How to behave when you land your first FD role
Kate Coles, founder of Enhance coaching and mentoring, on what to do when you’re promoted to financial director
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Cybercriminals specifically targeting finance department email addresses
Nearly 5,000 British finance department email address up for sale on dark web
Large companies could be forced to appoint ‘late payment’ director
Government cracks down on large companies stalling on paying small businesses late to preserve cash flow
Cook the books: third of accountants know of senior staff filing misleading accounts
Half of accountants surveyed being pressured to turn a blind eye
42% of IT departments in larger companies understaffed, say technology chiefs
Firms struggling to fill strategic roles as artificial intelligence transforms the workplace
Only one third of payments being made on time
Larger companies are the worst offenders, with just 8% settling invoices by due date
Business losses from mandate fraud double to £77m
Fraudsters cost businesses an average of £23K when they successfully impersonate suppliers
EY hits back at calls for Big Four to be broken up
EY CEO Mark Weinberger says corporations need its multidisciplinary approach when it comes to thorough auditing
80% of CFOs spearheading digital transformation
Finance directors increasingly leading digital change within companies as their role pivots from accounting
How FDs can help increase profits for retailers
Richard Piper, director at Webloyalty, says finance directors have a key role when it comes to secondary revenue