This document provides guidance on embarking on a finance automation journey. It discusses challenges with manual and spreadsheet-driven finance processes, including risks of errors and inability to scale. The document advocates taking a holistic approach to finance automation, focusing on technology, people, information and processes. It outlines key benefits of finance automation such as faster close cycles, increased efficiency, real-time intelligence, and freeing up finance staff to focus on strategic work. The document provides a six-step framework for the finance automation journey including analyzing the current state, designing the future state, optimizing and automating processes, reviewing outcomes and controls, and continuously improving.
Determining Organizational Fit for Transformation SuccessCelonis
When a new technology is introduced into an organization, its adoption changes the internal dynamics of that organization. Even more so if the technology is inherently transformational, like Celonis.
Ensuring that an organization is a fit for Celonis is very different than taking best practices and putting them in place. It means understanding the current context of that organization, establishing a baseline of how Celonis fits in that context and then designing an organizational and operating model for Celonis that is both effective and actionable over the next several years within the specific context of that organization.
In this session, we will see how we determine organizational fit for Celonis, taking into consideration some of the main drivers we have observed from our most successful customers across different organizational setups.
Presenter:
Alessandro Petri, Senior Customer Success Manager, Celonis
This document discusses emerging digital technologies that are transforming finance functions, including cloud computing, process robotics, visualization, advanced analytics, cognitive computing, in-memory computing, and blockchain. It provides examples of how each technology can improve processes, reduce costs, and enable finance teams to serve the business more effectively by gaining insights from large amounts of data. The document emphasizes that finance must adopt these new tools and also acquire new skills to continue adding value and meet the faster pace of digital business.
Best in Class Finance Transformation - Best Practices for the Finance FunctionProformative, Inc.
The evolution of the CFO role from controlling and reporting to strategy and support for the exec team now includes responsibility to deliver value for key stakeholders, such as investors. Top finance organizations are capable in multiple components of enterprise performance management (EPM), including strategic planning, execution, cost visibility, driver behavior, forecasting, planning, predictive analytics, ERM, and process productivity improverment (lean and Six Sigma). This workshop covers effective EPM frameworks, optimal organizational structure, talent management, leveraging technology to improve processes, and best practices for process change.
Speaker:
Birgit Starmanns, Senior Director, Solution Marketing, SAP
Presentation delivered at CFO Dimensions 2013
Workshop
Shared Service Centers - A way of internal outsourcingMuhammad Ijaz Syed
The document discusses shared services centers (SSCs) and their benefits over centralized functions. SSCs aim to deliver cost-effective and reliable services through increased efficiency, economies of scale, standardization, and technology leverage. Common functions considered for SSCs include finance, accounting, HR, IT, legal and corporate services. The implementation of SSCs involves opportunity assessment, defining the scope, building a project team, developing a vision, analyzing current processes, designing the SSC, and change management. Critical success factors include strong executive support, engaging experienced staff, and defining performance measures. The conclusion states that SSCs can help control non-essential costs and ensure efficient service delivery across divisions in the long run.
What is Digital transformation?
Far too often digital transformation is confused with Digitalization or with Digitization with a key focus on technologies or platform. But Digital transformation is not about technologies: it's about transforming the whole prganisation through a system thinking approach and it's about rethinking operational models, business models, processes, and policies, taking people, both employees and customers at the core of the process.
Because the goal of any digital transformation is to increase value creation for the business through digitally enhanced processes that increase internal efficiency and overall customer and employee satisfaction.
Digital transformation is en emergent need in today's post-industrial society: we moved fast from an industrial to a post-industrial era, however operational models and management practices haven't evolved fast enough.
For this reason, many organisations prefer to think of Digital transformation as the adoption of digital technologies on the top of mainly inefficient and obsolete operational models, rather than facing a true in depth transformation that begins with understanding the current culture, the customers, and the overall business.
These slides, were presented to students from IIM (india) at ESPC London on July 27th 2017 with the goal to provide tomorrow's digital leaders a broad vision of what is digital transformation by looking at what and the reasons why change is happening in the business world, define Digital transformation and its dimensions through the lenses of an Experience economy and a post-industrial era. The presentation also presents the Competing Value Framework as a key tool to start understanding organsation's culture and define a digital transformation roadmap and strategy.
Author mentioned (and inspirers):
- Daniel Bell (the post-industrial society)
- Joe Pine (Experience Economy
- The ClueTrain Manifesto
- Quinn and Cameron's Competing design framework
- Brian Solis
- Nichola Negroponte
The document discusses supply chain optimization opportunities for Medical Technologies Corporation to offset costs from the Affordable Care Act excise tax. Short term opportunities include changing the sales representative model. Mid-range opportunities involve optimizing distribution channels and the third-party logistics partners. Long term opportunities include adding smart kiosks and acquisitions. The proposed changes aim to reduce costs through streamlining logistics and transitioning from direct sales to increase visibility and reduce variability and costs. Risks include moving from the distributor model.
Determining Organizational Fit for Transformation SuccessCelonis
When a new technology is introduced into an organization, its adoption changes the internal dynamics of that organization. Even more so if the technology is inherently transformational, like Celonis.
Ensuring that an organization is a fit for Celonis is very different than taking best practices and putting them in place. It means understanding the current context of that organization, establishing a baseline of how Celonis fits in that context and then designing an organizational and operating model for Celonis that is both effective and actionable over the next several years within the specific context of that organization.
In this session, we will see how we determine organizational fit for Celonis, taking into consideration some of the main drivers we have observed from our most successful customers across different organizational setups.
Presenter:
Alessandro Petri, Senior Customer Success Manager, Celonis
This document discusses emerging digital technologies that are transforming finance functions, including cloud computing, process robotics, visualization, advanced analytics, cognitive computing, in-memory computing, and blockchain. It provides examples of how each technology can improve processes, reduce costs, and enable finance teams to serve the business more effectively by gaining insights from large amounts of data. The document emphasizes that finance must adopt these new tools and also acquire new skills to continue adding value and meet the faster pace of digital business.
