Find out how CFOs are transforming their companies and what it takes for finance executives to excel in a changing and uncertain world.
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Applied Medical is a medical devices company that designs, manufactures, and markets surgical devices. See why the company chose SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation to improve efficiencies in consolidation and financial reporting, centralizing information and simplifying processes.
Remington Arms (Freedom Group) is a family of companies in the firearms and ammunition business. Hear how the company is using SAP's planning and consolidation software to consolidate and integrate KPI reporting across its various businesses, providing a central location to blend in data points from multiple sources.
Examine this series of CFOs' interviews about reasons for accelerating the financial close process and the challenges and benefits of an accelerated financial close. (CFO Research Services, 2010).
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SAP provides integrated financial management applications designed to give your financial staff simplified access to relevant financial information. Get an in-depth overview of how SAP solutions provide company-wide accessibility so you can accelerate an accurate financial closing cycle at any level.
Explore the main themes that emerged from in-depth
interviews with six CFOs and senior finance executives in Asia, Europe, and the United States whose companies are focusing on overhauling their entire planning, budgeting, and forecasting systems. (CFO Research Services, 2011).
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Examine how Accenture and SAP specialists are working to enhance existing applications and develop the next generation of industry-specific analytics and mobility solutions for the SAP integrated technology platform, business intelligence, enterprise performance management, in-memory solutions, and more.
Read how SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation for Banking helps banks streamline planning, forecasting, and budgeting, and unifies this with financial consolidation and statutory and management reporting for financial institutions. This helps banks instill confidence and reduce risk.
Take an in-depth look at how CFOs can align financial decision making with operational realities – tying information together to predict and respond swiftly to business change. Learn about how SAP and IBM provide complementary resources to support the vision of an integrated approach to performance management.
Learn about changing role of the finance organization in today’s business environment and find out what it takes for companies to develop best-run finance organizations.
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Learn how enterprises can leverage alternate solution deployment models to cost-effectively build world-class capabilities essential to becoming successful while balancing risk.
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Explore how prebuilt analytic applications and business intelligence make for better decision-making across many functions in your organization. IDC analyst, Henry Morris, theorizes on the future of analytics and their impact on business. (IDC, 2010).
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Read this SAP Insider Profile on consumer products giant Colgate-Palmolive replaced a custom-built system with SAP BusinessObjects Spend Performance Management to put users in control and alleviate IT. (Insider Profiles, 2011).
Do you have a need for reliable, transparent, and repeatable data quality management? Discover how SAP Financial Information Management can help your company maximize productivity, achieve transparency, minimize the cost of compliance, and increase overall confidence in financial results.
Why does the need for business analytics loom large. Learn more from Stephanie Buscemi, Group Vice President of Marketing, Business Analytics, SAP. (Insider Profiles, 2011).
Gain a deep understanding of the levers affecting costs and profitability by deploying SAP BusinessObjects Profitability and Cost Management with SAP ERP. See how you can identify underlying causes of underperformance, test potential changes, and take action to reduce costs and optimize profitability.
Learn about SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation application, version for SAP NetWeaver. Fine out why organizations that run SAP ERP software and the SAP NetWeaver technology platform should consider using the application. (Business & Decision, 2010).
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Learn how activity-based costing can enable a deep understanding of the cost of running a business and how it leads to more accurate profitability and cost analyses of dimensions such as customers, products, and channels. Leverage data to form a complete picture and generate results for more incisive decision making.
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Examine how current manual report assembly and review processes can be enhanced through effective implementation of disclosure management applications and how companies can increase net benefits by gaining a clear understanding of common reporting process enhancements. (PWC, 2012).
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Learn how your company can use a centralized model to gain better insight into costs, helping you to better understand and allocate those costs and make good business decisions.
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