CFO as Business Integrator

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 382 pages
• Published by: Wiley April 25, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 047085149X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470851494
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 2.1 pounds

Product Description
* Includes case studies, checklists, and models.
* Written by the former director of PricewaterhouseCoopers and the vanguard MySAP Financials Team.

From the Inside Flap
"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.

Reader Reviews
A cynic might be tempted to sneer at a book published by a major Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software vendor - specifically, SAP - urging CFOs to make better use of ERP. This software is intended to tie all business functions together in a commonly accessible bundle. Having overspent on this and other information technologies, many executives question its value. Indeed, a recent Harvard Business Review article carried in its title the blunt, provocative suggestion that, "IT Doesn't Matter." Well, these authors believe it matters, because the IT processes and systems that the CFO supports directly affect the bottom line. The book offers valuable case histories, specific technological and managerial counsel, informative charts and candid input from executives. It covers the CFO's perspective on integrating information technology processes into a company's services, supply chains, culture and analytics. Each chapter ends with a useful "CFO Checklist." The cases are promotional and very tech-friendly, so read between the lines. This book is, after all, a marketing initiative. Still, we find the text specific, knowledgeable and worth reading.