Best in Class Finance Transformation - Best Practices for the Finance FunctionProformative, Inc.
The evolution of the CFO role from controlling and reporting to strategy and support for the exec team now includes responsibility to deliver value for key stakeholders, such as investors. Top finance organizations are capable in multiple components of enterprise performance management (EPM), including strategic planning, execution, cost visibility, driver behavior, forecasting, planning, predictive analytics, ERM, and process productivity improverment (lean and Six Sigma). This workshop covers effective EPM frameworks, optimal organizational structure, talent management, leveraging technology to improve processes, and best practices for process change.
Speaker:
Birgit Starmanns, Senior Director, Solution Marketing, SAP
Presentation delivered at CFO Dimensions 2013
Workshop
Shared Service Centers - A way of internal outsourcingMuhammad Ijaz Syed
The document discusses shared services centers (SSCs) and their benefits over centralized functions. SSCs aim to deliver cost-effective and reliable services through increased efficiency, economies of scale, standardization, and technology leverage. Common functions considered for SSCs include finance, accounting, HR, IT, legal and corporate services. The implementation of SSCs involves opportunity assessment, defining the scope, building a project team, developing a vision, analyzing current processes, designing the SSC, and change management. Critical success factors include strong executive support, engaging experienced staff, and defining performance measures. The conclusion states that SSCs can help control non-essential costs and ensure efficient service delivery across divisions in the long run.
What is Digital transformation?
Far too often digital transformation is confused with Digitalization or with Digitization with a key focus on technologies or platform. But Digital transformation is not about technologies: it's about transforming the whole prganisation through a system thinking approach and it's about rethinking operational models, business models, processes, and policies, taking people, both employees and customers at the core of the process.
Because the goal of any digital transformation is to increase value creation for the business through digitally enhanced processes that increase internal efficiency and overall customer and employee satisfaction.
Digital transformation is en emergent need in today's post-industrial society: we moved fast from an industrial to a post-industrial era, however operational models and management practices haven't evolved fast enough.
For this reason, many organisations prefer to think of Digital transformation as the adoption of digital technologies on the top of mainly inefficient and obsolete operational models, rather than facing a true in depth transformation that begins with understanding the current culture, the customers, and the overall business.
These slides, were presented to students from IIM (india) at ESPC London on July 27th 2017 with the goal to provide tomorrow's digital leaders a broad vision of what is digital transformation by looking at what and the reasons why change is happening in the business world, define Digital transformation and its dimensions through the lenses of an Experience economy and a post-industrial era. The presentation also presents the Competing Value Framework as a key tool to start understanding organsation's culture and define a digital transformation roadmap and strategy.
Author mentioned (and inspirers):
- Daniel Bell (the post-industrial society)
- Joe Pine (Experience Economy
- The ClueTrain Manifesto
- Quinn and Cameron's Competing design framework
- Brian Solis
- Nichola Negroponte
The document discusses supply chain optimization opportunities for Medical Technologies Corporation to offset costs from the Affordable Care Act excise tax. Short term opportunities include changing the sales representative model. Mid-range opportunities involve optimizing distribution channels and the third-party logistics partners. Long term opportunities include adding smart kiosks and acquisitions. The proposed changes aim to reduce costs through streamlining logistics and transitioning from direct sales to increase visibility and reduce variability and costs. Risks include moving from the distributor model.
Capital expenditures (CapEx) refer to major purchases that are expected to provide long-term benefits, while operating expenses (OpEx) are ongoing costs related to running normal business operations. Some key differences are that CapEx purchases can include buildings and equipment that are depreciated over time, while OpEx are fully deductible in the year they are incurred. Storage-as-a-service provides an alternative to traditional storage infrastructure by allowing companies to pay an ongoing monthly fee for cloud storage rather than making large up-front CapEx purchases. This reduces costs and provides benefits like automation, accessibility, and data protection compared to maintaining an on-site storage system.
Driving digital transformation in Automotive industryDebashis Majumder
This document discusses SAP's next-generation business suite, SAP S/4HANA. It highlights how SAP S/4HANA can help automotive companies simplify their technology landscape and business processes. Key benefits include reducing the total cost of ownership, increasing user productivity, and accelerating execution. The document also outlines SAP's roadmap for the automotive industry, including innovations in areas like material requirements planning, inventory management, and the universal journal. It positions SAP S/4HANA as enabling transformation for automotive companies by simplifying technology, transforming business processes, and empowering the business.
The document summarizes a Six Sigma project conducted by Sharp HealthCare's recruitment team to improve their hiring processes. The project identified inefficiencies, inconsistencies, and areas for improvement. Changes implemented through DMAIC methodology streamlined recruitment processes, standardized definitions, and improved communication. Measurable results included reducing time to fill positions by 32%, increasing applicants per position by 216%, and decreasing expenses on interim staffing by over 50%. The improvements enhanced relationships between recruitment and managers and created a culture of greater accountability.
Offshore development center (odc) setup up by faichi solutions - Case StudyFaichi Solutions
Faichi Solutions proposes setting up an offshore development center (ODC) in India for a California-based client that develops interactive whiteboard technology. The client faces challenges around team expansion, engagement models, and technical expertise. Faichi recommends a cost-plus ODC model where the client has full control and flexibility over hiring, resources, culture and more. This model provides transparency into costs with no hidden fees. The outcome was a cohesive team using Agile methods to develop modules aligned with the client's business needs.
