Fintech startups have led a wave of innovation in the financial sector in recent years. New companies, built on modern technologies, have quickly captured market share from older, more established businesses.
As investment in fintech startups continues to rise, competition is also increasing as companies expand into...
Published: May 31, 2019
For many organisations, closing the books at the end of a financial period remains a time-consuming, cumbersome and stressful process with late nights for staff and seemingly endless re-checking of information.
In high-growth organisations, where there can be a lack of formal processes, fast-changing structures and...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Managing your company’s financials is the backbone of your business and is vital to the long-term health and viability of your company. Yet attention to your bottom line often takes a back seat during times of increasing revenues and growth. To continue applying the necessary financial rigor to support rapid growth,...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Businesses are busy growing right now, and they’re more optimistic than they’ve been in the past 35 years, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Job creation, expansion plans and increased compensation all hit record high levels in October 2018.
If your company isn’t...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
The modern CFO needs to keep up with change—also known as becoming a “strategic business partner”—while still delivering on core accountabilities. But sometimes, it’s tough to focus on becoming a strategic business partner while still doing all this other stuff.
CFOs can cope by creating...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Planning and budgeting are vital to smart, fact-based business decision-making, but many finance teams are mired in timeconsuming, inefficient processes, using basic tools that deliver questionable results.
For midmarket organizations experiencing or aiming for high growth, inadequate planning and budgeting processes...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Increasing automation and technological advances such as the cloud and AI are disrupting how UK businesses compete and innovate in 2019.
In this climate of disruption and change, how can CFOs and finance leaders ensure they are at the forefront of digital transformation? How can they elevate the finance team’s...
Published: Apr 01, 2019
Looking to start the evaluation process for a new technology provider? This complete guide for medium-sized organisations walks you through how to prepare for your evaluation and what your company should look for in a vendor, so you can be confident in your search and selection. Read the guide now.
Published: Feb 05, 2019
IDC predicts that by the end of 2017, 60% of manufacturers will invest in cloud-based warehouse management systems. But what’s driving this trend exactly?
Discover 4 ways warehouse management systems can improve ROI and augment ERP, including by:
Boosting productivity while reducing cycle time
Enhancing...
Published: Mar 02, 2017
The Travel and Expense (T&E) industry measures productivity as labor to output. Business travel productivity, however can be a complex measurement with several variables.
In this report, Fraedom uncovers key actions being taken by the Best-In-Class and their need to improve business travelers' productivity....
Published: Sep 01, 2015
In some kinds of more traditional businesses the finance department tends to swallow as much data as is thrown at it but only outputs small, measured and curated amounts of insights periodically: “Here’s revenue vs target in the last quarter”.
These are undoubtedly essential for proper business management,...
Published: Aug 29, 2018
Capita was appointed by States of Jersey to implement a lean transformation programme across the Health and Social Services Department (HSSD). This report looks at the key objectives and results of our appointment.
Published: Jul 06, 2009
Companies today are bombarded with an exploding volume of data in corporate applications and through social media. Not surprisingly, data accuracy is at an all‑time low. Accurate and complete data yields a singular view of your customers and prospects. This wealth of intelligence enables you to strengthen customer relationships...
Published: Oct 13, 2013
There comes a point in the life of a business when the case for new enterprise resource planning (ERP) software becomes compelling.
Symptoms that there is an issue with the existing technology may include:
Too many system failures with business being lost as a consequence
Too many time-consuming, manual...
Published: Apr 03, 2018