#BQs – Should management accounting expand to include external data as well as internal data?

Written by Christopher Argent, Founder Generation CFO To answer this #BQs (Big Question) let's first remember why management accounting exists. For me, the role...

#BQs – Why are finance so happy to "piss money up the wall"?

As Alan Sugar, or should I say Baron Sugar, head honcho of the UK TV Series, The Apprentice, once said... "Business is not about coming in, pissing my money up ...

#BQs – Are suppliers more or less important than customers?

Back in 1928, the John Lewis Partnership Founder John Spedan Lewis wrote, "The Partnership’s relationships with its suppliers must be based, as with its custome...

#BQs – I keep hearing RPA won’t cut it, so what "automation" must do's come first?

The debate on process automation and "robot armies" are beginning to flood 21th-century workplaces and tech-savvy Enterprise, but does this extra muscle come wi...

#BQs – Why do we need to focus on data quality? An E-invoicing example

The bloodstream of all organisation is its sales and purchase transactions and it is undoubtedly one of your most critical data sources.  To be successful with ...

#BQs – Can you answer these five automation strategy questions?

Let's cut through the hype, and demystify the technology led narrative on automation... Let's question what you can do to get a better grasp on how to apply the...

#BQs – Data is the new oil, so why are CFOs neglecting it?

Digital transformation changes the landscape rapidly.  Even though this megatrend is on virtually every organisation’s agenda, surprisingly few are progressing ...

#BQs – Which data skills do Finance need today?

Written by Christopher Argent, Generation CFO Founder There is a data skills gap in Finance teams today, as CFOs are scratching their heads how to fill this gap...

#BQs – What does a robot future look like? We look at the trends and impact of tomorrow's robot on you.

Automation of decision making through the implementation of RPA, task automation robots, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence is becoming the defacto ...

#BQs – Does RPA need a reality check?  We look at the risks and mitigations

Robotic Process Automation, RPA is the use of software to automate human tasks and business processes. RPA analysts predict a tidal wave of automation in the ne...