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Cost Clarity & Cash Foresight: Managing cash, cost and working capital

by Allan Tan
August 7, 2020
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A member survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA) Hong Kong during February 17-19, 2020, revealed that insufficient liquidity (43%) to be one of three main challenges facing enterprises. The others being employee productivity (65%) and sales decline (59%).

The top three remedial measures currently taken by most of the finance departments in both Mainland China and Hong Kong are: cash flow and liquidity planning (51%); reduction of unnecessary spending and cost control (46%); and revision of operating plans and budgets (35%).

Managing cash – where it is, how it is being used, and how to maximise its effective uses – has become a central tenet of any organisation during the pandemic.

A rapid, robust and repeatable approach to improve cash flow, sustain cost reductions and free-up working capital. An integrated 3-way forecast through to deep transaction-level analysis of working capital accounts.

Click here to download this Jedox paper to learn more about managing cash, cost and working capital

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Allan Tan

Allan is Group Editor-in-Chief for CXOCIETY writing for FutureIoT, FutureCIO and FutureCFO. He supports content marketing engagements for CXOCIETY clients, as well as moderates senior-level discussions and speaks at events. Previous Roles He served as Group Editor-in-Chief for Questex Asia concurrent to the Regional Content and Strategy Director role. He was the Director of Technology Practice at Hill+Knowlton in Hong Kong and Director of Client Services at EBA Communications. He also served as Marketing Director for Asia at Hitachi Data Systems and served as Country Sales Manager for HDS’ Philippine. Other sales roles include Encore Computer and First International Computer. He was a Senior Industry Analyst at Dataquest (Gartner Group) covering IT Professional Services for Asia-Pacific. He moved to Hong Kong as a Network Specialist and later MIS Manager at Imagineering/Tech Pacific. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering degree and is a certified PICK programmer.

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