Tag Archives: business

Job Creation’s Ground Zero

Department of Energy CFO Steve Isakowitz was first appointed DOE CFO by President George W. Bush in 2007 and was last year reappointed to that role by President Obama. We recently spoke to Isakowitz and asked him about the DOE’s business hand.
BF: As CFO of a large government agency, what is your top priority today?
Isakowitz: [...]

Circle of Blame

Here is a fictitious story. But how true could it be?
Our company’s quarterly financial results were just announced. Our loss was unexpectedly double last quarter’s loss, and we have now been in the red each quarter for over a year. How can this be happening to us? Our company has been profitable for decades!
I can [...]

The Shift to Predictive Accounting

There is a widening gap between what the CFO and accountants report and what internal managers and employee teams want. This does not mean that information produced by the accountants is of little value. In the last few decades, management accountants have made significant strides, such as with activity-based costing (ABC), in improving the utility [...]

When Debt Collector Called

Late payment is something common for a lot of people in the world. The increasing prices yet same salary made people don’t have enough money to pay they bill on time. On the other hand, creditor always fined many ways to get their money back. Stories of tactics and method the debt collector use to [...]