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(Controller at Private)
I’m part of a small group tasked with planning a corporate retreat. The purposes in general are relaxation, team-building and brainstorming new ideas. I’ve got the relaxation part covered, if the other two don't get in the way. I could use some ideas,...
I’m part of a small group tasked with planning a corporate retreat. The purposes in general are relaxation, team-building and brainstorming new ideas. I’ve got the relaxation part covered, if the other two don't get in the way. I could use some ideas,...
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(President)
I am joining a startup company as CFO/COO. The company has raised some initial angel financing, but needs to raise additional funds before salary can be paid. Salary would be accrued, and I realize it may get nixed as a condition of additional financing. I am being offered...
Anonymous
(Manager)
I really enjoyed Cindy Kraft's post and subsequent lively discussion in these pages last week about "The 5 Worst Things You Can Do In Your Career." I'm coming up on a transition and have already achieved at least two items on Cindy's "Worst Things...
(CFO at Private)
(Decision Architect at Verax Point)
I'm looking for organizations or articles focusing on Finance's strategic support of the Marketing function. By "strategic support," I mean well beyond traditional financial analysis. How can we: Build stronger rapport with the marketing...
I'm looking for organizations or articles focusing on Finance's strategic support of the Marketing function. By "strategic support," I mean well beyond traditional financial analysis. How can we: Build stronger rapport with the marketing...
(CFO at ShareThis, Inc.)
Has anyone used any 3rd party applications to integrate Quickbooks data with Salesforce? Our company is a heavy user of Salesforce to track pipeline, opportunities and wins. We use Quickbooks for our accounting software. I would like to be able to pull...
Has anyone used any 3rd party applications to integrate Quickbooks data with Salesforce? Our company is a heavy user of Salesforce to track pipeline, opportunities and wins. We use Quickbooks for our accounting software. I would like to be able to pull...
(CFO at RCM Industries, Inc.)
We agreed with a key long term supplier, whom we have an excellent relationship with, to change payment terms from 1%10 n30 to straight n30. In return the supplier brought their price down. We took advantage of the payment reduction but 2 of our 4 divisions missed the...
We agreed with a key long term supplier, whom we have an excellent relationship with, to change payment terms from 1%10 n30 to straight n30. In return the supplier brought their price down. We took advantage of the payment reduction but 2 of our 4 divisions missed the...
(Senior Financial Analyst at CHEP)
Thanks for the help in advance. Where is a good, easy to use site to find IFRS Standards with interpretations? Maybe with some examples as well? I'm coming from GAAP which was far easier to find resources for. Every website I am looking at shows a ton of information on...
Thanks for the help in advance. Where is a good, easy to use site to find IFRS Standards with interpretations? Maybe with some examples as well? I'm coming from GAAP which was far easier to find resources for. Every website I am looking at shows a ton of information on...
(VP - Finance at Generac Power Systems, Inc.)
We are searching for a CPM solution (consolidation/reporting, planning and budget tool) to help with consolidation and budgeting, as we have had some recent acqusitions and need a better tool. We are looking at several vendors in this space - INFOR, Oracle HFM,...
We are searching for a CPM solution (consolidation/reporting, planning and budget tool) to help with consolidation and budgeting, as we have had some recent acqusitions and need a better tool. We are looking at several vendors in this space - INFOR, Oracle HFM,...
(CFO at Atlantic Wireless Communications)
We are looking for a solution for IT. We don't currently have an internal IT department and it wasn't a big deal before now. We have close to 100 computers spread out across several counties. We had a company install a diagnostic tool and sent us a performance...
We are looking for a solution for IT. We don't currently have an internal IT department and it wasn't a big deal before now. We have close to 100 computers spread out across several counties. We had a company install a diagnostic tool and sent us a performance...
(Accountant at ZECO)
Anonymous
(Director of Accounting)
How does your company classify franchise taxes and gross receipts taxes on the income statement (other expenses included in EBITDA or below the line in income taxes? Our auditors want us to reclassify these into EBITDA but GAAP does not require it. We would like examples of...
(Founder at WLMR5 LLC)
Our interim CFO is recommending we look at Financial Force, Netsuite and Intacct. Right now, we're on QuickBooks. Would like to improve my own knowledge and take the deep dive into reviews and whatever else I can discover. We're definitely agreed on cloud vs hosted...
Our interim CFO is recommending we look at Financial Force, Netsuite and Intacct. Right now, we're on QuickBooks. Would like to improve my own knowledge and take the deep dive into reviews and whatever else I can discover. We're definitely agreed on cloud vs hosted...
(Financial Controller at ,)
I am looking to hire a Financial Modeler for modeling projects. Other than the usual HR type of behavioral questions, what technical questions can I ask to differentiate the better modelers from the crowd? An example I can think of is "In what circumstance is Vlookup...
I am looking to hire a Financial Modeler for modeling projects. Other than the usual HR type of behavioral questions, what technical questions can I ask to differentiate the better modelers from the crowd? An example I can think of is "In what circumstance is Vlookup...
(President & Chief Financial Officer at SBA * Consulting, LTD)
Intellectual Property (IP) is more than just patents, trademarks and service marks. It can encompass any copyrightable attribute aspect of your company as well as proprietary information that is developed. In recent years, the rate of IP theft and prosecution (either...
Intellectual Property (IP) is more than just patents, trademarks and service marks. It can encompass any copyrightable attribute aspect of your company as well as proprietary information that is developed. In recent years, the rate of IP theft and prosecution (either...
(CFO at Undisclosed)
I'm curious if recent private company option repricings have included terms other than just price, i.e. changes to vesting, numbers of shares outstanding, option life, etc. Also, if you've done recent repricings, did you do it with an offering circular, or...
I'm curious if recent private company option repricings have included terms other than just price, i.e. changes to vesting, numbers of shares outstanding, option life, etc. Also, if you've done recent repricings, did you do it with an offering circular, or...
(Assistant Controller at UT)
I have a multiple element question where our customers buy our service and we provide equipment at no additional cost. The agreement states that we have a right to the equipment if the contract is cancelled within 3 years of the signed date; after 3 years, the equipment...
I have a multiple element question where our customers buy our service and we provide equipment at no additional cost. The agreement states that we have a right to the equipment if the contract is cancelled within 3 years of the signed date; after 3 years, the equipment...
(Controller at MCFA)
