Celeste LaurierChief Financial Officer · Essays & perspective

Celeste Laurier / Chief Financial Officer

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Capital allocation

  1. Capital allocation3 min read

    A forecast is a map of assumptions

    Revenue, margin and cash forecasts depend on choices about demand, pricing, capacity and working capital.

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Finance transformation

  1. Finance transformation3 min read

    Capital allocation needs a common language

    Two investment cases can appear comparable while using different assumptions about risk, time and resource demands.

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Governance

  1. Governance3 min read

    The finance transformation beyond faster reporting

    A faster close creates capacity, but the value depends on how that capacity is used.

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