Trends and Best Practices in Global Shared ServicesChazey Partners
The deck shows you the latest trends in Global Shared Services and Outsourcing industry and the best practices on optimizing your Shared Services performance
Digital Transformation Strategy PowerPoint Presentation Slides SlideTeam
Presenting this set of slides with name - Digital Transformation Strategy Powerpoint Presentation Slides. Our topic-specific Digital Transformation Strategy Powerpoint Presentation Slides presentation deck contains twenty-three slides to formulate the topic with a sound understanding. A range of editable and ready to use slides with all sorts of relevant charts and graphs, overviews, topics subtopics templates, and analysis templates makes it all the more worth. PPT slides are accessible in both widescreen and standard format. PowerPoint templates are compatible with Google Slides. Quick and risk-free downloading process. It can be easily converted into JPG or PDF format
Transferring activities into shared service centers (SSCs) can provide significant benefits for organizations. SSCs aim to reduce costs through standardization, consolidation, and automation of common processes that were previously handled separately in different parts of an organization. Successful SSCs require defining standardized processes, establishing service level agreements, and focusing on continuous improvement. While cost reduction is a key driver, SSCs can also improve decision making, compliance, and service levels when properly implemented and governed.
This document summarizes a case study for a medical device company called MTC. It outlines the key challenges MTC faces, including technological assistance, supply chain innovation, distribution channel consolidation, and cost rationalization. It then proposes several strategies and operational changes for MTC, such as lean manufacturing, inventory management, sales and marketing changes, and evaluating mergers and acquisitions. The summary identifies the key resources, risks, and mitigation strategies required for implementing the proposed changes.
DBS Bank underwent a digital transformation to remain competitive amid changing customer preferences and new digital-native competitors. It made digital a core part of its business strategy and culture. DBS cultivated a culture of innovation among employees through hackathons. It used LinkedIn to deepen its employer brand and tell the DBS story. DBS also automated recruitment on LinkedIn to more efficiently source and engage talent. Analyzing LinkedIn data provided strategic insights. As a result, DBS achieved significant cost savings and strengthened its position as a top Asian employer.
The document discusses the key features and benefits of implementing a shared services organization. It outlines the typical phases of a shared services roadmap including assessing current processes, designing the new organization and processes, building out the shared services center, and deploying the new model. Some ideal processes for shared services are those with economies of scale like payroll, HR, finance, and customer service functions. The challenges of implementation include gaining buy-in, standardizing processes, and having strong leadership. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of executive sponsorship, a comprehensive plan, stakeholder input, change management, and continuous improvement.
1) DBS Bank executed a digital transformation strategy from 2009-2014 by fixing its basic infrastructure and building engineering capabilities. From 2014 onward, it increased transformation velocity by deeply understanding technology giants.
2) DBS adopted a strategy of becoming cloud native, increasing release cadence 10x, building for APIs and performance, reducing time-to-market, and becoming customer centric. This included insourcing technology staff and moving to a private cloud.
3) By 2018, DBS achieved cloud scale through automation and open source technologies. It reduced technology costs, improved resilience, and increased release frequency 10x through aggressive DevOps practices and an enterprise DevOps platform. DBS also launched a banking API platform with
Digital transformation benchmark 2012 - capgemini consulting - digital tran...Rick Bouter
This document summarizes the findings of a survey on digital transformation in the retail banking industry. The survey found that while banks acknowledge the importance of digital transformation and use digital technologies in areas like customer analytics and service, they have not fully realized the potential of technologies like mobile and social media. Banks also lag in developing digital strategies and skills. Overall banks are in early stages of transitioning to digital and multi-channel models.
The document discusses outsourcing, including its definition, history, and various perspectives. Outsourcing is defined as contracting out business processes to external organizations. It became popular in the late 20th century as companies increasingly outsourced abroad for lower costs. While outsourcing can provide cost savings and flexibility, it also faces criticisms around job losses in the outsourcing country and effects on workers. The document explores various views on outsourcing from different standpoints.
In this new Accenture Finance & Risk presentation we explore an approach for implementing financial reporting robotics in order to automate processes across regulatory reporting capabilities and improve efficiency. View our presentation to learn more.
For more on regulatory reporting, see presentation on User Defined Tools: http://bit.ly/2rinORX
Visit our blog for latest Regulatory Insights: https://accntu.re/2qnXs1B
Contact Center of the Future: Smart, Selective Human Touch in the Digital Ageaccenture
The document discusses the contact center of the future and how it will shift from a cost center to a strategic asset. There will be three key themes driving this shift: smart automation to handle routine inquiries, selective human touch for complex issues that require empathy, and smart integration across channels. Contact centers will need to provide excellent customer service across channels while reducing costs through automation. Agents will require new skills like sales, problem solving, and understanding customer needs. The optimal balance of automation and human agents will depend on the type of interaction and customer segments.
Are you working to build a consistent risk management approach for coordinating your third-party vendors? Accenture’s Third-Party Risk Management framework offers an approach underpinned by continuous processes embedded across the organization. See our infographic for a description of our capabilities. Visit http://bit.ly/1URw335 for latest thinking and more.
Analyzing the College Experience: The Power of Data in Higher Educationaccenture
By unleashing the power of analytics, institutions align resources, systems and strategy to use data to drive decisions related to key areas such as enrollment, student success and academic performance. Learn more: https://accntu.re/2JEY0wL
A consumer durables firm is looking to set up an HR shared services center in India and has hired a consultant to conduct a feasibility study. The document discusses the benefits of shared services centers including cost reduction, standardization, and improved service quality. It outlines factors to consider in assessing feasibility such as the types of organizations that benefit, potential drivers, and challenges. The methodology for setting up a shared services center or outsourcing arrangement is also presented.
This document outlines an agenda and presentation on digital transformation at Geisinger Health. The presentation discusses Geisinger's digital strategy, two case studies on portal consolidation and intelligent automation, assessing digital maturity, and best practices for digital transformation roadmaps. The speakers are Karen Murphy, Chief Innovations Officer at Geisinger, and Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of Damo Consulting. The presentation provides an overview of Geisinger's multi-year digital transformation efforts to enhance care, grow revenue, and improve efficiency through technology.
This document outlines a blueprint for Continuous Accounting, which aims to transform traditional accounting processes from manual and reactive to automated and continuous. It describes how Continuous Accounting embeds accounting tasks into day-to-day workflows to allow for real-time processing and analysis. This helps distribute workloads more evenly and enables constant reporting and error monitoring. The document advocates that achieving Continuous Accounting requires optimizing processes, empowering employees with automation technologies, and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement. It provides examples of companies that have benefited from these changes and establishes a maturity model for organizations to evaluate their Continuous Accounting journey.
