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How to make the business case to your board for new finance software

How to make the business case to your board for new finance software

You’ve decided your organisation needs a new finance system – but the hard part is getting your board to agree with you. That’s a situation many a financial director or chief financial

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Cloud Accounting Vs Traditional Accounting

Cloud Accounting Vs Traditional Accounting

Why fix something that isn’t broken? If your charity has been using traditional accounting software for many years with no big problems, it’s understandable that you might be reluctant to

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How irregular accounting periods like the 4-4-5 calendar can confuse your software

How irregular accounting periods like the 4-4-5 calendar can confuse your software

Some organisations don’t divide their calendars into the same standard quarters and months as the rest of the accounting world. For a host of good reasons, some prefer their trading periods

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Implementing new accounting software: what to expect

Implementing new accounting software: what to expect

Even when you can see the clear business benefits to be had from upgrading your finance software, the thought of the implementation process can be daunting. You may feel you can’t really

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Home and hybrid working are here to stay – and here’s how software can help

Home and hybrid working are here to stay – and here’s how software can help

To judge by a few high-profile stories in the news, you might think home and hybrid working were going out of fashion. Disney CEO Bob Iger told staff he wanted them in the office at least

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Finance software for charities: practical advice for those thinking of changing

Finance software for charities: practical advice for those thinking of changing

Ever since the pandemic, many charities have been conscious that their finance systems and workflows could use some improvement. At the height of that crisis, a lot of nonprofits realised

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Feel the fear and do … nothing? What’s stopping people from switching finance software?

Feel the fear and do … nothing? What’s stopping people from switching finance software?

Research has revealed a lot of fear among finance chiefs about the prospect of changing their accounting software. It’s not surprising that hard-pushed finance departments might be wary of

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Changing accounting software: tips to make it a smooth process

Changing accounting software: tips to make it a smooth process

Changing accounting software can be a daunting prospect. The old system may be outdated but it is familiar – and it may be that the whole team is unsettled at the thought of the change. But

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How to overcome the challenges of multi company accounting

How to overcome the challenges of multi company accounting

Is your business operating across multiple entities, subsidiaries, or even branches, each with its own distinct financial structure and accounting practices? While this multi-company

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Accounting software that can handle 4-4-5 accounting periods

Accounting software that can handle 4-4-5 accounting periods

The fact that the year isn’t broken down into 12 months of equal size is the cause of many complications in a finance department. We can blame the Gregorian calendar for that one.

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Are you a victim of ‘SaaS washing’ when it comes to cloud accounting software?

Are you a victim of ‘SaaS washing’ when it comes to cloud accounting software?

If you’ve ever looked into the subject of finance software, you’re probably aware of the difference between “on premise” and “cloud” technology.

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Accounting for renewable energy businesses: how to choose the right software

Accounting for renewable energy businesses: how to choose the right software

It’s vital that the renewable energy sector expands rapidly and thrives if the world is to end its dangerous addiction to fossil fuels. There are some encouraging statistics to show that

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