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Financial Management Blueprints for Success
Blueprints for Success are comprehensive reports that are great starting points for following financial management innovators. These reports include: frameworks for financial…
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Benefits of a Centralized Chart of Accounts
Centralizing the set up and maintenance of the chart of accounts is an APQC best practice for Accounts Payable. The centralization creates an internal control. In addition,…
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As organizations increasingly embrace a process-focused operating model, end-to-end global process owners (GPOs) have become a key role in the management and development of…
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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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General Accounting and Reporting Blueprint for Success
There’s a lot of talk these days about financial management (FM) transformation—and the people who manage accounting and reporting are in the thick of it. Several reasons…
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This collection features general accounting and reporting data and practices from APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking® survey for General Accounting and Reporting Cycle. It…
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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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This collection contains APQC's Key Benchmarks at a Glance reports for several functions and processes. These documents feature key performance indicators (KPIs) and…
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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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General Accounting and Financial Reporting Glossary
APQC created this glossary of terms for those interested or involved in general accounting and financial reporting. Those engaged in benchmarking may also visit APQC’s more…
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Interactive General Accounting Tune-up Diagnostic
Examine the essential metrics to ensure that your practices will keep you ahead of the competition. APQC's Interactive General Accounting Tune-up Diagnostic highlights Open…
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Interactive Financial Reporting Tune-Up Diagnostic
Prepared using data from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking General Accounting and Reporting survey, this interactive diagnostic in excel can help you compare your financial…
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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…
