May 2013
Does Your Company Have a Holistic Approach to Managing Social Media Risk?
As a follow up to the November 2011, Social Media and its Associated Risks report, FERF, in collaboration with Grant Thornton, has launched the Social Media 2013 Survey, looking at how social media has continued to evolve and change the face of business.
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5/14/2013 9:42:18 AM by
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The demands on accounting and finance executives’ time are numerous and conflicting.
On one hand, companies are looking for the finance function to play an increased role in strategic business decisions. On the other hand, new regulations and increased complexity are adding to the basic accounting and compliance duties that demand attention from finance.
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5/10/2013 9:57:35 AM by
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U.S. management-level accounting and finance employees work an average of 48 hours in a standard week, while non-management staff work an average of 42 hours.
Their annual report,
Benchmarking the Finance Function 2013: The Inner Workings of Accounting and Finance, from staffing company Robert Half and the Financial Executives Research Foundation, the research affiliate of Financial Executives International, focuses on six key areas: workforce management, accounting operations, financial systems, sourcing, internal controls and compliance. The results are based on a survey of the finance departments of nearly 200 public and private companies in the United States and Canada.
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5/9/2013 10:16:07 AM by
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Here is a FELIX questions from an anonymous FEI member.
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5/7/2013 2:06:53 PM by
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How does your total compensation package and that of your staff stack up against your peers’ compensation? This research study aims to answer that question by presenting the results of our seventh annual survey of financial executives regarding their salaries, bonuses, long-term incentives and retirement benefits. As in years past, the survey was completed by senior financial executives rather than by human resources or executive search firm executives.
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5/6/2013 9:21:15 AM by
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If you think automation is primarily being used to reconcile the general ledger accounts of public and private companies in the United States and Canada, think again.
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5/1/2013 9:24:54 AM by
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