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
Bringing finance closer to the rest of the business is an enticing prospect. But enabling accountants to serve as advocates for other departments is much more than just a relocation task.
This latest NetSuite guide helps finance leaders in a growing business discuss business partnering: the whys and the hows.
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Published: Apr 03, 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
How Finance & Marketing Can Accelerate Growth with Data Inspiration
Traditionally, marketing has been in the driver’s seat when it comes to revenue growth, while finance tracked numbers back in the garage.
With information that was siloed and hard to quantify, the revenue engine often failed to reach...
Published: Jun 02, 2017
Forward thinking finance and procurement leaders are harnessing maturing technologies..
As we’ll see in this paper, these Accounts Payable Change Makers are delivering a step-change in operating performance compared to their peers:
- More invoices processed by each Full-time equivalent (FTE)
- More invoices...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Are you a finance leader looking to get on track with digitisation? With insight from over 650 global finance leaders, this report examines the top priorities for financial transformation and provides a valuable road map for successfully redefining the finance function. Download the report now.
Published: Apr 24, 2019
In labour-based businesses like professional services, almost 90% of all operating costs are associated with expensive and highly-skilled people. Having the right technology to effectively manage valuable resources and the projects they work on, has proven to bring business benefits that are key to project success.
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Published: Jan 20, 2016
It’s rare you run into a company that isn’t strategising for growth. The notion of “if you’re not growing as a company, then you’re dying” is powerful. You might find that your Sage 50 system just can't keep pace in this age of everything moving at hyperspeed:
Fast paced...
Published: Feb 25, 2016
While the global economy is beginning to bounce back, organizations are still faced with a heightened pressure to improve their cash flow. As a result, more accounts payable and procurement departments will turn to innovative invoicing and payment strategies, new financing options, social media and online collaboration...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Best practice AP Performance is now within every business’s reach. These facts are spurring AP Change Makers in many businesses around the world to begin their journeys towards AP Automation.
This report looks at how AP Change Makers can improve on “scan and capture” solutions to unlock the full...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
In the professional services industry, few concepts are buzzed about as much as utilization and for good reason. As the lifeblood of any professional services organization (PSO), utilization has become the “magic metric” for companies that want to achieve success and stay that way.
Whether you’re...
Published: Jan 20, 2016