Category: Finance

The financial services, or “finserv,” industry comprises insurance companies, mortgage lenders, financial institutions, credit unions, and other companies providing financial services to individuals, businesses, and nonprofits. The systems these firms operate on are often just as diverse as their industry, …

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Source: NetSuite Blogpost Organizations face a challenging future—one where existing competitors are constantly innovating, and new start-ups are reinventing entire business models thanks to evolving technology. For the modern CFO, inertia is not an option. It’s a Balancing Act Customer-facing …

Innovation in the Finance Function: A Global CFO’s Perspective Read More »

Many organizations struggle with a lack of visibility into finance functions, as well as inefficient use of resources due to manual task repetition within antiquated back office systems.  If this sounds familiar, join our panel of experts on Thursday, February 11, for a lively discussion …

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Since China implemented the “Golden Tax”, compliance with the policy has been essential for any business that wants to operate in the country. For companies that rely on Oracle ERP Cloud solutions, one of the biggest hurdles has been how …

Integrating Oracle ERP Cloud with China’s Golden Tax Rule Read More »

Executive Summary Financial services firms are intently focused on the challenges of competing in fast-changing, competitive markets. At these firms, finance executives and managers are expected to play a pivotal role by supplying visibility into financial performance and helping to …

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Every organization has a finance team, but not every CFO has a change agent on the team dedicated to transforming finance. It takes a special kind of finance professional to leverage the cloud and other emerging technologies to modernize finance.  …

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For many in the finance department, the phrase “financial period close” brings with it visions of long days filled with time-consuming, cumbersome, and stressful processes. Yet, despite the time devoted to it, this record-to-report process of accounts reconciliation, journal entries, …

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Source: EY Reporting Regarding the recent interview with Mr. Ranganath D. Mavinakere, the CFO of Infosys said today the CFO’s role has evolved considerably, it is not limited to finance and accounts rather, increasingly, they are now playing a central …

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Oracle Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) is an on-premise application with financial consolidation and reporting capabilities designed for finance teams. Oracle Financial Consolidation Cloud Service (FCCS) is the cloud version of HFM. FCCS is a native cloud product with similar functionalities to …

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The annual California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) Conference is being held this week, March 1-4, at the Disneyland Resort Hotel in Anaheim, California! The CSMFO is the statewide organization serving all California municipal finance professionals.  It promotes excellence …

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