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Overcoming the Wave of Turbulence: 5 “Golden” Budgeting Strategies for CFOs in 2025

Trong bối cảnh kinh tế đầy biến động, vai trò của Giám đốc Tài chính (CFO) trở nên quan trọng hơn bao giờ hết. Họ không chỉ là người giữ “tay hòm chìa khóa”, mà còn là nhà chiến lược, người chèo lái con thuyền tài chính của doanh nghiệp vượt qua những cơn sóng gió. Lạm phát, lãi suất biến động, thị trường khó lường… tất cả đặt ra những thách thức không nhỏ cho việc set a budgetSo how can CFOs build flexible budgets, ensure resilience, and drive growth during uncertain times?

Join Bizzi to explore budgeting strategies for CFOs in the article below!

Overcoming the Waves of Instability: 5 Budgeting Strategies for the New CFO in 2025

1. Chiến lược lập ngân sách: Thấu hiểu “mạch đập” kinh tế

Trước khi bắt tay vào xây dựng ngân sách, điều tiên quyết là CFO cần nắm bắt bức tranh toàn cảnh của nền kinh tế. Điều này đòi hỏi sự nhạy bén trong việc phân tích các xu hướng kinh tế vĩ mô, từ lãi suất, lạm phát, đến những đột phá công nghệ như AI. Theo khảo sát của Deloitte, những “gợn sóng” lớn nhất mà các CFO quan tâm hiện nay là địa chính trị (56%) và tình hình kinh tế nói chung (41%). Việc dự đoán chính xác những tác động của các yếu tố này đến hoạt động kinh doanh sẽ giúp CFO đưa ra những quyết định chiến lược sáng suốt.

Understanding the current economic environment is more than just crunching numbers and forecasting. It is about building a system of continuous monitoring and analysis, keeping up with the latest developments and assessing their impact on the business. CFOs need to build strong relationships with economists, research organizations and reliable sources of information to get a comprehensive and multi-dimensional view.

This also means that businesses need to pay attention to market fluctuations that can affect supply chains, customer behavior, and other factors.

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In a world of constant change, rigid, year-end budgets are becoming obsolete. CFOs need to build flexibility into their financial frameworks to quickly adapt to unexpected changes. Monthly or quarterly forecasts, along with robust contingency plans, will help businesses be more proactive in adjusting spending, reallocating resources, and seizing new opportunities. According to Gartner, 72% CFOs prioritize budget flexibility to respond to a volatile economy.

Agility is not just about adjusting the numbers in the budget, but also about building a flexible budgeting process that allows the business to quickly adapt to changes. This requires close coordination between departments, continuous communication, and the ability to make quick decisions. Tools and technologies that support agile budgeting, such as financial planning software and data analytics, also play an important role in helping CFOs budget management effective in times of uncertainty.

3. Kết hợp “sức mạnh tổng hợp”

Choosing between a top-down and bottom-up budgeting approach can have a major impact on resource allocation. The top-down approach helps ensure that the budget is focused on the organization’s strategic goals, but may overlook the specific needs of individual departments. Conversely, the bottom-up approach provides a more detailed view, but can be time-consuming and can easily lead to departments requesting too many resources.

The optimal solution is to combine both methods, ensuring both strategic and detailed information from the grassroots.

Combining these two approaches requires balance and close coordination between departments. CFOs need to establish a clear budgeting process that allows departments to participate in decision-making while ensuring that these decisions are aligned with the organization’s strategic goals. Transparency and mutual trust are key to ensuring the success of this approach.

4. “Vũ khí” dữ liệu trong tay

Trong kỷ nguyên số, dữ liệu trở thành “mỏ vàng” cho các CFO. Những tổ chức biết cách tận dụng dữ liệu hiệu quả trong lập ngân sách có thể đạt mức tăng lợi nhuận từ 5-6%. Các công cụ phân tích dữ liệu tiên tiến giúp CFO nhanh chóng phân tích thông tin, đưa ra quyết định tài chính sáng suốt.

Effective use of data requires CFOs to build a comprehensive and reliable data system. This includes collecting, processing and analyzing data from a variety of sources, while ensuring the accuracy and security of the data. CFOs need to invest in modern data analysis tools and technologies, and build a team of experts capable of effectively exploiting and analyzing data.

5. “Sức mạnh tập thể” từ mọi phòng ban

Budgeting is not just the job of the CFO or the board, but a shared responsibility of the entire organization. In times of uncertainty, the people who carry out day-to-day operations are the most valuable resource. Encouraging open communication across departments will provide a holistic view of resource needs, as well as potential risks and opportunities. Research shows that collaboration can increase sales by up to 27%, demonstrating the enormous benefits of integrating information from all levels of the organization.

Creating an open and participatory work environment is a prerequisite for successful budgeting. CFOs should hold regular meetings, discussions, and group activities to provide opportunities for everyone to share their opinions and contribute ideas. Transparency and trust are key to ensuring the success of this approach.

Bizzi Expense: Optimize budgeting and control

In the context of increasingly complex businesses requiring tight cost management, Bizzi Expense was born as a comprehensive solution, helping businesses develop a budgeting strategy to optimize spending and save time. With Bizzi Expense, CFOs can:

Flexible budget planning:

  • Bizzi Expense offers a smart budget planning tool, allowing CFOs to build different budget scenarios based on different economic assumptions.
  • Easily track differences between budget and actual spending, allowing for timely adjustments when necessary.

Tight control of spending:

  • Bizzi Expense digitizes the expense approval process, ensuring all expenses are controlled within the approved budget.
  • Automated alert systems help CFOs detect and prevent over-budget spending.
  • Helps to allocate cash flow in and out based on budget, estimated expenditure and actual expenditure in detail.

Integrates with existing systems: Bizzi Expense easily integrates with your business's existing systems, simplifying your expense management process and saving you time.

With Bizzi Expense, CFOs can improve budgeting and control efficiency, thereby making accurate financial decisions and optimizing business performance.

Budgeting in uncertain times is a major challenge for CFOs, requiring strategic vision and the ability to adapt. By understanding the economic environment, building agility, leveraging the power of data, and engaging all departments, CFOs can lead their businesses through the storm and create sustainable success.

Vai trò của CFO ngày nay không chỉ nằm ở việc quản lý các con số, mà còn là việc trao quyền cho các nhóm hành động một cách chiến lược. Một ngân sách được xây dựng trên tinh thần hợp tác và trách nhiệm tập thể sẽ là “bệ phóng” vững chắc cho sự phát triển của doanh nghiệp. CFO cần là người lãnh đạo, người truyền cảm hứng và là người kết nối mọi người để đạt được mục tiêu chung.

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