How to automate AP Processes and skyrocket staff productivityMatt Hopkinson
This document discusses how automation can streamline accounting processes and improve staff productivity. It outlines how automation:
- Shifts routine tasks from staff to software, allowing staff to focus on more strategic work
- Reduces costs associated with manual data entry and processing
- Improves accuracy by reducing human errors
- Elevates the workforce by focusing on higher quality jobs involving analysis rather than transactional work.
Capital expenditures (CapEx) refer to major purchases that are expected to provide long-term benefits, while operating expenses (OpEx) are ongoing costs related to running normal business operations. Some key differences are that CapEx purchases can include buildings and equipment that are depreciated over time, while OpEx are fully deductible in the year they are incurred. Storage-as-a-service provides an alternative to traditional storage infrastructure by allowing companies to pay an ongoing monthly fee for cloud storage rather than making large up-front CapEx purchases. This reduces costs and provides benefits like automation, accessibility, and data protection compared to maintaining an on-site storage system.
Driving digital transformation in Automotive industryDebashis Majumder
This document discusses SAP's next-generation business suite, SAP S/4HANA. It highlights how SAP S/4HANA can help automotive companies simplify their technology landscape and business processes. Key benefits include reducing the total cost of ownership, increasing user productivity, and accelerating execution. The document also outlines SAP's roadmap for the automotive industry, including innovations in areas like material requirements planning, inventory management, and the universal journal. It positions SAP S/4HANA as enabling transformation for automotive companies by simplifying technology, transforming business processes, and empowering the business.
The document summarizes a Six Sigma project conducted by Sharp HealthCare's recruitment team to improve their hiring processes. The project identified inefficiencies, inconsistencies, and areas for improvement. Changes implemented through DMAIC methodology streamlined recruitment processes, standardized definitions, and improved communication. Measurable results included reducing time to fill positions by 32%, increasing applicants per position by 216%, and decreasing expenses on interim staffing by over 50%. The improvements enhanced relationships between recruitment and managers and created a culture of greater accountability.
Offshore development center (odc) setup up by faichi solutions - Case StudyFaichi Solutions
Faichi Solutions proposes setting up an offshore development center (ODC) in India for a California-based client that develops interactive whiteboard technology. The client faces challenges around team expansion, engagement models, and technical expertise. Faichi recommends a cost-plus ODC model where the client has full control and flexibility over hiring, resources, culture and more. This model provides transparency into costs with no hidden fees. The outcome was a cohesive team using Agile methods to develop modules aligned with the client's business needs.
Trends and Best Practices in Global Shared ServicesChazey Partners
The deck shows you the latest trends in Global Shared Services and Outsourcing industry and the best practices on optimizing your Shared Services performance
Digital Transformation Strategy PowerPoint Presentation Slides SlideTeam
Presenting this set of slides with name - Digital Transformation Strategy Powerpoint Presentation Slides. Our topic-specific Digital Transformation Strategy Powerpoint Presentation Slides presentation deck contains twenty-three slides to formulate the topic with a sound understanding. A range of editable and ready to use slides with all sorts of relevant charts and graphs, overviews, topics subtopics templates, and analysis templates makes it all the more worth. PPT slides are accessible in both widescreen and standard format. PowerPoint templates are compatible with Google Slides. Quick and risk-free downloading process. It can be easily converted into JPG or PDF format
Transferring activities into shared service centers (SSCs) can provide significant benefits for organizations. SSCs aim to reduce costs through standardization, consolidation, and automation of common processes that were previously handled separately in different parts of an organization. Successful SSCs require defining standardized processes, establishing service level agreements, and focusing on continuous improvement. While cost reduction is a key driver, SSCs can also improve decision making, compliance, and service levels when properly implemented and governed.
This document summarizes a case study for a medical device company called MTC. It outlines the key challenges MTC faces, including technological assistance, supply chain innovation, distribution channel consolidation, and cost rationalization. It then proposes several strategies and operational changes for MTC, such as lean manufacturing, inventory management, sales and marketing changes, and evaluating mergers and acquisitions. The summary identifies the key resources, risks, and mitigation strategies required for implementing the proposed changes.
DBS Bank underwent a digital transformation to remain competitive amid changing customer preferences and new digital-native competitors. It made digital a core part of its business strategy and culture. DBS cultivated a culture of innovation among employees through hackathons. It used LinkedIn to deepen its employer brand and tell the DBS story. DBS also automated recruitment on LinkedIn to more efficiently source and engage talent. Analyzing LinkedIn data provided strategic insights. As a result, DBS achieved significant cost savings and strengthened its position as a top Asian employer.
The document discusses the key features and benefits of implementing a shared services organization. It outlines the typical phases of a shared services roadmap including assessing current processes, designing the new organization and processes, building out the shared services center, and deploying the new model. Some ideal processes for shared services are those with economies of scale like payroll, HR, finance, and customer service functions. The challenges of implementation include gaining buy-in, standardizing processes, and having strong leadership. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of executive sponsorship, a comprehensive plan, stakeholder input, change management, and continuous improvement.
1) DBS Bank executed a digital transformation strategy from 2009-2014 by fixing its basic infrastructure and building engineering capabilities. From 2014 onward, it increased transformation velocity by deeply understanding technology giants.
2) DBS adopted a strategy of becoming cloud native, increasing release cadence 10x, building for APIs and performance, reducing time-to-market, and becoming customer centric. This included insourcing technology staff and moving to a private cloud.
3) By 2018, DBS achieved cloud scale through automation and open source technologies. It reduced technology costs, improved resilience, and increased release frequency 10x through aggressive DevOps practices and an enterprise DevOps platform. DBS also launched a banking API platform with
Digital transformation benchmark 2012 - capgemini consulting - digital tran...Rick Bouter
This document summarizes the findings of a survey on digital transformation in the retail banking industry. The survey found that while banks acknowledge the importance of digital transformation and use digital technologies in areas like customer analytics and service, they have not fully realized the potential of technologies like mobile and social media. Banks also lag in developing digital strategies and skills. Overall banks are in early stages of transitioning to digital and multi-channel models.
