Ideas & Insights

In this issue, we discuss how to best handle 2021 after a tumultuous 2020. Other topics include labor and workforce, human capital and more.

We suggest stress-testing your supply chain to determine what the actual or opportunity costs of disruption might be.

CFO Playbook Series, part 7: Boast financial results with intelligent performance and analytics, with KPIs to prioritize effort.

CFO Playbook Series, part 6: How to strengthen your financial controls, master governance, with 7 methods from RSM

CFO Playbook Series, part 5: Add agility to your business by automating financial processes, from ERP to artificial intelligence (AI).

CFO Playbook Series, part 4: Empower your people to help align your finance strategy and achieve the highest levels of success.

CFO Playbook Series, part 3: How to close with quality and flatten the curve process through a risk-based, data-driven approach.

CFO Playbook Series, part 2: Establish your finance foundation – process to perform with confidence with RSM.

CFO Playbook Series, part 1: Inspire an evolution by building and executing your strategic finance vision with RSM.

Learn the building blocks of an integrated digital ecosystem that can limit risk and better enable growth without increasing cost.

Rather than just adding technology, evaluating and optimizing current investments can help develop an effective digital transformation plan.

Hesitating to invest in tech means getting left behind. Companies must invest to ensure long-term viability in the competitive marketplace.

Middle market businesses have a clear opportunity to gain a competitive advantage through investment in the future of their employees.

Why don’t we implement change? Why are we afraid of innovation? How do we challenge and overcome, "The way we’ve always done it"?

Modernizing the office of the CFO means revamping traditional roles that focused on risk, controls and timeliness of financial statements.

Most employers do their best to pay their employees fairly and in compliance with the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

How do you justify using a third party, when we can do it ourselves? Doesn't the math always make it cheaper to do it in house?

Your finance function requires continuous improvement; learn how it can better anticipate change and adapt to fluctuating market demands.

Why you should consider forming an IT advisory or steering committee to inform strategic decisions within your organization.

This article discusses the importance of conducting information technology (IT) health checks at your organization on a regular basis.