Financial Management

The rules of finance have changed

From the office of the CFO to controllers, managers, and staff, the pressure on finance and accounting professionals has never been greater. Far beyond closing the books and transactional processing, today’s financial management practices are about assessing and forecasting new and ever-changing types of risk, carefully controlling operating costs, and conserving working capital.

With membership in APQC you can demonstrate that there is a hard-dollar benefit of investing in change that will make your financial processes more effective.

Mary Driscoll
Senior research director, financial management

 

Solutions to your most pressing problems

APQC is your single source for proven decision support tools. From a fast online assessment of your processes to a customized, deep-dive analysis of an entire function, we have data and expertise to solve your most critical challenges: 

Benchmarks: Find out exactly where you stand 

Whether you need immediate line-of-sight data or a custom assessment against a specific peer group, we have the assessment tool for you. Assessment areas include accounts payable and expense reimbursement, accounts receivable, finance organization, general accounting and reporting, internal controls, order to invoice, payroll planning, and management accounting. 

Best Practices: Go from good to great 

Bring the lessons learned from best-in-class companies to your organization. Discover the specific drivers behind high performance in the finance function with content from our Knowledge Base or by participating in a study. Recent best-practice studies have focused on corporate performance management, working capital management, and budgeting and forecasting.

Content & Community: Drive continuous improvement across your organization

APQC membership gives you—and every employee in your organization—access to actionable content, expertise, and a network of peers so you can discover, understand, and implement the most effective methods for productivity and improvement in the finance function. Learn more about our Finance Membership.

Read our latest thinking on Working Capital Management.

Additional Featured Financial Management Content:

• Order Entry Best Practices and Decision Support
• Risky Business II: Enterprise Risk Management as a Core Management Process (Best Practices Report)
• Finance Fast Fasts: Overcoming Resistance to Performance Management Improvements
• Leveraging Working Capital in Your Financial Supply Chain: Dr. Stephen Timme's Perspective