Category: Newsletters

Automation – Do Accounting Departments Need This? Many of us in accounting prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports. Some are specifically prepared for internal management, some for shareholders, and some for regulators and other stakeholders. These reports, by their very nature, require repetitive processes, many of which are fairly stable from period to period. The… Continue reading Newsletter – January 2013

Dashboards – Who Needs Them? We have all heard about dashboards and their benefits. So, how come we see so very few clients who have them? I think the answer is just due to inertia and time. After-all, with all that is happening in accounting and finance departments every day, who has the energy and… Continue reading Newsletter – September 2012

Exploring Entrepreneurship Allan Tepper, co-founder of CFO Consulting Partners LLC, spoke on entrepreneurship at the March 21, 2012 NYC Professional Development Session of Financial Executives International. The topic, “Exploring Entrepreneurship as an Option,” was discussed by a panel of entrepreneurial executives that included Mr. Tepper. Below, Mr. Tepper provided a few suggestions on becoming a… Continue reading Newsletter – April 2012

Eight Keys to Being a Successful CFO CFO Consulting Partners is often retained to provide interim and fractional CFO services, or as consultants to CFOs for senior level projects. During these engagements, I am often asked, what critical elements, or success factors, are needed for CFOs to be successful? Here are my eight keys to success:… Continue reading Newsletter – December 2011

Ten Painful Oversights in Growth Companies By Eileen Xethalis, Director and Head of Entrepreneurial Services Practice, CFO Consulting Partners LLC, April 26, 2011 CFO Consulting Partners is often retained to “fix” broken Accounting and Finance functions. When a prospective client requests an exploratory meeting to gauge whether we can “help”, the request typically is the… Continue reading Newsletter – September 2011

Key Highlights of 2010 Exposure Draft on Leases by FASB and IASB Valentine Ejiogu, Director, CFO Consulting Partners Late last year, the FASB and IASB released an exposure draft on the proposed new accounting standard, Topic 840. This will be the first significant change in lease accounting since FAS 13 was released in 1976. If… Continue reading Newsletter – July 2011