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Payroll Process Technology Practices Report
APQC conducts ongoing survey research on payroll performance to help organizations assess the structure, performance, and practice of their finance functions against peers…
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Payroll Process Technology Practices Report: Petroleum/Chemical Industry
APQC conducts ongoing survey research on payroll performance to help organizations assess the structure, performance, and practice of their finance functions against peers…
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The Future of Finance Talent Survey Report: Services Industry
Finance functions are evolving, looking to add higher-value services to their traditional focus on administration and compliance. With this shift, many are recognizing the…
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Assess, Improve, and Benchmark Using the BEST Method
The BEST tool is a structured approach to gap analysis and improvement for an organization creating a Best Practice or an organization seeking a Best Practice as a benchmark…
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Payroll Key Benchmarks: Services 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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Payroll Key Benchmarks: Petroleum/Chemical 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 Practices Report: Petroleum/Chemical 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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Accounts Payable Practices Report: Services 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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Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Services Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for organizations…
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Finance Organization Key Benchmarks: Petroleum/Chemical Industry
Prepared using data from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking for the finance organization, this article highlights key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for organizations…
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AI in the Finance Function Survey Report: Services 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 services industry finance…
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AI in the Finance Function Survey Report: Petroleum/Chemical 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 petroleum/chemical industry…
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Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Services Industry
Prepared using APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in accounts payable survey, this table highlights AP key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for organizations in the…
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Accounts Payable Key Benchmarks: Petroleum/Chemicals Industry
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking accounts Payable survey, this table highlights financial management key performance indicator (KPI) benchmarks for…
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New Developments in Internal Controls Survey Report: Petroleum/Chemical Industry
Internal controls are important mechanisms put in place by organizations to help safeguard assets, ensure reliable and accurate financial reporting, prevent against fraud,…
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(1 - 5 of 1063 Results)Personnel cost to perform the finance function as a percentage of total function cost
Personnel cost to perform the finance function per $1,000 revenue
Personnel cost to perform finance function per finance function FTE
Number of finance function FTEs per $1 billion revenue
Percentage of finance function time allocated to control
