Financial analytics and reporting

Get the best news and information about selecting and deploying ERP financial and analytics reporting tools. With the help of industry experts, explore various ERP financial reporting features, such as cloud-based accounting and financial data integration, that help companies improve their financial insight and efficiency.

April 20, 2018 20 Apr'18
Acquisition gives ERP public sector firm Tyler a data cloud

Tyler Technologies, a firm solely focused on government verticals and public sector ERP, has added data-as-a-service capability by acquiring Socrata.
February 23, 2018 23 Feb'18
Model N revenue management software gets new capabilities

ERP news briefs: Model N adapts its revenue management to include subscription, outcome-based, risk sharing, as well as physical product, pricing. Priority Software aims at U.S.
November 30, 2017 30 Nov'17
Cloud ERP provider FinancialForce integrates Salesforce's AI

FinancialForce has made two major changes to its platform: It has turned to ADP for core HR services, and has integrated Salesforce's AI capability called Einstein.
July 28, 2017 28 Jul'17
Sage adds Intacct financial management software to its ERP

Sage says the move will boost its cloud financial management software and U.S. presence. Analysts think it's a good technology move but are unsure about the market impact.

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net income

Net income is the amount of money left after all the expenses of a business have been subtracted from the gross revenue for a given reporting period, such as a fiscal quarter. Continue Reading
SaaS financial software proves to be right-size ERP replacement

A SaaS analytics vendor itself, Market6 decided the cloud technology enabled it to add the revenue recognition and financial management features it needed, without ERP. Continue Reading

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Fintech automation and AI may face trust issues

Fintech automation is gaining the ability to negotiate and execute contracts. But users will first have to learn to trust financial automation before turning on this capability. Continue Reading
Nine critical features of budget management software

Workflow tools, multidimensional data structures and flexible reporting are among the capabilities that ensure the budgeting process supports strategic and financial goals. Continue Reading
AI for finance adoption affected by legal, ethical issues

Some experts say that for the foreseeable future, machine learning algorithms and other AI technologies will require human oversight for finance services and data privacy. Continue Reading

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Sage Intacct's Reid on pending accounting standards changes

In this Q&A, Rob Reid, managing director of Sage Intacct, discusses the new ASC 606 revenue recognition standards and what companies need to do to meet looming deadlines. Continue Reading
Using AI for finance is easy to imagine, but hard to do

Chatbots, machine learning and fraud detection are real, and excitement is building for algorithms that can forecast better than humans. But true AI remains a slippery concept. Continue Reading
Capital budgeting software helps manage complex investments

ERP vendors' BI platforms, corporate performance management software and niche budgeting tools are all places to find the technology for maximizing the ROI of capital assets. Continue Reading

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The risk analytics software your company really needs

Risk analytics tools are more and more critical for CFOs seeking to improve operational efficiency. Just one problem: It can be hard to figure out just what those tools are. Continue Reading
CFOs turning to risk analytics software to spot financial, operational threats

Regulatory compliance, loan covenants and currency risk are common targets, as organizations sift through ERP and other data looking for patterns that might give early warning. Continue Reading
Six essentials to becoming a data-driven company

If you want to harness the power of analytics and automation to ensure your organization's relevance, you'll have to create a culture of data. Here's how. Continue Reading