{"product_id":"the-cfo-as-business-integrator-isbn-9780470851494","title":"The CFO as Business Integrator","description":"* Includes case studies, checklists, and models.\u003cbr\u003e * Written by the former director of PricewaterhouseCoopers and the vanguard MySAP Financials Team.SAP gehört zu den internationalen Marktführern, wenn es um die Entwicklung von Softwarelösungen für eine unternehmensübergreifende Zusammenarbeit geht.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Moderne Unternehmen machen heute ständig strukturelle Veränderungen durch: rasante Veränderungen in den Geschäftsmodellen, Merger\/Akquisitionen, De-Merger\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CEOs werden mit einer verwirrenden Vielzahl von Problemen konfrontiert:\u003cbr\u003e - Wie kann man das Unternehmen\/die Unternehmenskultur umwandeln, um den Shareholder Value zu steigern?\u003cbr\u003e - Wie können Geschäftsprozesse mit Hilfe des Internet rationalisiert werden?\u003cbr\u003e - Wie kann man Prozesse und Systeme von Vorgängerunternehmen integrieren?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Die Lösung vieler dieser Probleme ist jedoch Aufgabe des CFO.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The CFO as Business Integrator\" befasst sich exakt mit dieser Thematik.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Dieses Buch erläutert ausführlich, warum gerade die Finanzfunktion in einer starken Position ist, um die entscheidende Rolle bei der Integration von Finanzstrategie, Geschäftsprozessen und -systemen zu spielen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jedes Kapitel beginnt mit einem Interview eines führenden CFO von so renommierten Unternehmen, wie Exxon, Zurich, Nokia, Bosch, Coca Cola, Siemens und Sony.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Diskutiert werden u.a. Kernfragen zur Integration, neue Integrationsmodelle, Aspekte der Financial Supply Chain und strategisches Management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Der CFO wird zum Business Integrator, der nicht nur Business Systeme integriert, sondern gleichzeitig damit das Unternehmen der Zukunft formt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Die einzelnen Themenbereiche werden zwar speziell im Hinblick auf SAP-Technologie und -Lösungen diskutiert, doch im allgemeinen wird der Stoff SAP-neutral, weitgehend unabhängig und objektiv behandelt. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 From Complexity to Simplicity 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Issues are Today’s CFOs Grappling With? 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest Practices in Finance: What’s Next? 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Finance Value Proposition 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration: What it Means for You as CFO 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Leveraging your ERP Investment 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat does Integration Mean for the CFO? 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnravelling System Spaghetti 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond ERP 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing Complexity 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Vision for the Post ERP Era 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Integration Work for You 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Streamlining the Financial Supply Chain 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is the Financial Supply Chain? 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeveraging the Benefits 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn-house Cash and Banking 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder-to-cash\/Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurchase-to-pay 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplifying Billing and Payment: Bill Consolidation 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ee-Financing and e-Settlement: A Promising New Tool 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Future: Integration and Collaboration 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Moving from “Shared” to “Managed” Services 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Move to Shared Services? 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShared Services Today 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical versus Virtual SSCs: The Lights Are Still On! 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Outsource – or Not to Outsource? 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving Technology: What’s New, Faster, Better 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplications Management and Managed Services 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving Exchanges: Huge Promise and Tough Reality 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Potential for Web Services 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking it Happen 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Connecting Strategy with Operations 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTracking Corporate Performance 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrated Risk Management 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlow Up the Budget! 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOperational Planning and Simulation 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Consolidation and Integration 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImplementing Integrated SEM 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Analytics: Converting Data into Action 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroader Bottom-line Demands 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrated Analytics: Transforming Data into Decisions 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreasing Customer Value through Analytics 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing Analytics to Supply Chain Management 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytics: Transforming the Finance Function 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnriching Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Human Resource (HR) Analytics 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Started: Analytics Critical Success Factors 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Collaboration via the CFO Portal 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoubling Productivity 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing the Right Portal 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegration Outweighs Best-of-breed Technology 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Personalized Desktop 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy should the CFO Drive Portals? 