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Recent LinkedIn posts seem to diverge on the proper role of a CFO. There are two schools of thought. One warns against overpaying for a glorified bookkeeper masquerading as a CFO. “Bookkeeping is clerical — don’t pay a CFO to do bookkeeping.” Another describes bookkeeping as fundamental; fit for strategic oversight at the CFO level.
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LinkedIn markets the role of CFO as: That’s the textbook definition, but it’s incomplete and misleading, especially for small and mid-sized companies. And adding the secret code word “hands-on” does not do it justice. The Reality: “CFO” in the SME Market Means ‘Hands-On CFO + Controller + Process Architect’ In enterprise environments, the CFO has
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Collections technology has evolved dramatically over the past decade — but almost entirely on the consumer engagement side of the business. AI is already transforming: This is the “AI front end” revolution, and it has rightly attracted attention. But there is another half of collections operations, one far less glamorous and far more operationally painful:
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Tech vendors love to say they’re building a “CRM for collections.” But in reality, the distance between a sales CRM and a collections CRM is not a short hop. It’s an entirely different planet. Collections is one of the only industries where you must: A traditional CRM does one of those things. A Collections CRM
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Mike Gibb at AccountsRecovery is hosting another great webinar, “What Smart Organizations Automate First: A Decision Framework for Choosing the Right Workflows.”Great topic, as usual – current and right on point. Kudos to Mike for pulling along the ARM industry with cutting edge, relevant best practice discussions. This topic got me thinking. What comes first?
Financial Foundations with Jim Curham 