Consumer Packaged Goods Industry \| Economic Environment \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Services \| Financial Services Industry \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Life Sciences Industry \| Retail Trade Industry \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

A Complete View Of The Enterprise: Linking Operational And Financial Planning In Global Organizations sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 05 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Balance Sheets \| Business Intelligence \| CFOs \| Financial Industry Organizations \| Financial Management \| Financial Metrics \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Services \| Financial Services Industry \| Financial Systems \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| SAP (Product) \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Simplifying the Management of Tier 1 ERP Systems for Mid-Sized Companies sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper will discuss the impact of Tier 1 systems on IT departments in terms of ongoing maintenance, demonstrating that Tier 1 systems make many IT tasks easier, ranging from new-report generation to user training to upgrade management. Posted: 04 May 2009 \| Published: 04 May 2009 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Intelligence \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Enterprise \| Enterprise Architectures \| Enterprise Content Management \| ERP \| Training

How to Assure ERP Success: Taking Ownership sponsored by IFS WHITE PAPER: CarSound CFO Steve Ragow encourages you to take ownership of and master your ERP system to assure your success. Posted: 12 Jan 2009 \| Published: 12 Jan 2009 TOPICS: CFOs \| CRM \| EDI \| Enterprise Applications Software \| ERP \| ROI \| Supply Chain Management

Enterprise Performance Management - Financial Excellence and Beyond sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: Read why top CFOs are shifting from their traditional financial role dealing with standardized business processes and systems to that of change agent and strategic advisor to the CEO. Posted: 21 Feb 2008 \| Published: 21 Feb 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| CFOs \| eCommerce \| Internet \| Performance Testing \| Risk Management \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Superstar CFO - Optimizing an Increasingly Complex Role sponsored by SAP America Inc WHITE PAPER: Read this CFO Research study to understand how CFOs should prioritize the external and company-wide mandates, as well as how they should manage the finance function itself. Posted: 01 Feb 2008 \| Published: 01 Feb 2008 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Leadership \| Strategic Planning

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