Financial Planning & Analysis
Tips from the Trenches: Salesforce Sales Forecasting
At the end of 2012, I joined a Finance team supporting the International TV Distribution sales group of a major... View Article
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November 19, 2019
Financial Planning & Analysis
How to Develop a 5-Year Strategic Financial Plan
This blog is based on my experience of developing and implementing 5-year strategic and long-term financial plans for several Fortune... View Article
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November 14, 2019
Financial Reporting & Accounting
Workiva Wdesk: Benefits and Key Attributes
Whether your Company is a private enterprise planning to go public or an existing, publicly traded Company, leveraging a powerful,... View Article
3 Minute Read
November 7, 2019
Business Advisory
Brand Partnerships, Part 3: Metrics and Fiscal Impact
From selling your own advertising and custom content, to partnering with other brands for marketing campaigns/events, to managing branding resources... View Article
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November 5, 2019
Financial Reporting & Accounting
10 Basic Internal Controls for Small Business Fraud
How susceptible is your business to fraud? As an interim controller, I see all too often that owners are so... View Article
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October 31, 2019
Business Advisory
Brand Partnership Finance, Part 2: Finding Balance
We discussed in Part 1 that starting a brand partnerships business could mean a lot of things – from selling... View Article
9 Minute Read
October 29, 2019
Financial Reporting & Accounting
Three Ways IPO CFOs Can Drive Success
Prepping for an initial public offering can be an exciting time for chief financial officers. It can also be wrought... View Article
6 Minute Read
October 24, 2019
Business Advisory
Building a Brand Partnerships Business, Part 1: Financial Throughline
So, you want to start a Brand Partnerships business? From selling your own advertising and custom content, to partnering with... View Article
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October 22, 2019
Financial Planning & Analysis
Subscription Business Model Metrics: A Systems Check
Clothing retailer Bloomingdale’s recently launched a fashion-rental-subscription service, just one example of the growing trend towards “subscription” businesses. When executed... View Article
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October 10, 2019
Financial Reporting & Accounting
5 Ways to Speed Up Your Month-End Close Process [Tip Sheet]
Is your company plagued with that ever dreadful lengthy month-end close? Is it taking weeks to get the books closed... View Article
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October 8, 2019
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8020 Consulting Congratulates MarVista Entertainment on 15 Years
8020 Consulting celebrates MarVista Entertainment on 15 years of business success—as featured in the October 10, 2018, edition of The… View Article
October 15, 2018Kelly Patchett
Financial Reporting & Accounting
New Leasing Standard Implementation: Creating an ASC 842 Project Plan
The accounting community has been discussing the new leasing standard (ASC 842) since February of 2016. If your company hasn’t… View Article
October 11, 2018Susan Weikel
Financial Planning & Analysis
Why Building FP&A Infrastructure is Critical for Growing Organizations
A well-structured Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team can facilitate the direction of a company, leveraging organizational strategy to guide… View Article
October 2, 2018Kristin Jue
Business Advisory
Transfer Pricing Methods & Other Insights for Multi-Company Operations
As businesses grow and business leaders look for new opportunities and markets for their product, the idea of expanding into… View Article
September 11, 2018Susan Weikel
Financial Planning & Analysis
How FP&A Can Help You Get the Most Out of Your Sales Budget
Getting sales and finance to work together cohesively can be a challenge. Often, these two departments see each other as… View Article
September 5, 2018Justin Thompson
Manufacturing Operations Finance
A Look at the Trump Tariffs and Their Financial Impact on International Supply Chains
Since the Trump tariffs started early this year, companies with global supply chains have been working to understand and manage… View Article
August 9, 2018June Perlovich