D&L Blog
Zero-based budgeting revisited
The Corona crisis is shaking up entire industries and pushing companies to the limits of their capabilities. Uncertainty about the duration and extent of the crisis and the need to cut costs is a significant challenge for many businesses...
Building an effective financial steering system
When a company releases a new corporate strategy, finance often starts to scramble. One of the main reasons is that financial structures are not easily changeable and oftentimes lack flexibility...
Finance transformation
Transforming the finance organisation is on the agenda of most CFOs nowadays. This is mostly due to the fact of multiple demands to finance: the business expects finance and the CFO to provide as much value as possible...
Scenario Planning
Many companies are struggling to get the most out of planning – too often it is monovalent and does not support the dynamic steering of a company which is essential, especially in volatile and unpredictable times like right now. ...
Startup Controlling
Studies show that start-ups which setup appropriate controlling structures early on are more likely to succeed and grow in a more structured way. However, simply transferring what works in established corporations ...
Process Mining
Many CFOs are currently involved in transforming the finance function. This movement is based on focusing the finance department on value-adding tasks (i.e. tasks that are important to steer the business) and at the same ...