The internal audit process is one of the most critical activities in an organization. Managing risk and ensuring regulatory compliance is incredibly demanding. More and more, the process requires experienced, knowledgeable leaders to direct compliance efforts while ensuring peak efficiency. So we were interested to see CEB, a member-based advisory company that provides advisory services […]
In recent years, the depth and breadth of demands made on the office of Finance have increased exponentially, and most organizations are not equipped to manage them. Did you know: Nearly 50% of Finance’s time is spent on transactional activities Over 35% of enterprises lack a common financial reporting platform Nearly 40% of enterprises produce […]
If budgeting spreadsheets are a pain in your neck, then you should take a look at Microsoft Forecaster. Forecaster software, with its templates and familiar spreadsheet style, is so simple that even non-techy and non-finance-y employees can use it to successfully plan and collaborate on budgets. Forecaster lives up to its name by easily allowing […]
Microsoft FRx has been around the block a few times. This financial reporting and analysis software sprung out of its namesake, FRx Software Corporation, way back in 1991. Just to put that birthday in perspective, here are a few other things that happened in 1991: After the Internet became available for unrestricted commercial use, the […]
Microsoft has announced that all support for Windows XP will end on April 8, 2014. If you’re still running this version after support officially ceases and desists, you won’t receive technical support or important security updates for your Windows software. Since Windows XP is the second most common version of the Windows operation system, you stand […]
A recent survey from the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada) shows that managing and retaining data tops the list of technology priorities for North American accounting firms. Lately we’ve seen exponential increases in both the volume and the complexity of information in the accounting industry. As volume […]
