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Total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates total uncollectable balances as a percentage of revenue. Uncollectable balances are amounts owed to your business unit for goods or services already…
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Total cost to perform the finance function as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SGA) costs
This measure calculates the total cost to perform the finance function as a percentage of selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) costs. The finance function includes…
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Total cost to perform the finance function per business entity employee
This measure calculates total cost to perform the finance function per business entity employee. Total cost is the sum of personnel (compensation/benefits), systems (direct…
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Percentage of finance function FTEs eliminated/redeployed in the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates the percentage of finance function FTEs (full time equivalents) eliminated or redeployed in the past 12 months that are attributed to AI (Artificial…
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Overall forecast accuracy
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted sales for a specific period. Forecast accuracy is computed as 1 - the absolute value of (actual sales - forecast sales), divided by the…
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Percentage of journal entries processed error-free the first time
This measure calculates the percentage of journal entries out of total annual number of journal entries processed error-free the first time. A journal entry is the record of…
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Total cost to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the process "perform planning/budgeting/forecasting," which involves developing periodic plans, budgets,…
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Number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue
This measure calculates number of payables invoices processed per $1 million revenue. An invoice is a bill prepared by a seller of goods or services and submitted to the…
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Personnel cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per process group FTE
This measure calculates personnel cost per process group full-time equivalent (FTE) employee to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process…
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Total cost to perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" as a percentage of revenue
This measure calculates the total cost as a percentage of revenue to perform the "process accounts payable (AP)" process, which consists of processing payments of operating…
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Total cost to perform the process group "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the total cost per $1,000 revenue to perform the "process accounts payable and expense reimbursements" process group, which consists of processing…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process accounts payable (AP)" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that process payments of operating expenses and other supplier charges. It…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process expense reimbursements" per $1 billion revenue
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) per $1 billion revenue that perform the "process expense reimbursement" process, which consists of…
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Number of FTEs that perform the process "process expense reimbursements" per $1 million T&E expenditures
This measure calculates the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) that perform the "process expense reimbursement" process, per $1 million travel and entertainment …
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Number of invoice line items processed per FTE that performs the process "process accounts payable (AP)"
This measure calculates the number of invoice line items processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee that processes payments of operating expenses and other supplier…