How Corporate Finance Can Plan for Increased and Continued ESG Pressure
Social media is both the greatest communicative tool in the history of mankind and the worst contextual discussion platform in existence. Being canceled on social media might sound bad, but according to recent reports, companies might find themselves canceled where it...
The Cybersecurity Mandate: Experian’s Predictions for 2021
2020 left many organizations with a crisis on their hands and left many leaders asking what was next for their people, processes, and technologies. From the transition into work from home to the changes that involved moving employees out of the office, everyone from...
Improving the Audit Process: How Technology Fits In
With auditors increasingly worried about reputation damage from taking on a high-risk client, some companies are facing a no-win situation in their future. This according to the Financial Times creates a circular problem—high-risk companies are having trouble finding...
Mental Health Awareness in the COVID Doldrums
If you’re like many, the beginning of the year is often the beginning of a dreary time for people. The Winter blues, as they’re known, are estimated to affect as many as 1 in 3 people living in the Northern Hemisphere. Whether it’s simply feeling down or Seasonal...
Challenges, Changes, and Hope: How Controllers Are Tackling 2021
If 2020 had a word to describe it, that word would be unprecedented. The last pandemic on this scale existed a century ago, a time when social media, air travel, and business as a whole was much different than it is today. But after this unprecedented year, what does...
Flexibility Today and in the Future: Planning Your Bounce Forward in 2021
The ability to bend and not break is the key to resilience. After the past nightmare of a year, companies certainly experienced a bending. Lockdowns, economic uncertainty, work from home shifts, and more have pushed people, processes, and systems to their limits. But...
Planning for an SEC under Gary Gensler
The past few months have given us a lot of change. From election season to the end of year craziness, businesses have been focused on staying ahead of the new landscape set to befall us over the next four years. From analyzing the tax proposals and hopes of the Biden...
Could ERP be the Driver behind Finance Transformation?
From the sales team to operations to finance, everybody’s been talking about digital transformation. Whether it’s clear if they know what this truly means is another thing. One of those nebulous terms that became popular in recent years, digital transformation is a...
Three Revenue Recognition Takeaways from the AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Now a few years active and more than half a decade since its announcement, ASC 606 remains a key focus. Implementation issues remain a concern and many still have questions. In discussions at the conference, highlights from the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA)...
Year-End in the COVID Era: Understanding the Challenges
The past nine months have been a call to greatness and a challenge. Supply chain disruptions, lifelines in the CARES Act, concerns about the accounting for PPP loans, and shutdowns left many businesses looking at a vastly different year than in the past. But now that...
Life Comes at You Fast: How Flexible AP Helps You Respond to Sudden Change
Controllers have spent a lot of the past year managing constant change. Though we have referred to it as your call to greatness moment, a time in which you’ve done great work finding enough money to keeping the business afloat, it’s stressful nonetheless. But there is...
Full Audit or Financial Review? Balancing Effort and Assurance
The last year has likely put a strain on your business. Financially, strategically, and more, controllers across the US have looked for ways to cut down on costs to keep the business afloat. One way that companies may look to save a few dollars is by opting for a...
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