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The New World of Finance

To remain competitive, organizations must respond to a multitude of internal and external forces. Treasury and finance departments face the monumental task of adapting their structure, processes, systems, and controls to address these challenges while simultaneously managing working capital and liquidity. Forte Financial's strategy professionals leave finance departments poised to recognize and exploit opportunities for increasing shareholder value.

Finance professionals face unprecedented challenges:

  • Ever more demanding regulatory environment,

  • Rapidly evolving technologies,

  • Increasing globalization, and

  • Escalating competitive pressure to reduce cost and streamline business units.

Forte Financial delivers:

  • Insight into emerging payment technologies, effective finance organization structures, and proven treasury operations alternatives,

  • Actionable strategies to enhance your operations, planning and analysis support, information technology, strategic planning, and M&A activities,

  • Clear direction enabling your finance organization to become active, innovative, and independent transformation agents within your company, and

  • Measurable results, including:
    • Reducing costs and increasing working capital,
    • Streamlining treasury and accounting operations,
    • Leveraging emerging technologies, and
    • Enhancing the strategic role of finance within your organization.

Because we are a team of seasoned finance professionals, Forte Financial's advice is based on real world experience. Our passion is enabling your organization to overcome its challenges.

CFOs of leading global corporations spend half or more of their time on activities outside of the traditional boundaries of the position [beyond accounting, financial reporting, and capital structure]. Far from being overwhelmed by Sarbanes-Oxley and the intensifying scrutiny of corporate governance and compliance, they are ... using it both to strengthen internal reporting systems and to align them with company strategy.

"Not your Father's CFO" Strategy+Business
Issue 38 (Spring, 2005)