The document discusses outsourcing, including its definition, history, and various perspectives. Outsourcing is defined as contracting out business processes to external organizations. It became popular in the late 20th century as companies increasingly outsourced abroad for lower costs. While outsourcing can provide cost savings and flexibility, it also faces criticisms around job losses in the outsourcing country and effects on workers. The document explores various views on outsourcing from different standpoints.
In this new Accenture Finance & Risk presentation we explore an approach for implementing financial reporting robotics in order to automate processes across regulatory reporting capabilities and improve efficiency. View our presentation to learn more.
For more on regulatory reporting, see presentation on User Defined Tools: http://bit.ly/2rinORX
Visit our blog for latest Regulatory Insights: https://accntu.re/2qnXs1B
Contact Center of the Future: Smart, Selective Human Touch in the Digital Ageaccenture
The document discusses the contact center of the future and how it will shift from a cost center to a strategic asset. There will be three key themes driving this shift: smart automation to handle routine inquiries, selective human touch for complex issues that require empathy, and smart integration across channels. Contact centers will need to provide excellent customer service across channels while reducing costs through automation. Agents will require new skills like sales, problem solving, and understanding customer needs. The optimal balance of automation and human agents will depend on the type of interaction and customer segments.
Are you working to build a consistent risk management approach for coordinating your third-party vendors? Accenture’s Third-Party Risk Management framework offers an approach underpinned by continuous processes embedded across the organization. See our infographic for a description of our capabilities. Visit http://bit.ly/1URw335 for latest thinking and more.
Analyzing the College Experience: The Power of Data in Higher Educationaccenture
By unleashing the power of analytics, institutions align resources, systems and strategy to use data to drive decisions related to key areas such as enrollment, student success and academic performance. Learn more: https://accntu.re/2JEY0wL
A consumer durables firm is looking to set up an HR shared services center in India and has hired a consultant to conduct a feasibility study. The document discusses the benefits of shared services centers including cost reduction, standardization, and improved service quality. It outlines factors to consider in assessing feasibility such as the types of organizations that benefit, potential drivers, and challenges. The methodology for setting up a shared services center or outsourcing arrangement is also presented.
This document outlines an agenda and presentation on digital transformation at Geisinger Health. The presentation discusses Geisinger's digital strategy, two case studies on portal consolidation and intelligent automation, assessing digital maturity, and best practices for digital transformation roadmaps. The speakers are Karen Murphy, Chief Innovations Officer at Geisinger, and Paddy Padmanabhan, CEO of Damo Consulting. The presentation provides an overview of Geisinger's multi-year digital transformation efforts to enhance care, grow revenue, and improve efficiency through technology.
This document outlines a blueprint for Continuous Accounting, which aims to transform traditional accounting processes from manual and reactive to automated and continuous. It describes how Continuous Accounting embeds accounting tasks into day-to-day workflows to allow for real-time processing and analysis. This helps distribute workloads more evenly and enables constant reporting and error monitoring. The document advocates that achieving Continuous Accounting requires optimizing processes, empowering employees with automation technologies, and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement. It provides examples of companies that have benefited from these changes and establishes a maturity model for organizations to evaluate their Continuous Accounting journey.
How to automate AP Processes and skyrocket staff productivityMatt Hopkinson
This document discusses how automation can streamline accounting processes and improve staff productivity. It outlines how automation:
- Shifts routine tasks from staff to software, allowing staff to focus on more strategic work
- Reduces costs associated with manual data entry and processing
- Improves accuracy by reducing human errors
- Elevates the workforce by focusing on higher quality jobs involving analysis rather than transactional work.
Fast-Track Your O2C Cycle With AR Automation - Techwave.pdfAnil
Sales, supply chain, and compliance aspects make the initial cash cycle a reasonably complex process. AR automation is one way by which organizations can shorten the cash conversion cycle and improve operational excellence. It also allows financial executives to build a solid foundation for a holistic, sustainable O2C process.
In today’s fast-moving business environment, staying ahead of the competition requires a relentless pursuit of efficiency. Among the critical facets of efficiency, the management of a company’s finances stands out. Specifically, streamlining the Accounts Payable (AP) process can have a significant impact on a business’s bottom line. That is where Accounts Payable automation comes into play.
In this article, we will dive deep into how AI-driven automation of the AP process is not merely a cost-effective solution but a strategic asset that empowers businesses to optimize their financial processes, enhance competitiveness, and pave the way for sustainable growth eventually.
This latest piece from the E42 Blog reveals the pitfalls of manual data entry within Accounts Payable workflows while illuminating how AI automation adeptly resolves these issues, thus paving the way for astute decisions and strategic growth. From error mitigation to elevated efficiency, this article delves deep into how enterprises can embrace the future of finance with AI-led Accounts Payable automation. To explore the ROI compass, tips to evaluate AP automation solutions, and best practices for implementation to bring digital transformation that guarantees operational excellence, read the full piece here
The Ultimate Guide to Custom Workflow Automation Software.pdfRight Information
Explore the comprehensive guide to custom workflow automation software. Discover the benefits, use cases, and future trends of integrating automated workflows to enhance business efficiency, accuracy, and growth. Learn how to identify processes ripe for automation and implement successful strategies for various industries.
Discover the essentials of Workflow Automation in this insightful guide. Learn how it streamlines business processes, enhances efficiency, and reduces manual effort. Explore its benefits, use cases across industries, and the integration of AI for smarter, more adaptive workflows. Ideal for businesses aiming to optimize operations and embrace digital transformation.
5 Compelling Reasons To Switch From Manual To.pdfInvoicera
Have you ever been overwhelmed by stacks of paperwork, especially when sorting through invoices? We have
a simpler way to handle all that.
