首席财政官的角色多元化(英文原版进口)
2003-02-27
John Wiley*
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370
"I believe our finance skills enable us to be great integrators. We are the bridge that connects the organization of today with the vision for tomorrow." STEVE DAVIS, VICE PRESIDENT, DOWNSTREAM BUSINESS SERVICES, EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION From complexity to simplicity - that's where the CFOs of today's world-class companies are headed. Propelled by globalization and new technology, and recent accounting scandals the CFO's role is shifting dramatically, from that of numbers interpreter to business integrator. What demands will CFOs face now - and in the future? Mastering enterprise-wide integration tools Extracting ROI from technology investments Streamlining finance processes still further Improving analytics and decision support Managing outsourcing and external alliances Ensuring rigorous reporting and transparency The CFO as Business Integrator addresses all these challenges - and more. It offers timely, practical advice and solutions for reshaping your finance function to exploit real-time information sharing, sophisticated decision support, and true globalization. The book features CFO interviews, original research, case studies, and action plans for creating proactive, value-adding finance initiatives. 作者简介： Cedric Read currently acts as a strategic advisor to SAP on the impact of eBusiness and technology on the finance function. He also works with Atos KPMG, providing consultancy services to CFOs in leading companies ranging from Shell and BP to Diageo and GlaxoSmithKline. Cedric Read served as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for close to 25 years. In his position as Global Leader of PwC's Financial Management Consultancy, he wrote two books, CFO: Architect of the Corporation's Future and eCFO: Sustaining Value in the New Corporation.
1 From Complexity to Simplicity What Issues are Today's CFOs Grappling With? Best Practices in Finance: What's Next? The New Finance Value Proposition Integration: What it Means for You as CFO CFO Checklist2 Leveraging your ERP Investment What does Integration Mean for the CFO? Unravelling System Spaghetti Beyond ERP Reducing Complexity AVision for the Post ERP Era Making Integration Work for You CFO Checklist3 Streamlining the Financial Supply Chain What is the Financial Supply Chain? Leveraging the Benefits In-house Cash and Banking Order-to-cash/Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment Purchase-to-pay Simplifying Billing and Payment: Bill Consolidation e-Financing and e-Settlement: A Promising New Tool The Future: Integration and Collaboration CFO Checklist4 Moving from "Shared" to "Managed" Services Why Move to Shared Services? Shared Services Today Physical versus Virtual SSCs: The Lights Are Still On[ To Outsource - or Not to Outsource? Evolving Technology: What's New, Faster, Better Applications Management and Managed Services Evolving Exchanges: Huge Promise and Tough Reality The Potential for Web Services Making it Happen CFO Checklist5 Connecting Strategy with Operations Introducing Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) Tracking Corporate Performance Integrated Risk Management Blow Up the Budget! Operational Planning and Simulation Business Consolidation and Integration Implementing Integrated SEM CFO Checklist6 Analytics: Converting Data into Action Broader Bottom-line Demands Integrated Analytics: Transforming Data into Decisions Increasing Customer Value through Analytics Bringing Anatyties to Supply Chain Management Analytics: Transforming the Finance Function Enriching Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) Improving Human Resource (HR) Analytics Getting Started: Analytics Critical Success Factors CFO Checklist7 Collaboration via the CFO Portal Doubling Productivity Choosing the Right Portal Integration Outweighs Best-of-breed Technology The Personalized Desktop Why should the CFO Drive Portals?……8 Managing Intangibles9 Integrating for Corporate IntegrityEpilogueBiographiesNotesIndex