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Journey, not a Destination 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing your Finance Community 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Managing Intangibles 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntangible Assets: The New Value Drivers 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problems with Traditional Accounting 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Approach to Performance Management 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Enterprise Control Panel 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarnessing Innovation and Customer Relationships 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValue Creation through Value Networks 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Processes, New Skills, New Systems 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunicating Value Internally and Externally 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Integrating for Corporate Integrity 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal GAAP and Accountability for Value 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRebuilding Public Trust 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO as Independent Business Partner 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Corporate Reporting Supply Chain 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing the Information Gap 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTimely and Accurate Financial Reporting 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Processes, People, and Technology 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCFO Checklist 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiographies 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 363\u003c\/p\u003e  Cedric Read currently acts as a strategic advisor to SAP on the impact of eBusiness and technology on the finance function. He also works with Atos KPMG, providing consultancy services to CFOs in leading companies ranging from Shell and BP to Diageo and GlaxoSmithKline. Cedric Read served as a management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for close to 25 years. In his position as Global Leader of PwC's Financial Management Consultancy, he wrote two books, CFO: Architect of the Corporation's Future and eCFO: Sustaining Value in the New Corporation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hans-Dieter Scheuermann is senior vice president of SAP's General Business Unit Financials group, which has global responsibility for developing leading-edge new software products to support financial and managerial accounting, strategic enterprise management (SEM), and business analytics. Most recently, he has spearheaded an initiative to development sophisticated software solutions in financial supply chain management. Prior to his current position, he coordinated SAP software solutions for the financial services industry.  \"I believe our finance skills enable us to be great integrators. We are the bridge that connects the organization of today with the vision for tomorrow.\" STEVE DAVIS, VICE PRESIDENT, DOWNSTREAM BUSINESS SERVICES, EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From complexity to simplicity - that's where the CFOs of today's world-class companies are headed. Propelled by globalization and new technology, and recent accounting scandals the CFO's role is shifting dramatically, from that of numbers interpreter to business integrator.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What demands will CFOs face now - and in the future?\u003cbr\u003e * Mastering enterprise-wide integration tools\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Extracting ROI from technology investments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Streamlining finance processes still further\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Improving analytics and decision support\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Managing outsourcing and external alliances\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Ensuring rigorous reporting and transparency\u003cbr\u003e The CFO as Business Integrator addresses all these challenges - and more. It offers timely, practical advice and solutions for reshaping your finance function to exploit real-time information sharing, sophisticated decision support, and true globalization. The book features CFO interviews, original research, case studies, and action plans for creating proactive, value-adding finance initiatives.  \"This investment is all about integration of processes, data, technology, and, crucially, our culture. Knitting together our people and getting them to share and communicate is critical.\" PHIL BENTLEY, CFO, CENTRICA\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"We look to globally share our information on brands, knowledge, consumer insights...What we need now is outstanding decision-support tools, built around our structured database...We need an analytical environment which will fuel our growth, not just cut our costs.\" GARY FAYARD, CFO, THE COCA COLA COMPANY\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"What differentiates success in this industry is the ability to execute. This, coupled with our installed infrastructure represents our competitive advantage. More and more, we are being asked to build total solutions.\" JIM DALEY, CFO, EDS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Our mantra in finance: driving superior performance and being more proactive. What, exactly, does this means? Driving functional excellence, setting standards, and developing KPIs for risk management and decision support. Our priorities in finance? Playing our part in developing our global business approach.\" WOLFGANG REICHENBERGER, CFO, NESTLE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Today, the CFO's role has moved beyond that of understanding and harnessing the awesome resources of eBusiness to proactively integrating those resources - across business functions, alliance partners, and geographic boundaries to create a truly global company. 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