The high-stakes world of healthcare procurement is also a high-cost one. In just the past decade, manual processes, opaque supplier relationships and spreadsheet-based inventory tracking have gone from harmless inefficiencies across the healthcare procurement function to operational cost centers hamstringing strategic sourcing. From artificial intelligence...
For CFOs, the work never stops. And when it comes to mergers and acquisitions, that can often be when the work picks up. After all, the less publicized but most mission-critical facet of many deals is the post-merger integration (PMI) of freshly inherited vendor and...
Facing persistent economic headwinds and business challenges, CFOs are abandoning traditional strategies in favor of technological adoption and external partnerships to navigate market uncertainty and pursue growth. According to recent findings by PYMNTS Intelligence, which surveyed CFOs from middle-market companies with annual revenues between $100...
First comes disruption, then comes transformation. That’s something enterprise CFOs and treasurers are finding out in real time. At the heart of this transformation is real-time data’s impact across the back office. Traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, often siloed and batch-oriented, are giving way...
Treasurers want to be part of the technology conversation. A recent report from PYMNTS Intelligence, in collaboration with Citi, reveals a disconnect between technology treasurers and their peers in other departments, leading to reduced influence in decision-making processes and potentially hampering financial performance in the...
Less than 24 hours after announcing sweeping tariffs, President Trump on Wednesday (April 9) gave a 90-day reprieve to most countries on the “retaliatory” tariffs that were supposed to go into effect. Only tariffs on Chinese goods remained in place after China responded with a reciprocal...
Uncertainty in financial markets is not new, but the scope and speed of today’s disruptions are unprecedented. As geopolitical tensions, fluctuating tariffs and economic unpredictability continue to ramp up, today’s chief financial officers (CFOs) find themselves at the forefront of navigating a role, and a...
Ongoing global trade battles have caught America’s mid-sized companies in their crossfire. Unlike multinational giants with deep pockets, and small businesses able to pivot quickly, mid-sized firms can frequently find themselves in an awkward middle ground, big enough to feel the financial strain but not...
In today’s challenging operating environment, the role of the finance department is evolving from managing the books to shaping the future. Few periods have tested the finance function’s strategic mettle like the current landscape. While the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has been...