Best Guides for CFOs Focused on Stronger Cash Control and Strategic Finance

When your systems don’t talk to each other, simple questions suddenly get complicated. Where’s the cash? What’s our risk? Can we rely on the forecast? You end up chasing down numbers, double-checking reports, and working around the same issues week after week.

Getting real control over liquidity means stepping back and looking at how everything connects—treasury, finance, tax, legal. It’s not about layering on more tools. It’s about building a shared foundation so your teams can see the full picture, stay in sync, and move faster with fewer surprises.

This roundup offers exactly that: a curated list of insights for specifically CFOs who want progress toward unified, trusted data across finance, tax, legal, and treasury.

  • Clear frameworks for cash forecasting and liquidity planning
  • Practical steps to centralize and make treasury more efficient
  • Guidance on making tech investments that actually support your goals
  • Ideas for connecting teams and data so decisions don’t get delayed

If you're looking to simplify how liquidity is managed across the business—and get your time back in the process—this is a good place to start.

 

Shaping the Future of Treasury

  • For CFOs who: Want to elevate treasury from a reactive function to a strategic lever for growth, capital efficiency, and business transformation.
  • Use this when: You’re building the case for treasury transformation, advocating for new investments, or aligning leadership around the business impact of modern treasury.
  • If you take one thing away from this: Treasury isn’t just about protecting liquidity—it’s a source of strategic advantage that can unlock capital, enable better decisions, and drive enterprise value.

 

Architecting Your Data Ecosystem

  • For CFOs who: Are tackling data fragmentation and want a blueprint for integrating systems to support forecasting, automation, and AI—this Treasury Update Podcast episode, hosted by Craig Jeffery, features Treasury4’s Ed Barry (Chief Product Officer) and Randy DaVita (VP of Customer Success) sharing practical strategies for building a connected, finance-ready data ecosystem.
  • If you take one thing away from this: Real-time finance starts with knowing your data landscape—and building flexible, structured connections that turn fragmented inputs into usable, strategic insights.
  • Use This When: You're defining a data strategy for treasury transformation, pitching IT alignment around integration priorities, or looking to unlock smarter forecasting without a full system overhaul.

 

The 4 + Pillars of CFO Success: A Complete Framework for Modern Finance Leadership

  • For CFOs who: Want to align leadership, finance, accounting, and treasury under a unified strategic agenda.
  • Use this when... You're seeking a comprehensive framework to elevate your role from financial steward to strategic leader.
  • If you take one thing away from this: Modern CFOs must expand beyond traditional financial roles to become strategic leaders influencing all aspects of the organization.

 

The Juice is Worth the Squeeze: Cash Management as a Strategic Imperative

  • For CFOs who: Want to elevate cash management from a passive function to a strategic driver of growth, capital efficiency, and enterprise value.
  • Use this when: You're advocating for smarter liquidity deployment, preparing for capital markets milestones like an IPO, or reassessing your treasury strategy in a high-rate environment.
  • If you take one thing away: Strategic cash management isn’t about preservation—it’s about optimization, and the right tools and relationships make all the difference.

8 Pain Points CFOs Face & How Treasurers Can Help

  • For CFOs who: Want a firsthand look at how modern treasury management systems are being reimagined by practitioners, not just vendors—this episode features Ed Barry, former treasurer at Microsoft, Tableau, and Salesforce, now Chief Product Officer at Treasury4, sharing how his team is solving decades-old challenges in cash, entity, and bank account management.
  • Use This When: You’re rethinking treasury tech investments, planning to improve KYC or account management, or looking for a low-friction way to modernize treasury without long implementation timelines.
  • If you take one thing away from this: You don’t need to rip and replace your current treasury systems to get better control and visibility—you just need a smarter foundation that starts with entity data and scales into cash and payments.

 

2025 AFP Treasury Benchmarking Survey Report

  • For CFOs who: Want to benchmark treasury operations against peers to identify opportunities for automation, skill development, and strategic alignment.
  • Use this when: You’re evaluating treasury’s current capabilities, planning tech investments, or trying to advance along the treasury maturity spectrum.
  • If you take one thing away: Cash forecasting and automation are still the biggest pain points—and advancing to a more strategic treasury function depends on integrating better tools, stronger policies, and cross-functional collaboration.

 

How CFOs Can Strengthen Their Finance Teams with Technology and Cash Flow Management

  • For CFOs who:  Focused on integrating technology to bolster finance team capabilities and cash management.
  • Use This When... You're looking to empower your finance team with technology to improve cash flow management and overall efficiency.
  • If you take one thing away from this: Leveraging technology is essential for CFOs to build resilient finance teams and maintain robust cash flow.

 

Treasury Management Essentials: Strategies for CFOs in 2025

  • For CFOs who: Are aiming to modernize their treasury operations to enhance liquidity management, integrate ESG considerations, and leverage technology for strategic financial planning.
  • Use this when: You're seeking to implement robust treasury practices that support organizational resilience and align with modern financial trends.
  • If you take one thing away from this: Adopting comprehensive treasury strategies is vital for CFOs to navigate financial uncertainties and drive efficiency.

 

The Real Work of Cash Leadership

Strong cash control gives finance teams the power to make faster decisions, reduce uncertainty, and support the business with steady, informed action. It leads to better visibility, tighter execution, and a more responsive finance function that helps move the organization forward.

CFOs are in a position to create that kind of environment. With connected systems, aligned teams, and smarter workflows, managing cash becomes less reactive and more strategic. It becomes a tool for opportunity, not just a number to report.

The guides in this roundup support that shift. They offer practical steps to improve cash forecasting, strengthen treasury operations, align technology with business goals, and make decisions based on data that teams can trust and act on.

This is a chance to lead with purpose. To put finance at the center of business momentum. And to build a foundation where cash isn’t just monitored—it’s used to support growth, resilience, and confident leadership across the organization.

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