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
Excel remains the most widely used analytics tool in the world, however business users continue to be overwhelmed with the task of joining and blending disparate sources of data for their analysis.
They need trusted data sets in a timely fashion, and struggle to reduce the resources focused on ensuring data quality...
Published: Nov 29, 2017
Today’s uncertain economy isn’t going to last forever. But the strength of relationships that a company builds with its customers now will endure. A personalised intelligent service will affirm, improve and increase the value of the customer relationship. The long term impact of good customer service is powerful...
Published: Jun 11, 2012
A recent Sage report, surveying 3,000 small and medium businesses worldwide, revealed that an average of 120 working days per year are spent on administration.
Of the various types of administrative tasks, the biggest cost driver was found to be accounting, representing over 20% of administration time. It needn’t...
Published: May 09, 2018
Concur commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprices may realize by deploying Concur's travel and expence management solution (Concur)…
Published: Jan 27, 2012
Everyone hates doing expenses. They take time, the process can be confusing and it’s easy to make mistakes. So what if you could fix that for your staff…wouldn’t you be a hero? This informative 30 page guide looks at the key T&E management challenges faced by both SMEs and larger organisations. You...
Published: Oct 26, 2015
Factory of the Future is coming, and it’s being built on technology, innovation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities. But what is it, exactly? And what are the technologies you need to know about to help your manufacturing company embrace the change?
Keep reading to find out.
Published: Mar 01, 2017