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Data visualization is a powerful enhancement to financial and managerial reporting. Done well, data visualization can make complex trends intelligible for non-finance…
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In this article, we review six productivity measures for finance that small organizations can use to measure and track the health of their finance function:total cost to…
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Getting Customer Payments More Quickly
Through its annual Financial Management Priorities survey, APQC found that late payments from customers are one of the most common cash flow management challenges facing…
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Average Tenure of FP&A Employees
In a competitive labor market, leading organizations stand out for their ability to retain finance employees longer than their peers. Based on data from our Planning and…
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Sales forecasting is a discipline that any strong finance team will want to master and is especially important in industries where the majority of an organization’s operating…
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Percentage Error for the Total Sales Forecast
Sales forecasting is a discipline that any strong finance team will want to master and is especially important in industries where the majority of an organization’s operating…
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Strategies to Avoid a Cash Flow Crunch
Through its annual Financial Management Priorities survey, APQC found that late payments from customers are one of the most common cash flow management challenges facing…
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Strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts are key tools in making informed—and advantageous—decisions, so they are logical and rewarding organizational starting points for…
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Finance Teams Focused on Risk Management in 2024
APQC surveyed more than 300 professionals to learn about the focus areas, initiatives, and challenges that will shape finance functions in 2024. We found that risk management…
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Process Improvement is the Top Priority for Finance in 2024
APQC surveyed more than 300 professionals to learn about the focus areas, initiatives, and challenges that will shape finance functions in 2024. We found that process…
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Top Focus Areas for Financial Management in 2024
APQC surveyed more than 300 professionals to learn about the focus areas, initiatives, and challenges that will shape finance functions in 2024. In this infographic, you will…
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6 Productivity KPIs Finance Teams Need to Track
APQC surveyed more than 300 professionals to learn about the focus areas, initiatives, and challenges that will shape finance functions in 2024. APQC found that many…
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Three Ways to Release Your Earnings Faster
In this article, APQC CFO Perry Wiggins discusses the cycle time in days between the completion of an organization’s consolidated financial statements and the release of the…
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Forecasting Fundamentals
Forecasting is a process that leverages trend analysis along with past and present data to make predictions about the potential future course of the business. A well-designed…
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Forecasting Fumbles
Financial forecasting plays a pivotal role in positioning a company for growth and sustainability. A rolling forecast is a financial planning and forecasting approach that…