by Controllers Council | Dec 2, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Technology, Trends
How should controllers look at the new technologies in their organization? Keenly but cautiously. Many new products will simplify workflows, empower people, and facilitate even more investment in technology, but it pays to ensure that companies aren’t sacrificing...
by Controllers Council | Dec 1, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Technology, Trends
AI has entered the mainstream. Finance professionals are hungry for innovation and willing to take on the role of catalyst. An exciting change for everyone in the accounting and corporate finance space (hipster controllers excluded), the embrace of new technology has...
by Controllers Council | Nov 25, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Technology, Trends
Controllers are hot on forecasting. With both the controller and the CFO looking to increase their hold on financial planning and analysis in 2021, according to our first annual Contemporary Controller study (free for Controllers Council Members), many see 2021 as a...
by Controllers Council | Oct 16, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Corporate Finance
Artificial intelligence. Something that’s been discussed by pundits, science fiction authors, and technology futurists, AI has been finding increased use in the business world as companies work to bring on technology that improves decisions without causing additional...
by Controllers Council | Sep 28, 2020 | Corporate Finance, Software, Technology, Trends
It may feel like a stretch, but 2020 has presented finance and accounting teams with a few hiccups. Jokes aside, there’s a good chance that no one was really prepared for work-from-home orders now bordering on half a year. It’s understandable. Even if your team is...
by Controllers Council | Sep 14, 2020 | Accounting, Corporate Finance
The monthly close—it’s one of those processes that is time-consuming, inaccurate, and somewhat tense. But how much is it costing you, and how much is it standing between your business leaders and the visibility they want? According to analysts and experts in the...
