Financial Planning | Financial management

The “Reverse” Route to Nasdaq: An Accounting Paradox Opening Doors for Ukrainian Business

Discover the "Backdoor Listing" strategy to Nasdaq via SPAC. A CFO explains the accounting of Reverse Mergers, IFRS 3 implications, and navigating NBU restrictions.

06.11.2025Business Management, Financial analysis, Financial Planning, IFRS, Strategic Planning

The Iceberg of Your Business: Where the Biggest Financial Risks Really Hide

Are you managing incurred costs or committed costs? A CFO explains why 80% of expenses are locked in at the design phase. Lessons from Ford, Boeing, and Dell on TCO.

02.11.2025Business Management, Corporate Culture, Critical Thinking, Financial analysis, Financial Planning, Investment Analysis, Project Management, Strategic Planning

How Your “Most Profitable” Product Might Be Killing Your Business

Why choosing the product with the highest contribution margin can actually lower your total profit. A guide to optimizing product mix using the Theory of Constraints.

01.11.2025Absorption Costing, Bottleneck Management, Contribution Margin, Critical Thinking, Eliyahu Goldratt, Financial Planning, Managerial Accounting, Manufacturing Efficiency, Product Mix Optimization, Strategic Thinking, Theory of Constraints, Throughput Accounting, TOC, Variable Costing

Financial Modeling: From Chaos to Clarity

Creating a financial model is not about complex Excel functions; it is a discipline and an art. In this guide, we explore how to build the "Architecture of Trust"—transparent, flexible, and robust models that investors and Boards rely on. Learn the principles of the FAST Standard and how to avoid the "ticking time bomb" of bad modeling.

06.07.2025Budgeting, Business Management, Corporate Culture, Financial Planning, Strategic Planning

Фінансовий директор проводить сценарне моделювання бізнесу, використовуючи бюджет як навігаційну систему

Budgeting as a Business Navigation System: From “Shackles” to Modeling

Transform your business budgeting system from a "bureaucratic nightmare" into a strategic tool. Learn how to build a Master Budget to model future success.

16.11.2018Budgeting, Business Management, Financial modeling, Financial Planning, Scenario planning

When Accounting Deceives: How Absorption Costing Distorts Profit

Why did profit go up while sales stayed flat? A detailed case study comparing Absorption Costing vs. Variable Costing. Learn how inventory build-up creates "phantom profit".

04.12.2017Absorption Costing, Business Management, Costing Traps, Financial analysis, Financial Planning, Managerial Accounting, Variable Costing