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General Accounting and Reporting Key Benchmarks: Utility Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking® in general accounting and reporting, this article highlights key performance indicators (KPIs) for general…
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Payroll Key Benchmarks: Utility Industry
Gain insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization’s processes by benchmarking common business activities. The process group “Process payroll” includes…
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Accounts Payable Industry Spotlight: Utility Industry
APQC conducts ongoing survey research on accounts payable and expense reimbursement performance to help organizations assess the structure, performance, and practice of their…
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AI in the Finance Function Survey Report: Utility Industry
In 2020-21, APQC conducted a survey to explore the use of AI in the finance function. This report explores trends in AI and its applications in utility industry finance…
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Internal Controls Key Benchmarks: Utility Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in internal controls, this table highlights financial management internal controls key benchmarks for all…
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Internal Controls Key Benchmarks
Gain insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization’s processes by benchmarking common business activities. The process group “Manage Internal Controls”…
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Managing Complex Risk in Utilities
In early 2021, Winter Storm Uri caused one of the largest power blackouts ever in the United States. Whereas other regions are built to handle a seven-day hard freeze, this…
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Evolving Practices in Enterprise Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is the process by which organizations identify and manage a broad portfolio of significant risks in an integrated way. ERM is foundational…
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Chillicothe Municipal Utilities is a community-owned organization that provides electricity, water, wastewater collection, and refuse collection for the city of Chillicothe,…
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Accounts Receivable and Collections Key Benchmarks: Utility Industry
Gain insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization’s processes by benchmarking common business activities. The process group “Perform revenue accounting”…
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Accounts Receivable and Collections Key Benchmarks
Gain insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization’s processes by benchmarking common business activities. The process group “Perform revenue accounting”…
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Accounts Receivable and Collections Key Benchmarks: Industrial Products Industry
Gain insight into the efficiency and effectiveness of your organization’s processes by benchmarking common business activities. The process group “Perform revenue accounting”…
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Digital Transformation of the Finance Function: Utility Industry Practices Report
APQC conducts ongoing research on the finance function to help organizations benchmark and assess the performance of their own finance functions against other organizations…
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This blinded, retrospective case study shares the story of a grassroots effort―the Finance in the Business program, a knowledge sharing program by finance for finance―to…
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Fixed Assets Accounting Practices Report: Utility Industry
APQC conducts ongoing Open Standards Benchmarking® survey research to help organizations benchmark and improve their processes. The research gathers metric data (cost,…
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