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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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Reports & White Papers|
Recruiting and Developing Finance Business Partners
As finance professionals increasingly move from transactional support roles to strategy and data-driven decision-making, APQC finds that the skills needed for finance…
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Like other support areas such as HR and IT, the Finance department in many organizations has evolved in recent years to take on a more strategic role in helping reach…
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Reports & White Papers|
Beyond the Budget: How Finance Can Help Build Strategic Success
Like other support areas such as HR and IT, the Finance department in many organizations has evolved in recent years to take on a more strategic role in helping reach…
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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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Preparing Finance Reports for the Board
In many organizations, the board of directors is responsible for setting policies that ensure the financial health of the organization, verifying financial standing, and…
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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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Becoming an Effective Finance Business Partner: Survey Report
Business stakeholders have always needed a key point of contact within finance to provide answers and guidance. As the importance of data-based decisions has grown and the…
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Articles|
Perfecting the Virtual Close
The compiling of financial data and closing of the books by the finance function at the end of each year, quarter, month, or even day is a critical process for organizational…
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Turning Financial Data into Actionable Insights: Perspectives from Author and SME Dave Paradi
The goal of financial reporting is to help executives and other leaders make better business decisions. Unfortunately, many finance professionals fall short of this goal by…
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Presentation Slides|
Selecting Data Visuals for Financial Reporting and Dashboards
According to the APQC Leading Practices for Financial and Managerial Reporting survey, bar/column charts, line charts, and pie charts are by far the most common visuals used…
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In late 2019, APQC conducted research to understand leading practices for effective and compelling financial and managerial reporting, in particular how finance functions…
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Reports & White Papers|
Leading Practices for Financial and Managerial Reporting
In late 2019, APQC conducted research to understand leading practices for effective and compelling financial and managerial reporting, in particular how finance functions…
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Articles|
Self-Assessing Your Cybersecurity Risks
Worried about whether your data is at risk for a cyber-attack or data breach? The finance function can and should play a critical role in safeguarding an organization’s…