Creating value, driving behaviorIn times of economic downturn, businesses look to the finance function to lead the way with sound financial management.
This means benchmarking performance to identify efficiencies and savings. It means improving your systems and processes so that your business information is more accurate and readily available. And it means considering alternative operating models for running your finance function, such as a shared services or outsourcing arrangement.
Ernst & Young can work with you in this. We have the breadth of experience that comes from working with many of the world’s leading and fastest growing companies.
We can help you make sure you have effective processes that enhance control, create value and drive organizational behaviors – so your finance function has the agility it needs to advance the changing business agenda and sustain future business success. | Wealth management study: focus on process, technology Strategic investment in advisory tools and enhanced technology to properly evaluate and mitigate investment risk remains a prudent course for professionals in the wealth management industry. Those that provide the best products through an efficient internal process will succeed. Learn more in our latest report. Global Capital Confidence Barometer 2011 For the past three years, leading corporates focused on reducing financial risk, improving operational fitness and learning to live with volatility. As a result, our fifth Capital Confidence Barometer reveals a new paradigm: M&A activity and extreme market volatility are now co-existing. There is a surprising appetite for deals, as top global corporates remain resilient to market turbulence. Effective CFOs are economic advisors and business partners Our report sets out a framework that puts the CFO’s role in a new light which can help you achieve profitable growth. VAT and GST: Can indirect tax compliance be easier? Take a look at how companies are confronting indirect tax including value added tax and goods and services tax, and the nine leading practices they follow. What is the future of finance leadership? “Chief Financial Officer” is arguably a misnomer. And, while the breadth and profile of the role is attracting more candidates, those with the experience to meet the evolving demands of the role are becoming fewer in number. This is not a position which organizations can leave to chance. Yet too many are. G20 Seoul Summit presses on with financial reforms G20 leaders moved forward on financial reforms, including formally endorsing Basel III aimed at improving banks’ ability to withstand shocks. Stating strongly that no institution should be “too big to fail,” the G20 endorsed a policy to address systemically important financial institutions. Still, many areas of reform remain on the G20’s radar. |
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