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How to Safely Race to an Optimized Financial Accounting Close?Cogneesol
As per one survey by the Institute of Management Accountants, financial closing is one of the most significant challenges. In order to optimize financial close; an organization requires to make coordinated efforts. Here in this document, we have discussed how companies can race to an optimized financial accounting close safely.
Automating financial consolidation and close cloud solutionPeloton Group
Automating the financial consolidation and close process can significantly save time and reduce errors. Leveraging automation technology helps keep financial headcounts in check while accelerating and streamlining the close process. Businesses are turning to automation solutions that facilitate faster and more efficient financial consolidation to meet growing demands. The Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud solution uses best practices to streamline consolidation and closing, making the process easier to adopt, configure, and ensuring compliance while driving cost savings and transparency.
The winning blueprint for an efficient and effective finance & accounting...Personiv
The backbone of any business is its accounting team. It guides today’s business leaders to make their most crucial decisions. But running an efficient accounting team can be tough when faced with out-of-date systems, transactional processes, and scarce talent. Find out how to turn your F&A function into a competitive differentiator with our white paper.
Adopting Virtual Finance Operations for Future-Ready FinanceRNayak3
Discover how virtual business finance operations can give capabilities to financial organizations to build a robust business model in ever-changing business landscape.
Watch the recording of this session and learn how to structure a winning AP automation strategy from beginning to end. We will show demos of Intelligent Data Capture and RPA in action for invoice processing.
Reconciliation is an essential control function in financial services, aimed at eliminating operational risk that can lead to fraud, fines or in the worst case, the failure of a whole firm. And yet, since an early push in the early 2000s that automated parts of the very back-end of the system (cash and custody), innovation in this area has stalled and operations reliant on people power and spreadsheets are prevalent.
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Driving efficiency with invoice processing in complex business environments
Here’s your chance to learn how AP automation provides so much more than just automating one single process. This session will walk through some of the other tangible benefits AP automation provides around process excellence in complex business environments. Hear how automation delivers a foundation to support and deliver results against wider strategic objectives in your organization despite a complicated process and systems landscape. Learn how automation can then be applied and is relevant for the Procurement landscape even in complex business environments.
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The Finance Automation Journey - How to Fuel Your Finance Transformation [eBook]
1. How to Fuel Your Finance Transformation
The Finance
Automation Journey
2. 2THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
In today’s modern, highly-complex business
environment, even the most competent
organizations can and do make mistakes. These
are often due to an out-of-date, manual, and
spreadsheet-driven approach to back office
accounting and finance operations.
Each line on the balance sheet is made up of thousands of underlying
transactions, often manually compiled and adjusted by overworked
accountants facing pressing deadlines. This is a process that stifles visibility,
scalability, and productivity, and it
is fraught with risk.
Meanwhile, CFOs at companies of all sizes will tell you that they are
constantly expected to do more with less. This is the result of increased
regulatory scrutiny, rising business complexity, and heightened expectations
for accurate and real-time financial intelligence. Many know this but are left
wondering, where to even begin?
Why are some organizations accelerating while you seem stuck
in city traffic? This is a guide to getting in the fast lane.
slow
Manual
Processesat
Work
3. 3THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
What are you doing today?
What’s working, and more
importantly, what isn’t? How
would you characterize the
controls in your processes?
Are you at risk?
Is your current technology
sufficient? What are the gaps?
Do you have the technology
to complement new processes
and meet the needs of a
growing business?
How are your employees?
Are they overworked?
How can you get more
out of your team while
avoiding burnout and
increasing engagement?
Do you have the
information you
need, when you need
it? What could you
do with real-time
intelligence?
To make your Finance Automation Journey
most effective, start with a holistic approach
and look at four key areas:
TECHNOLOGY
PEOPLE
INFORM
ATION
PROCESS
Go Farther. Go Faster.
4. 4THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
THE ENGINE THAT POWERS
FINANCE TRANSFORMATION
Technology is changing the way business is done all around us – from agile product development to
digital marketing – and it is time for accounting and finance to get on board. Failing to automate your
financial close leaves your company at a competitive disadvantage.
New process automation tools free up time for analytics, enabling finance teams to transition from
performing manual and spreadsheet-driven processes to strategic, value-adding operations. By 2020,
Accenture predicts that Finance productivity will increase by two to three times, and organizational
costs will decline by 40%. They also foresee a dramatic shift in time spent on analysis, from a mere
25% today to 75% in the future.
The results of using automation are already dramatic, with organizations seeing faster close cycles,
increased accounting efficiency and transparency, and more satisfied and engaged finance and
accounting teams.
It’s the new paradigm.
It is the way modern business is done.
Automation is not an option.
5. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 5
ROAD RAGE: CONSTRUCTION
ZONES, DETOURS & SPEED BUMPS
According to 69% of Finance and Accounting leaders in a recent survey by The Hackett
Group, the top inhibitor of the financial close remains manual processes like spreadsheets,
re-keying, reconciling, and hunting for data and errors. More than half of finance executives
report being frustrated with spending too much time on non-strategic work. They are awash
in transactional activity and two-thirds say they don’t have time for process improvement.
This is a bit of a chicken or the egg scenario. How could you ever have time to improve
process if you are too focused on doing things the way they’ve always been done? Isn’t
the old way of doing things the reason you don’t have time for improvement?2
Left unchecked, manual processes, together with expanding data volumes, are preventing
Finance from making the shift from accountant to strategic business partner. Rote, human-
driven, and error-prone manual procedures expose companies to the undue risk
of inaccuracy, or worse, restatement.
“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that
automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify
the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an
inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”
- BILL GATES, FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN OF MICROSOFT
6. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 6
PUT IT IN YOUR REARVIEW
The first step to embarking on your Finance Automation Journey is to look at all of your internal
processes and begin making a wish list of improvements.
