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This Evaluation Centre provides information on accounting software and financial reporting software:
1. Go to Strategy for an up-to-date overview of the accounting software and financial reporting software market plus briefings from industry experts.
2. Go to Supplier Evaluation for accounting software and financial reporting software Evaluation Reports which have been independently audited and checked for accuracy.
3. Go to Implementation for information about the remainder of the software lifecycle including articles by top consultancy firms.
4. Go to 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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A rudder for the business
Evaluation Centre's overview of the accounting software and financial reporting software market...As we experience a prolonged period of economic uncertainty, the requirement for financial information to enable better management decision making becomes even more pressing.
It is not surprising, therefore, that reporting and analysis is currently very much ‘top of mind’ for the finance department. It represents a continual challenge to improve reporting systems and provide the necessary management information to help direct the business through troubled times.
Streamlining and improving the organisation’s business processes is also a key focus – and this requires both integration with other core systems and the ability to process both internal and external documents using technologies such as document management and workflow.
This requirement is highlighted in our latest survey, where the main business driver for recent developments in financial and accounting systems – mentioned by 76% of respondents – is the ongoing need to update business processes and procedures.
This is followed by the necessity to make cost savings (55%), to enhance customer-focused processes (48%) and improve management information systems (38%). Over the next two years, our respondents see these four areas as remaining the major driving forces for financial systems.
The respondents were asked to rate their current financial & accounting system across a number of key areas, using a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 equates to ‘very poor’ and 5 means ‘excellent’. view in full >> |
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New Strategic Briefings |
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Spreadsheet survival
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Spreadsheets are open to human error and can become a risk to the business – but they are too useful to throw away, says Jacqui Sexton of Insight MSC, as she shows the best way to optimise these valuable tools.
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Customers the focus as Access rebrands
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The five subsidiaries of accounting software supplier Access Technology Group – Access Accounting, Access Supply Chain, Armstrong Consultants, Asyst Solutions and Access Accounting Ireland – have rebranded as ‘Access’ to better reflect their combined consulting expertise and software solutions. The customer-focused rebranding positions the subsidiaries as one major mid-market player, a consulting company taking on the Goliaths of the industry.
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Counting on security
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Richard Anning from the Institute of Chartered Accountants provides a checklist for keeping your accounting systems secure.
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New guide to stronger cash management
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Cash-strapped companies are being cautioned to better manage their cashflow during the downturn before it is too late. To support them, accounting software vendor IRIS has produced a guide to effective cash management. Produced by leading financial journalist John Stokdyk, the nine-page document is complete with advice from the AccountingWeb and Finance Week community.
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Exclusive interview: BSAVA
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The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has implemented a new financial system to boost efficiency and provide far more accurate information to its 6,000-plus members.
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