The goal of any business function is to fulfill its obligations as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. For accounting and finance staff, this objective has been hampered by the historic paper-based nature of the processes that accountants undertake in …
An automated accounting landscape significantly changes the role of the accountant – but not in the way you may think. Many are concerned that technology will eliminate jobs, while in fact, it will eliminate the most time-consuming, manual processes that …
Against the backdrop of increasing competition, regulatory reform, and changing customer expectations, the banking industry is striving to keep up. Decades of acquisitions have introduced complex operational processes that make it difficult to implement change and control costs.
This is …
The business world runs on facts and figures, and the fastest growing companies have a measurement process in place to continually propel them forward. In the midst of the busy, stressful month-end close, measurement, improvement and strategy are likely the …
Confidence in our economy is decreasing as concerns about declined global growth perspectives continue to rise. But Deloitte’s CFO Survey 2016 Q2 found that CFOs’ outlook on revenue growth has improved, and acquisitions are high on their agenda.
The survey …
For nearly two centuries, Dun & Bradstreet has helped companies uncover truth and meaning from data. Global companies of every size, including around 90% of the Fortune 500, rely on Dun & Bradstreet every day for data, insights, and analytics.…
There’s cause for a lot of optimism in finance. By 2020, Accenture predicts that Finance productivity will increase by two to three times, and organizational costs will decline by 40%. They also foresee a dramatic shift in time spent on …
The modern business world is looking dramatically different from the world in which traditional accounting processes were created. Technology has changed the professional landscape, and this is very good news for accounting and finance professionals.
It has brought us to …
Brexit isn’t the first tumultuous event to rattle global stock markets, and neither will it be the last, but the way companies respond could have a profound impact on their medium to long term prospects. And if ever there was …
Finance functions are too bogged down in transaction processing, management and statutory reporting to spend much time on process improvements and ‘pet’ projects. This was one of the key findings of the FSN “Future of the Finance Function Survey 2016” …
The one constant in today’s business world is relentless change. Survival is determined by an organization’s ability to adapt and evolve, and success is granted to those who define the competitive advantage.
The opportunities can seem endless, and how or …
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