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Predictive analytics: opportunities and limits for the future of finance

Jedox

Predictive analytics is a discipline that’s been around in some form since the dawn of measurement. What Predictive Analytics Cannot Forecast. Predictive Analytics Example in Finance. From the opening of Lloyd’s Coffee House in 1686, financial services professionals have been attempting to forecast what’s going to happen next.

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Top 5 Trends Impacting Finance Teams in 2024

Jet Global

2024 is set to be a fascinating year in the finance space with advancements that help organizations continue to do more with stretched resources and continued staffing shortages. And it can’t come a moment too soon–nearly three-quarters of finance decision-makers (70%) feel pressure from market factors like inflation and economic disruption.

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Operational Finance in the Age of Covid-19: Time to Change the Basics?

Jet Global

Covid-19 has had a hugely disruptive impact on operational finance. The term ‘operational finance’ encapsulates the critical activities associated with order to cash, procure to pay, fixed assets, close, consolidation, and reporting. Invariably, these activities have seen added stress in 2020.

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The CFO’s role in the age of generative AI

IBM Big Data Hub

Read the report: CEO’s guide to AI in finance Unlocking the value CFOs are not expected to be technology experts. That said, they do need to understand how to measure the business value created from generative AI across the organization while also using the technology to augment their own skills and capabilities.

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Humans-in-the-loop forecasting: integrating data science and business planning

The Unofficial Google Data Science Blog

ln this post he describes where and how having “humans in the loop” in forecasting makes sense, and reflects on past failures and successes that have led him to this perspective. Our team does a lot of forecasting. It also owns Google’s internal time series forecasting platform described in an earlier blog post.

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ASC 820: How to Account for Fair Value Measurement

Jet Global

In 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) simplified many of the questions surrounding the valuation of such assets and liabilities by issuing ASC 820, also known as the Fair Value Measurements and Shareholding Disclosure. Getting ASC Fair Value Measurement Right. ASC 820 Fair Value Definition.

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Hey Siri, What’s My Forecasted EBITDA Look Like?

Jedox

Even though we have so much advanced technology surrounding us, we still cannot just ask, “ Hey Siri, what’s my forecasted EBITDA look like ?” However, there are many available technology tools that can simplify planning tasks and make planning and budgeting easier and far more accurate for finance professionals.