7 Reasons to Move to Cloud Financials Now

THE FRENETIC PACE of modern business shows no signs of slowing down. If anything, it’s accelerating. Enterprises have to operate in an always-on, digital world in which we all expect results on demand. But their incumbent systems are letting them down.

Traditional financial systems were typically designed in an era when it might take days or even weeks to collect and process information. The mismatch to today’s high-speed expectations means the right answers don’t arrive when they’re needed.

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2015 Buyer’s Guide to Accounting and Financial Software

Financial leaders today balance the need to manage an increasing level of business complexity with the need for speed. You’re expected to keep your eye on multiple entities with multiple regulatory frameworks and multiple currencies. Think that’s complicated? Now add frequent change to the equation. A monthly financial check-in isn’t good enough for today’s CFO. You need the agility to make decisions at a moment’s notice—and those decisions must be based on the real-time financial truth.

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Confessions of a Software Company CFO

Seven costly problems CFOs can’t stop thinking about...and how they get back to business

Nobody ever said being a software company CFO was easy. But sleepless nights, teeth gnashing and tension headaches are rarely mentioned in the job description.

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Five Key Performance Indicators for Greater Financial Success

Service Performance Insight (SPI Research) believes the professional services market is back – showing growth rates in excess of 10%. This growth bodes well for PS executives who work to expand geographically and introduce new services.

The key to any successful professional services organization meeting their financial objectives is the management of all revenue and cost information. The core financial management solution is the hub of all of this information.

There are literally hundreds of financial KPI’s, used by chief financial officers to better dissect and understand their business.

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Mastering the Complexity of Revenue Management

The complexity of business today continues to increase. Customers are demanding more value for their investments. Regulatory frameworks are becoming both broader and more stringent, placing greater compliance demands on companies of all sizes and across all industries. As a result, corporate financial professionals are dealing with contracts that are dramatically more complicated, as they wade through a rapidly evolving maze of nuances, rules and requirements.

All of this makes it even harder for the finance team to get the visibility it needs to properly recognize its revenue. In addition, executives want to get a better sense of the business by seeing real-time results from this quarter and accurate forecasts of revenue for upcoming quarters...

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The Hidden Cost of QuickBook

Why now’s the time to graduate to professional financial management software

Most small businesses begin their financial lives using Intuit’s QuickBooks, which-with an 89% market share-is by far the best and most popular small business accounting application. It’s well known. It’s easy. It works. And it offers the functionality a business needs when it’s starting out.

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The IPO and Beyond: The Keys to an Enduring Financial Foundation

For thriving businesses, the initial public offering (IPO) is a major milestone, as your company receives a capital infusion and undergoes a far greater degree of financial scrutiny from auditors, regulators, and investors. In most respects, the reporting, process, and control burdens fall on the shoulders of the CFO, controller, and the rest of the finance team. And those responsibilities begin well before the watershed date when shares are traded for the first time.

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Confessions of a CFO

Why now’s the time to graduate to professional financial management software

You know it all too well. But, if you’re like many, you hesitate to admit the reality: It just isn’t easy being a CFO. Your company relies on you for financial leadership, but as your organization grows, so do the challenges—faster closes, cleaner audits, smarter revenue management, deeper analyses, regulatory compliance, multinational consolidations... Add it up, and the headaches and sleepless nights are almost inescapable.

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7 Steps to a Faster, Better Close

Face it, we live in an as-it-happens world. Yesterday’s news today is old news. Like it or not, the accounting function is in the news distribution business. The financial stories it publishes can significantly influence the decisions made by management. However, the accounting discipline doesn’t churn out information like mass media. The financial close process has long been one of the most challenging processes for a financial leader to manage, optimize, and control.

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The 2016 Buyer's Guide to Accounting and Financial Software

Financial leaders today balance the need to manage an increasing level of business complexity with the need for speed. You’re expected to keep your eye on multiple entities with multiple regulatory frameworks and multiple currencies. Think that’s complicated? Now add frequent change to the equation. A monthly financial check-in isn’t good enough for today’s CFO. You need the agility to make decisions at a moment’s notice—and those decisions must be based on the real-time financial truth. This guide will help you understand whether it’s time to make a move. You will discover..

• Why most financial software systems hinder your ability to get good financial information.
• The six key questions you need to ask before considering a move to a cloud-based financial solution.
• Why the process for evaluating software is different for cloud solutions—and the seven things to make sure you’ve got in writing.

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