ANALYST REPORT - To find out how senior executives view their financial processes, the Economist Intelligence Unit surveyed a global sample of mostly financial executives in September 2008. Some respondents focused on the importance of developing processes that reduced costs and improved efficiency. Others acknowledged the importance of cost and efficiency..
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: November 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Process Automation | CFOs | Chemical Industry | Consumer Packaged Goods Industry | Economic Environment | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) | Life Sciences Industry | Retail Trade Industry | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.
Posted: June 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Balance Sheets | Business Intelligence | CFOs | Financial Industry Organizations | Financial Management | Financial Metrics | Financial Reporting | Financial Services | Financial Services Industry | Financial Systems | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | SAP (Product) | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

WHITE PAPER - This white paper will discuss the impact of Tier 1 systems on IT departments in terms of ongoing maintenance, demonstrating that Tier 1 systems make many IT tasks easier, ranging from new-report generation to user training to upgrade management.
Posted: May 4, 2009 | Published: May 4, 2009


Topics:  Business Development | Business Intelligence | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Enterprise | Enterprise Architectures | Enterprise Content Management | ERP | Training

WHITE PAPER - CarSound CFO Steve Ragow encourages you to take ownership of and master your ERP system to assure your success.
Posted: January 12, 2009 | Published: January 12, 2009


Topics:  CFOs | CRM | EDI | Enterprise Applications Software | ERP | ROI | Supply Chain Management

WHITE PAPER - Read why top CFOs are shifting from their traditional financial role dealing with standardized business processes and systems to that of change agent and strategic advisor to the CEO.
Posted: February 21, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | CFOs | eCommerce | Internet | Performance Testing | Risk Management | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

WHITE PAPER - Read this CFO Research study to understand how CFOs should prioritize the external and company-wide mandates, as well as how they should manage the finance function itself.
Posted: February 1, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Business Performance Management | CEOs | CFOs | CIOs | Leadership | Strategic Planning