Have you ever sat down to fill out your expense report after a business trip, only to realize you’ve lost some of your receipts? It’s a nightmare. You need the receipts to prove your expenses otherwise your company won’t reimburse you. You wish you’d kept track better but for now, you’re out of luck. Now […]

Millennials want professional development. In a recent study conducted by PWC, access to learning and development was the number one benefit millennials requested by millennials. Not flex time, not cash bonuses: professional development. Clearly your millennial employees are more than willing to participate in continuing education and professional development programs.  The trick is finding the right format […]

The 2017 CFO Sentiment Study conducted by the CFO Alliance revealed some fascinating statistics about the office of the CFO, but one of most interesting tidbits is this: CFOs realize now more than ever they need to have top a talent player in every position within the Office of the CFO. With 56% of respondents to […]

Have you ever actually read your company’s insurance policies? If you’re in a senior finance or risk management role, you should! Insurance policies are essentially contracts, and not understanding your policies, whether it’s liability insurance or property insurance, can be disastrous. These days it’s very much part of the job description and you need to be […]

Managing millennials isn’t as hard as some people make it out to be, but you do have to adjust your expectations. Millennials aren’t bad employees; they are just different than the generations that preceded them.   You’ll get better results from your millennial employees when you keep these 3 things in mind.  1. Millennials want flexibility. […]

Professional development has never been more important than it is today. Many companies struggle with a skills gap, leaving them hiring employees who may not possess all the desired skills for a particular position, so they use professional development to make up that gap. But every company needs some form of professional development if only […]

Do you find yourself worrying about the skill level of your team? A recent study by the CFO Alliance found that many CFOs share your concern! 22% of CFOS reported that the one thing that will cause them to lose the most sleep in 2017 is the fear that their teams do not have the skills they […]

Millennials are now the largest generation in the workforce, yet many companies still struggle to successfully hire and onboard new millennial employees. Hiring managers don’t understand millennials (though to be fair, the NY Times poses the idea that millennials don’t understand themselves either).  Finding the right millennial employee can be a challenge, but the challenge isn’t going […]

Excel is everyone’s favorite productivity tool and for good reason. It is so efficient at managing and analyzing numbers that it is the de facto standard for desktop data analysis. However, most people don’t take advantage of one of Excel’s most potent efficiency weapons: the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT for short).  Yes, that’s the QAT […]

How long ago did you get your college degree? If it’s more than five years ago – or really, more than just one year ago! – there’s undoubtedly information that your traditional education didn’t cover. Just think about how swiftly things change these days. Instead of going back for more traditional education to stay up-to-date, […]