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AI in Finance: How Technology Is Shaping the Job Market

May 15, 2025

Discover how automation and AI in finance are reshaping the job market. Explore in-demand skills, finance job market trends and tips for staying competitive.

Data and Tech

The 12 Best AI Tools for Finance and Accounting in 2025

Vena Solutions

May 12, 2025

Discover 12 of the best AI tools for finance and accounting in 2025. Learn how each tool supports workflows like variance analysis, reporting, AP automation and audit prep.

Modern Finance

Tariffs, Turbulence and Market Unrest: How FP&A Teams Can Lead Businesses Through

Vena Solutions

May 08, 2025

How FP&A teams can play a pivotal role in guiding their businesses through new tariffs and the resulting market changes—and the tools that can help them do so.

Modern Finance

The Complete Guide to Finance Business Partnering: Strategies for Working With Every Department

Vena Solutions

April 29, 2025

Unlock your finance team’s potential with our complete guide to finance business partnering. Discover strategies for collaborating across departments like Operations, HR and more.

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Women in Finance

Join host Wendy Braithwaite, Chief Financial Planning & Orchestration Officer at Microsoft Canada, for empowering conversations with leading women in corporate finance.

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Excelerate Summit 2023

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Excelerate London 2023

Executive Perspective

The Bridge Between Finance and Strategy: How To Become a More Strategic CFO

Vena Solutions

August 14, 2024

A strategic CFO goes beyond the numbers to impact decisions business-wide on equal footing with their C-suite colleagues. Learn how to go from focusing on the near term to the big picture.

Executive Perspective

The 18 CFO Podcasts Every Finance Leader Should Listen Out For in 2025

Vena Solutions

January 02, 2025

Featuring insights and interviews around the topics of finance, accounting and FP&A, these are the best podcasts for finance leaders to listen to today.

68%

of finance leaders say they have a seat at the table for most business-wide strategic planning discussions or lead those discussions.

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Modern Finance

What the CFO Reports to the Board of Directors (Template Included)

Melissa Howatson

October 31, 2024

Understand the key information a CFO must report to the Board of Directors along with advice for CFOs from a board member's perspective. Use our board report template to build your reports faster.

Modern Finance

Budgeting Best Practices (Strategies and Expert Insights for 2024)

Tom Seegmiller

November 08, 2023

Navigate the annual budget season with best practices from finance experts. Understand which budget methodology is best for your business and improve cross-department collaboration.

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Strategy and Operations

What Is Sales Planning? Advice for Creating a Sales Plan, Sales Forecasting and More

Shaun Jansen

April 11, 2024

Learn how finance and sales teams work together to create a sales plan that ensures your revenue engine is operating at peak performance.

Strategy and Operations

Industry Benchmarks of Gross, Net and Operating Profit Margins

Vena Solutions

August 23, 2024

Discover the highest (banking) and lowest (auto & truck) average profit margins by industry. Learn how gross, net and operating profit margins impact business.

The trick for us is now to be able, not just to analyze the financial data we have, but to marry that up with the non-financial data to inform the business with insights on a timely basis.

Muneerah Kanji

VP of Finance, Vena

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Excel Essentials

From Data to Decisions: How To Craft a KPI Dashboard in Excel (Templates Included)

Vena Solutions

September 23, 2024

Learn how to build a KPI dashboard in Excel step by step and find tips for elevating your financial reporting. Free templates included.

Excel Essentials

How FP&A Professionals Can Use Python in Excel for More Powerful Analysis

Adam Kleinert

December 07, 2023

Learn what implications the integration of Python in Excel has for FP&A professionals, along with four in-depth use cases and an overview of the integration's limitations.

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Data and Tech

The Definitive Guide to AI in FP&A: Benefits, Use Cases and Risks Explained

Lisa Van de Ven

April 22, 2024

Experts in finance, business and technology weigh in on the potential use cases of AI in FP&A and the benefits and risks that come along with it.

Data and Tech

6 Microsoft Copilot Prompts for Finance Teams

Hugh Cumming

April 12, 2024

Microsoft Copilot can augment finance teams’ ability to interpret data and speed up workflows. Here are six sample prompts to help you harness it.

61%

of organizations are planning to increase their technology investment—with data integration, finance-owned data analytics and automation at the top of the list.

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