Every organization should undertake a regular audit of its financial policies and procedures. Finance teams that can run these reviews in an efficient way can get back to the…

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Using the Metric "Return on Invested Capital"
This infographic explains how to use the metric "Return on Invested Capital" to identify inefficiencies in the finance function and 4 areas to focus on to improve your…
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This article explains how to use the metric "Return on Invested Capital" to identify inefficiencies in the finance function and 4 areas to focus on to improve your…
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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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Leading Practices for Financial and Managerial Reporting
APQC conducted a survey to help understand leading practices for effective and compelling financial and managerial reporting and how finance functions are leveraging data…
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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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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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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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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 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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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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General Accounting and Reporting: Practices and Trends
As part of ongoing research into general accounting and reporting practices, APQC has gathered information on the latest trends in process maturity, data management, and the…
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General Accounting and Reporting: APQC's Insights
This collection features APQC’s data driven insights into general accounting and reporting. The insights and data presented in this collection are gathered from APQC's Open…
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General Accounting and Reporting Practices: Media and Entertainment Industry Report
As part of ongoing research into general accounting and reporting practices, APQC has gathered information on the latest trends in process maturity, data management, and the…
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General Accounting and Reporting Practices: Mining Industry Report
As part of ongoing research into general accounting and reporting practices, APQC has gathered information on the latest trends in process maturity, data management, and the…