Still not sure where to start? Ask your staff accountants. Those deepest in the weeds of manual
effort are often the ones with the best ideas about how to streamline existing processes. In fact,
many of the procedures best suited for the first steps of your journey are often the most manual and
risky, and the easiest to improve and automate.
Process improvement is not an all or nothing proposition. Take a stepwise approach to realize
incremental results and benefits at every stop on your journey.
Standardization embeds
process control to prevent
inaccuracies at every level
of accounting and finance.
Control, born out of
standardizations, means
decreased risk of error,
higher quality financial
reporting, and results
you can trust.
Efficiency from improved
process has a compound
effect as the time saved
can be reallocated to
further optimization.
Continuous Improvement
keeps companies on
the Finance Automation
Journey continually
honing processes and
improving outcomes to
meet the dynamic needs
of the organization, now
and into the future.
four benefits of
process
Optimization
7. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 7
STEAM-POWERED TECH
IN A HYBRID WORLD
More than two-thirds of organizations see their current IT processes as inadequate for easily
managing controls and reducing risk, found the IBM Institute for Business Value. This, in turn,
causes spiraling resources to mitigate it. Some of the prime factors creating risk are aging
infrastructure, old ERP systems, multiple systems of record, spreadsheets, manual processes
outside of systems of record, and systems that just don’t work together and require rekeying.
ERPs do a lot, but they simply weren’t built to do everything. They are systems of record and
push accountants to extract data and perform many critical functions within spreadsheets. This
manual labor is repetitive and error-prone, making it difficult to guarantee the accuracy of a
company’s financials. Moreover, spreadsheets make it almost impossible to have any visibility
into the quality of financial processes.
According to the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, 90% of spreadsheets contain
serious errors. Even for spreadsheets that undergo meticulous testing and validation, 1% or
more of cells often still contain errors, and as a result, any process that is mostly dependent on
spreadsheets will likely yield inaccurate results.
However, along any Finance Automation Journey, understanding when to use spreadsheets
and when to mitigate their use is essential. Despite their risks, spreadsheets aren’t going away.
They’re just too useful and flexible. It’s important to know where spreadsheets are appropriate,
and where they aren’t.
The question is, does
the specific business
process to which
spreadsheets are
being applied create a
material risk if there is
an error?
8. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 8
POWER THE FINANCIAL CLOSE
Answering this question provides the reason why organizations typically eliminate spreadsheets
from financial close processes first: the risk of exposure and embarrassment from a defect is
too great.
Beyond risk mitigation, automating financial close and FP&A processes is critical for keeping pace
with change and elevating the strategic role of finance. The results are substantial for those finance
organizations that upgrade their performance through automation. According to PwC, best-in-class
finance organizations run at a 40% lower cost than their peers, yet spend 20% more time
on analysis versus data gathering.
Efficiency is enhanced as
high-volume tasks from
transaction matching to
account reconciliations
are automated and data
aggregation and formatting
are streamlined.
Risk is reduced as control
increases and human error
is removed from manual,
transaction-level processes,
including data extraction,
recurring journal creation,
and intercompany invoicing.
Accuracy and quality rise not
only as automation executes
error-prone tasks, but also
as exceptions and anomalies
can be better investigated
by accountants freed from
manual activities.
Visibility reaches new
levels as disconnected
spreadsheets are replaced
with technology that
automatically reports task
progress, close status, and
real-time financial results.
four benefits of
technology
automation
9. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 9
Bad Process + Old Technology
= GRIDLOCK
An uneven workload, overtime hours, dissatisfaction with timeliness, and lack of faith in quality
create escalating frustration for finance and accounting staff. Additionally, the fact that much
of accounting – such as legacy record-to-report processes – is reactive, leaves employees little
control over their daily work lives. As the old accounting joke goes, what do you call a trial
balance that doesn’t balance? A late night.
Spending every day putting out fires or hastily chasing exceptions during the month-end close
is exasperating and draining. Couple this with legacy technology or spreadsheets and everything
about accounting and finance can feel outmoded, leading to ever-increasing frustration. All the
while employees will continue to disengage, as nothing about their job actually uses their well-
honed skills in analysis; they are blocked from helping their business think more strategically.
All they can do, all they have time for, is the minimum of what is asked of them. Unsurprisingly,
manual repetitive tasks drain satisfaction and motivation – and are a predictor of churn. To
compete for and retain talent, automation is key.
97% of CEOs see attracting and retaining the
best talent as key to improving the finance
function, yet only one-third give CFOs a
passing grade here. CEOS TO CFOS: WE NEED MORE FROM YOU
10. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
four benefits of
people
Optimization
10
DRIVE EXCEPTIONAL ACCOUNTING
There appears to be widespread agreement that Accounting and Finance have the necessary skill sets to
drive business strategy, but these skills are underutilized. To unlock this value, companies need to automate
the tedious and manual accounting work that consumes so much of accountants’ time and effort.
This is not about replacing accountants but engaging them. The emerging idea that automation will replace
accountants fails to properly value the fact that higher level accounting is complex, and only strengthened
by automation. Whether investigating accounting anomalies, evaluating financial reports or preparing
corporate taxes, in-depth know-how and analysis require nuance.
Process automation helps by completing unskilled tasks and enabling skilled individuals to provide strategic
services to both their department and the entire organization. Automation frees accountants to be more
efficient and effective. It frees them to be exceptional.
Close 70% faster by
removing manual
bottlenecks and freeing
employees to investigate
exceptions, not process
transactions.
Increase productivity by
up to 24% for each full-
time employee in addition
to the productivity gains
realized from process
automation.
Improved engagement
so that employees feel
more satisfied with their
work, which leads to
reduced turnover (and
associated savings!).
Strategic redeployment
opportunities that enable
your most capable team
members to focus on
value-adding activities
to better support the
broader business.
11. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 11
TRAFFIC'S JAMMED & YOU'RE
ALREADY LATE
The volume of data in accounting and finance are increasing as sources of information
continue to expand across every business division. Organizations expect to use analytics to
create competitive advantage, and they’re looking to Finance to be in the driver’s seat. In fact,
according to a recent survey by FSN, 81% of senior finance professionals believe CFOs will be
responsible for corporate data in the future.
