Building Professional Development Momentum for 2023

Welcome to the first addition of The Thought Leadership Times!!

We will focus on delivering news, events, and thought leadership designed to empower success for those up and down the Office of the CFO .

What is the Office of the CFO? Good question!! It is all departments and people that report up to the CFO. This means Finance, Treasury, Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and Risk Management.

It is critical that everyone pay attention to their professional development in Q4 in the midst of 2023 planning and the gear up for year-end financial close. It is time to run through the finish line in 2022 and hit 2023 in full stride.

Upcoming Events

Live Event-- Beyond the Black- November 7-9- Las Vegas, NV.

This is an amazing opportunity to reconnect with accounting, finance, and AR peers and experts, and BlackLine leaders at the award-winning conference dedicated to modern accounting. I will be speaking on a session with Brian Morgan FCICM, Batten Down the Hatches: 3 Strategies-Preserve Cash and Profitability During Economic Turmoil.

Generation-Finance Webinar- From EBITDAs to Evangelism: An Alternative Career for Accountants?- November 15

Gen-F invites you to a fun, insightful meetup to explore how a panel of CPAs turned in their spreadsheets for screen-share demos and their EBITDAs for finance & accounting evangelism.

Follow Gen-F to stay up to date on the latest events and resources that help you develop and leverage your soft skills and give back to your profession on your terms.

Live Event-- APP2P Fall Conference & Expo- November 14-16- San Antonio, TX.

This is THE event for accounts payable professionals. I will be speaking on two sessions.

T&E Neglect- Productivity Lost, Fraud, Money Wasted & Optimizing Working Capital: The Harmonization of AP, AR, and Treasury.

Webinar- AR in 2023: Trends, Expectations, Opportunities- November 17

Join us as we review the results of the "AR in 2023: Trends, Expectations & Opportunities" survey which has 260 responses from companies across a diverse set of industries and company size. Discover if and how companies are investing in AR success in 2023. Understand the sources of headwinds and the opportunities AR teams have in 2023 to impact the bottom line in 2023 and beyond.

Webinar-Treasury Priorities and Opportunities- A Look Ahead in 2023- Dec.7

Join Ernie Humphrey the CEO of Treasury Webinars and renowned treasury thought leader Jon Paquette, VP, Solutions TIS (Treasury Intelligence Solutions) as they review the key survey results and implications and deliver actionable advice for you and your treasury team to deliver more value in 2023 and beyond.

Webinar- Supplier Relationships Matter- Leveraging Technology to Transition from Transactions to Relationships- Dec. 13

Supplier relationships matter. The strength of supplier relationships impacts contract terms, and the timing and type of supplier payments which can have meaningful impacts on the bottom line. Friction in supplier relationships impact productivity within and beyond accounts payable and procurement, inflates payments processing costs and facilitates working capital management decisions that are less than optimal. Join us to discover 7 bottom-line impacts from supplier management done right.

Recent Thought Leadership

Podcast- Strategic AP: The Art of Delivering Value Across the Enterprise

In this episode of Esker On Air, host Scott Leahy chats with CEO & COO of Treasury Webinars Ernie Humphrey to delve into the topic of creating enterprise-wide strategic value through your AP operation.

Whitepaper- The ERP State of the Union in 2022

The ERP State of the Union in 2022 to see the results of the survey in the following areas: ERP adoption and utilization in 2022, how and why companies are leveraging ERPs, and key implications and demographics across the ERP landscape.

Blog- AR Headwinds in 2023: Companies are Investing to Navigate the Storms

The expectations of accounts receivable teams are on the rise in 2023. What headwinds will companies face in 2023 against which they need to empower AR teams to face? Will companies invest in people and technology to help AR teams cut through AR headwinds in 2023? Read this blog and find out.