It’s that reporting time of the year, which means you’re most probably looking down the barrel of at least a few tedious days going line by line through data sets, trying to get a semblance of a picture of health for the powers that be. Say hello to your trusty friend Excel, that all-pervasive tool of data crunching that we all know, love and sometimes hate! And because we’re all so familiar with Excel, we’re also wise to its issues –
Andy Bottrill, Regional VP at leading financial close solution ‘BlackLine’, discusses the collective role which people and technology have to play, in the ever-changing finance function of the future. Finance and accounting is an industry of traditional standards; calculators, spreadsheets and manual input are all part of peoples’ daily routines. However, whilst these tools have supported many people throughout their accounting careers, a lot of processes are no longer fit for the digital age, and businesses must innovate to remain competitive. The biggest struggle
It’s that reporting time of the year, which means you’re most probably looking down the barrel of at least a few tedious days going line by line through data sets, trying to get a semblance of a picture of health for the powers that be. Say hello to your trusty friend Excel, that all-pervasive tool of data crunching that we all know, love and sometimes hate! And because we’re all so familiar with Excel, we’re also wise to its issues –
The vast majority of business leaders now know that to achieve truly sustainable growth, they need to double-down on digital transformation. But a recent report by Forrester, on behalf of Microsoft, shows that digital transformation is not enough on its own. “Enterprises that fail to build out a full digital transformation strategy miss out on the big picture,” the report states. “ Those pursuing a limited digital transformation strategy tend to focus on smaller, more tactical initiatives
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