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Continuous Improvement in Accounts Payable
March 7, 2018
“For some companies, processing accounts payable is a time-consuming, detail-intensive function. For others, it’s a quick and easy task. But before jumping to conclusions about your company’s relative process performance, take the time to view data through multiple lenses: intra-company, intra-industry, and cross-industry. Companies that take this holistic view of process benchmarks develop a rich baseline of data to help improve their finance operations.”
The Strategic Future of FP&A
March 6, 2018
Most FP&A professionals would agree that becoming more strategic is imperative to add more value to your business. The role of FP&A enhances business outcomes through the production of quality data, information and insight. These insights then lead to more informed business decisions. The FP&A industry as a whole is evolving into a more strategic partner within the organization because there is more of a focus on improving value and three guiding principles.
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Is Your Legacy System Holding You Back?
March 5, 2018
One of the essential requirements for doing business in the digital age is flexibility. We’re constantly told how the ability to adapt quickly to changing business conditions is the key to making IT relevant and valuable. It is important to help provide your organization with an IT infrastructure that supports the agility it needs to thrive in a demanding world. One answer is to make sure that your company can take advantage of the tools that enable new business processes, provide real-time visibility, and simplify the IT landscape.
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A Fresh Look at Analytics
March 1, 2018
Modern analytics are helping businesses derive insights from the data they have been collecting over the years. To harness the power of their data with regard to their customers is to use data to better understand their customer’s wants and needs. There are a lot of new ways for customers to interact with companies that sell goods and services, and it is important for companies to understand what their target customers respond to. The key is to identify the best data sets that gives the insights to make strong business decisions.
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