As senior finance executives deal with an increasing amount of financial data, they are expected
to deliver better intelligence and provide the big picture of their organization. Unfortunately,
making sense of so much unstructured data is a huge challenge. Seeing through the fog is
almost impossible amid disparate systems, databases, and spreadsheets.
Standalone analytics solutions rarely deliver their promised value, and more than half of these
projects typically fail. Complex data extractions add overhead and fail to meet the need of real-
time visibility into financial performance. Despite tools and technologies, financial reporting and
analysis are still reserved until after the financial close.
Nearly two-thirds of CFOs believe that an
inability to master the variety and volume of
new business data is a serious threat to the
future finance function.
THE FUTURE OF THE FINANCE FUNCTION - 2016 SURVEY
12. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 12
NAVIGATE WITH REAL-TIME
INTELLIGENCE
Modern business requires every part of the organization to be forward-looking and strategic. The need
for transparency and easy auditability is increasing, and ever more volatile markets are exposing the
necessity of up-to-date financial data.
Automating the finance function not only improves the efficacy of back office activities, but creates time
for reporting and analysis to be done at the point of need, and not when everything is already “done.”
Real-time access to financial data and full confidence in those numbers really is the only way forward,
especially with the increasingly complex regulatory guidelines and ever growing amount of data
companies are expected to analyze.
By automating finance and leveraging the power of data, organizations can unlock competitive
advantages and distinct benefits for the finance function and the entire organization.
Enhanced Visibility
coupled with automated
data aggregation,
standardization, and
integration, your
organization gains instant
access to data.
Better Decision-Making
Better data (and analysis)
means business decisions
are better informed, leading
to superior choices and
optimal outcomes.
Real-Time Intelligence
Executives and their
companies benefit from
having the information at
hand when it is needed,
and not days or weeks.
Agile Business Operations
With faster analysis and
informed decision-making,
leading businesses can
be more agile and rapidly
respond to changing
pressures as they arise.
four benefits of
information
optimization
13. 13THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
Preparing for your Finance
Automation Journey
Many organizations fear finance transformation projects. Horror stories of failed attempts
and the confusion of figuring out exactly where to start leave many quitting before they even
begin. Indeed, the first step is the hardest.
A wise man once said, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The best
performing finance teams embrace this journey and embark on it while building a culture of
continuous improvement. They know that success means always adapting, innovating, and
improving. With that in mind, here’s a look at the journey from beginning to end.
14. 14THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
What are your biggest challenges? Don’t forget to
ask your staff for help with identifying the most
painful, inefficient, and risky accounting processes.
Monitor your process closely and ensure automated
processes are more efficient and continue to yield
expected results.
Play the “What If” game and design your ideal
plan for the future. Then, start with the low-
hanging fruit and areas with excess risk exposure.
On a quarterly or annual basis, review the
outcomes of your Finance Automation Journey.
What worked? What didn’t?
First improve and standardize your processes,
then automate wherever possible.
Combining the knowledge gleaned from the
Review stage, rinse and repeat. Return to Step
1 and focus on new risks and more challenging
automation projects.
SIX MILE MARKERS FOR
FinanceAutomation
04
FinanceAutomation
01
Analyze your current state
05
Review outcomes & controls
02
Design your future state
06
Improve continuously
03
Optimize & automate process
15. 15THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
Accurate, always
available, and real-time
financial intelligence
empower agile and
strategic business
decisions.
Reducing manual and
rote workloads frees team
members to be more
productive and use their
exceptional abilities to help
guide the business.
Using technology to automate
procedures enhances
the benefits of process
optimization while increasing
the overall productivity of
accounting team members.
Optimized processes will
streamline automation, reduce
risk, improve accuracy, and
increase efficiency, benefiting
the entire accounting and
finance function.
By embedding process standardization, technical automation, and constant analysis, the Office of Finance and its team members advance
beyond transactional accounting execution to become a strategic partner to their business. This is Modern Finance. It is a journey yielding
continuous improvement in the quality, accuracy, and efficiency of accounting operations.
Returning to our holistic approach, it’s easy to see how finance automation benefits the four key areas of every improvement project:
Finance Automation
powers Modern Finance
TECHNOLOGY
PEOPLE
INFORM
ATION
PROCESS
17. THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY 17
IT'S TIME TO TEST DRIVE
If you use spreadsheets and emails to find discrepancies and investigate them, if you manually
create the same journal entries every month, or if you just find yourself doing the same manual
tasks over and over again every period, it’s time to help your business grow by modernizing
your processes. The risks associated with doing nothing are high and costly. Organizations that
continue to operate using the traditional record-to-report model will fall further and further
behind as other companies gain competitive advantage.
If you contrast an organization that is still using manual processes with another that is
implementing finance automation, it’s no longer an apples-to-apples comparison. One is bogged
down by investigating errors, overwhelmed by the expensive and time-consuming financial
close that is burning out their team and can have little confidence in the reporting outcomes.
The other is running efficiently with a more satisfied and engaged finance and accounting
department, and experiencing faster close cycles that allow time to focus on providing strategic
insight and a greater level of analysis.
It’s time to elevate finance and accounting and improve performance, efficiency, and
engagement. It’s time to gain confidence in your accounting processes and insight into
your finance operations.
It’s time for Modern Finance. Take a test drive.
18. 18THE FINANCE AUTOMATION JOURNEY
BlackLine provides cloud-based software that automates and manages
complex, manual, and repetitive accounting processes for more than
1,500 customers. BlackLine enables customers to move beyond outdated
processes and point solutions to a Continuous Accounting model, in which
real-time automation, controls and period-end tasks are embedded within
day-to-day activities.
As a result, customers achieve more accurate and insightful financial
statements and a more efficient financial close. By improving the efficiency,
accuracy, and control of accounting operations, we help enhance the office
of Finance’s strategic impact and better serve the broader organization.
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