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This Evaluation Centre provides information on accounting software and financial reporting software:
1. Click on Strategy for an up-to-date overview of the accounting software and financial reporting software market plus briefings from industry experts.
2. Click on Supplier Evaluation for accounting software and financial reporting software Evaluation Reports which have been independently audited and checked for accuracy.
3. Click on Implementation for information about the remainder of the software lifecycle including articles by top consultancy firms.
4. Click on Service Centre if you need any other support or information on accounting software and financial reporting software. The Evaluation Centre is here to help. |
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News from Computer Weekly |
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| Lloyds TSB Group Union will use the bank's extraordinary general meeting today to encourage shareholders to support the return of 4,000 jobs to the UK to cut the level of expected redundancies if the bank merges with HBOS.
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IT workers in the tumultuous City of London will soon share their experiences of working in the fast and furious financial services sector.
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Lloyds of London managing agent Spectrum Syndicate Management has dumped its inflexible IT and installed Citrix...
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The government has saved £700,000 by using geographic...
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Over 40% of organisations think they are going to lose an average of £2,000 or more in productivity per employee from online...
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Most IT directors want to build strategic relationships with suppliers, but current arrangements are not living up to expectations for both parties.
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Capgemini will offer Amazon's cloud computing service, EC2 to its US clients as an extension to its outsourcing...
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Top Business Issues |
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Finance to the fore
Evaluation Centre's overview of the accounting software and financial reporting software market...As companies evolve and adapt to remain competitive in today’s global markets, then the finance function is far from immune to re-evaluating its position and role within the organisation. Structural changes being investigated include outsourcing, offshoring and shared service centres in order to cut costs, provide a more responsive and consistent service and to streamline business processes.
The continual requirement to provide enhanced insight into the business’ operations and performance – so that managers can make more effective and better informed decisions – has led the finance function to adopt more sophisticated software tools to improve financial reporting.
In addition, the growth in regulation means systems need to be able to store and retrieve information more effectively so compliance can be easily demonstrated. Other changes in accounting practices, such as IFRS, have also placed ongoing demands on the finance department.
But according to our latest survey, the main business reason for recent developments in accounting and financial systems (cited by 66% of the respondents) is the continual need to change and update business processes and procedures. Other key drivers are the need to improve management information systems (62%), improve customer-focused processes (48%) and the ever-present demand for cost reduction (45%). view in full >> |
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New Strategic Briefings |
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Best of enemies?
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| There is a perception gap between CFOs and CIOs which must be closed if the two units are to work together to add value to the business, report Grant Waterfall and Tom Gunson of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Not so fast
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| The benefits of closing financial books quickly are well-known, but is a fast close always such a good thing? Jim O'Connor of Archstone Consulting suggests an alternative approach.
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The X factor
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| What is XBRL and why is it going to impact your organisation's accounting and financial reporting? Mark Cracknell of Emcee Consultancy has the answers.
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