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The State of Data Analytics in Finance

Dataiku

Applying best practices for data analytics in finance seems like a no-brainer. After all, finance teams are under intense pressure to create accurate reporting, forecasting , and intelligence for the business.

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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.

Finance 98
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Why & How to Upskill your Data Analytics skills

Jet Global

Providing valuable insights from data that moves the business forward in achieving its strategic objectives is one of the most valuable skills any FP&A or Operational Planning (OP) professional can possess. Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf, wandering out onto the web like deer on a freeway.

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The new CFO: How AI has changed the game for chief financial officers

CIO Business Intelligence

Traditionally, the work of the CFO and the finance team was focused on protecting the company’s assets and reputation and guarding against risk. While these roles will not change, the foundational work of the finance organization, the structure, the import, and the focus of these dimensions will change. It’s a huge shift from the norm.

Finance 92
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eCommerce Brands Use Data Analytics for Conversion Rate Optimization

Smart Data Collective

E-commerce businesses around the world are focusing more heavily on data analytics. One report found that global e-commerce brands spent over $16.7 billion on analytics last year. There are many ways that data analytics can help e-commerce companies succeed.

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What is predictive analytics? Transforming data into future insights

CIO Business Intelligence

Predictive analytics definition Predictive analytics is a category of data analytics aimed at making predictions about future outcomes based on historical data and analytics techniques such as statistical modeling and machine learning. Energy: Forecast long-term price and demand ratios.

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6 Tremendous Benefits of Big Data for Financial Management

Smart Data Collective

More companies are investing in big data than ever these days. One survey published on CIO found that less than a third of companies have reported that big data has buy-in from top executives. If you are running a business that has not yet adapted a data strategy, you should keep reading.

Big Data 110