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Capital projects often require significant investments of an organization’s finances, time, human capital, and other resources. When capital projects go off the rails and…
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Number of Budget Versions Produced Before Final Approval
Reviewing and editing draft after draft of your budget can be time consuming, frustrating, and may even risk disengagement from your stakeholders. This infographic…
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Reviewing and editing draft after draft of your budget can be time consuming, frustrating, and may even risk disengagement from your stakeholders. In this article, we’ll…
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The time it takes to close the books each quarter, deliver performance reports to the board, and prepare official financial statements and release earnings to the…
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Maximizing tax savings through accurate depreciation deductions is an easy way CFOs can ensure a finance organization is doing everything it can to manage costs and protect…
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Organizations use journal entries to provide a record of every business transaction in their accounting books. While automated entries are typically imported from an internal…
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The level of cost-creep (the gradual build-up over time in the cost/revenue ratio) in enterprise accounting and financial reporting is hard to tolerate for CFOs and…
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The number of employees that it takes to execute a process is often a key indicator of process health and efficiency. In this article, APQC reviews cross industry data for…
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Cycle Time to Produce Period-End Management Reports
Period-end management reports are an important form of decision-making support that helps leaders gain insight on specific areas of the business. These reports typically…
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A well-designed and well-maintained Chart of Accounts (COA) enables consistency and accuracy in reporting, provides structure for managing global business in a uniform way,…
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Cycle Time to Perform the Monthly Close
In this article, APQC reviews cross-industry data on the cycle time to perform the monthly close and highlights some strategies for a faster close. When fewer days are…
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Period-end management reports are an important form of decision-making support that helps leaders gain insight on specific areas of the business. These reports typically…
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Number of Accounts in the Chart of Accounts
The chart of accounts (COA) is a key accounting tool used for transaction processing, accounting activities, reconciliations, and financial reporting. It lies at the heart of…
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Number of Accounts in the Chart of Accounts
The Chart of Accounts (COA) is a key accounting tool used for transaction processing, accounting activities, reconciliations, and financial reporting. A COA with too many…
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Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking Database, this infographic discusses the cycle time to perform the annual close and shares advice to help…