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Production volume, pricing and labor rates are steady. Inventory ties to the general ledger. But gross margin has dropped two points from the prior quarter, and the finance team is left searching for answers in the accounting records.

This scenario plays out in manufacturing companies all the time, but the issue usually doesn’t start in accounting (even though the fina...

Cybersecurity has long been a tricky topic for CEOs: while it technically affects everyone, its technical nature can cause some leaders to tune out. But as threats mount in the face of AI, CEOs can’t afford to ignore their cybersecurity infrastructure or defense strategy.

In other words, some questions can't be glossed over.

Everyone (customers, vendors, investo...

AI is showing up in more of the tools you already use, including accounting software, dashboards, reporting features and financial platforms. It’s easy to...

When a search stalls (or fails), the instinct for many hiring companies is to blame the job market. Strong candidates must be scarce, and competition must be unusually high. Right?

Maybe in some cases.

But most of the time, the issue comes back to hidden mistakes that were there from the start.

These are the three main issues our recruiters see when a com...

If something in your company doesn’t feel right, it isn’t always clear what to do next.

There is not always a single event that confirms a fraud problem. It could be that a transaction doesn’t make sense or that a pattern looks off. In many cases, it starts with a question, not a clear answer.

What happens next depends on how that concern is handled.