Xledger

03/28/2024

Finance Processes are the Difference Between Good and Great CFOs.

Manual tasks, decentralized data, and poorly documented policies are the first signals of dysfunctional financial processes. They waste time, money, and demoralize staff. Unfortunately, many businesses resort to “band-aid” tactics – short-term fixes that fail to stop the bleeding. So, with no further ado, instead of increasing headcount, automate. Why?

03/20/2024

Top Tasks for Automation in Finance and Accounting

What Finance and Accounting Functions to Automate One of the most exciting advances in accounting software is the ability to automate a number of accounting processes that once relied entirely on a human being. Now, accountants can turn to finance and accounting automation software like Xledger to perform these (and other) accounting and financial tasks […]

03/14/2024

CFOs reporting to their CEOs and the Board – How to make an impact.

Why do you need to do board reporting? Ask any CEO and company board member what their top-of-mind pain points are, and the response is likely cash flow strains, meeting ROI objectives, and controlling the hot-button issues that simmer and boil to create operational disruption. From another angle, they strive to stay sure-footed, avoiding unpleasant […]

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03/07/2024

Fractional CFOs – What do they do, and how should CEOs work with them?

What is a fractional CFO? Whereas traditional CFOs clock into the same company daily, their fractional cousins are part-time, working with multiple CEOs on a contract or project basis. A primary benefit is the CFO steps into your business at a fraction of the traditional cost. Indeed, “fractional” sounds like a temporary or interim fix, […]

02/28/2024

Empower Ambition: The 4 Imperatives for Financial Management

How do you empower ambition? McKinsey recently published their recommendations to improve finance department efficiencies and effectiveness over the next decade. They first told businesses to move beyond transactional activities to find new efficiencies. Then, they suggested companies consolidate their financial information into a single source of truth to improve data management. McKinsey also encouraged […]

02/21/2024

About Microsoft Great Plains Retiring

Lately, there’s been a lot of talk surrounding Microsoft Dynamics GP — often called Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, Microsoft GP, or Dynamics GP — possibly nearing its end-of-life stage. Some say Microsoft is ending support for Dynamics GP in 2025, others say 2026 or 2028, and others say that the rumors aren’t […]

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