Category: In the trenches
5 reasons I have no regrets about leaving the corporate world and becoming a consultant
I recently left the corporate world after nine years. I loved my job as a controller, but my life had become my work. Working 16- to 18-hour days, plus weekends, practically nonstop, left very little room for time with my …
See MoreFinance’s role in unlocking value for private equity portfolio companies
When private equity firms choose their investments, they see promising potential. The entity that becomes their portfolio company may have hit a roadblock and is in need of a transformation. An entirely new strategy could …
See MoreThe CFO juggling act of managing resources
A crazy sprint in the middle of a marathon would leave anyone gasping for oxygen. It’s not sustainable. Go too fast and there’s a risk of real burnout. Then again, go too slowly and there’s the risk of a competitor c…
See MoreHow to best manage a finance project with several consulting firms involved
Naturally, at some point, a company will yell out a widespread call for “help!” Faced with a complex project or a tricky transaction, they will need to rely on outside experts and consultants who can get them through i…
See MoreThe balancing act of a startup—mastering the first stage of the lifecycle
“Business, much like life, is not a movie and not everyone gets to have a storybook ending.” Those were the farewell words of Gigaom founder Om Malik after the San Francisco tech website shut down earlier this year, un…
See MoreWe love to give back—RoseRyan volunteering in action
Our gang loves to give back to the community. It feels gratifying. The latest request came in from Second Harvest Food Bank for our annual volunteer event in late October. This is the fifth year we have gone to the food ba…
See MoreHow fast is your monthly close process? Better take a look at it.
Ask a finance team how quickly they can pull off closing the books, and you’ll likely get some groans in response. Chances are they want to be faster but something—or many things—are clogging up the works. Inefficien…
See MoreThink a high-performance finance team is out of reach? Think again.
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is a truism whenever companies need to get things done. A superior team leading the charge can make the difference between a profitable move and a ho-hum project that ba…
See MoreGoing from good to great: How to be an amazing consultant
Have you ever thought about becoming a consultant? It’s a lot different than being an employee, and that’s what the consultants at RoseRyan love about their role: Our finance pros have joined us for many reasons, with …
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