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CFO Dive: CFOs to Boost IT, Tech Budgets in Face of Inflation: Gartner

““We’re increasingly seeing sort of a pivot in finance, [where we’re] moving away from finance being the transactional record keeper to finance becoming more of the financial insights department,” Horvat said in an interview. “So what we’re seeing is CFOs leveraging new data and analytics techniques…to identify abilities to save money within the organization.””

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CFO Insights: Future scenarios: Are CFOs Too Worried About Inflation—or Not Worried Enough?

“As CFOs watch inflation numbers rise month after month, so may the intensity of their concerns. Now that it has climbed to an altitude unseen for 40 years, they may be tempted to assume that it is bound to go even higher.

But what if the picture we have today isn’t a reliable guide to what’s ahead? What if by next year inflation is trending down? Or maybe even has dropped into disinflation, with the Consumer Price Index hovering between 0% and 1% as a result of a faster-than-expected resolution of supply chain disruptions combined with diminished consumer demand.”

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FP&A Trends: Time to Make a Difference – Value Creation through FP&A Business Partnering

“We are model builders and, through our understanding, build various different scenarios to guide the business through to find the optimal outcome that creates maximum value.”

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Supply Chain Dive: Hasbro Says Price Increases Helped Offset High Ocean Freight Costs

“While lead times have gone down, they remain “two times higher than historical levels,” Thomas said. Overcrowding at cargo ports and shipping container and truck transportation constraints have led to higher costs for ocean, air and over the road freight, according to the company’s most recent quarterly report.”

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