Finance leaders from Cardtronics and Allegis Group with more than three years of combined experience using Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close joined Perficient and Oracle for a panel discussion regarding their cloud journey. Richard Ng, Director, Financial Systems, Cardtronics, and John Oliphant, Financial Developer Lead Allegis Group, shared the stories of their organizations’ migration from […]
Matt Hopkins
Matt has more than 25 years leading and performing financial system analysis, project management, system implementation, business process redesign, software selection and data migration. Additionally, he has over more than eight in accounting, financial reporting, and audit. He is skilled in analysis of disparate transactional and reporting systems, creating manageable and logical integrations, and reporting.
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Successful Project Management Communication during the Pandemic
The Covid Pandemic of 2020 and 2021 have been disruptive and challenging in all aspects of our lives, personal and professional. However, life, and work, go on. Although it may not be business as usual, in many cases we are all expected to continue as if it is, well, business as usual! There are three […]
Focus on Change That Brings Value
This blog is part of a series, if you are just now joining us, we suggest you go catch up on what you’ve missed! In our previous post, we reviewed the solutions to period-close management. In this installment of the series, we will focus on changes and tools that can help bring value to your […]
Solutions to Period-Close Management
In our previous post, we looked at the challenges in managing the period-close process and their implications in finance organizations. In this post, we will review some solutions to period-close management. We will go on to examine the benefits of automated management tools over manual, and the use of real-time reporting tools. Period-Close Core to […]
Period-Close Management
In our previous post, Solutions to Periodic Reconciliations, Part 1 we identified solutions to help streamline the reconciliations process to better equip your accounting team. In this post, we will review some of the challenges in managing the period close and how they impact the accounting and finance organizations. We will then review some of […]
Solutions to Periodic Reconciliations, Part 2
In our previous post, Solutions to Periodic Reconciliations, Part 1, we identified some solutions to help streamline the reconciliations process to better equip your accounting team. In this post, we will explore some of the new tools that can be a time saver when reconciliation has the same reconciliation components period over period. Streamlined Processing […]
Solutions to Periodic Reconciliations, Part 1
In our previous post, Periodic Reconciliations, we took a look at the account reconciliation process, the challenges it brings, and why reconciliations are a critical tool for organizations. In this post, we will identify solutions to help streamline the reconciliations process to better equip your accounting team. Account Reconciliation Tools While the process of reconciling […]
Periodic Reconciliations
In our previous post, Solutions and Tools to Closing the Books, Part 2, we delve deep into the world of closing books, external reporting, and some of the challenges you might face closing your books. In this post, we take a look at the account reconciliation process, the challenges it brings, and why reconciliations are […]
Solutions and Tools to Closing the Books, Part 2
In our previous post, Solutions and Tools to Closing the Books, Part 1, we identified financial consolidation tools and solutions to closing the books to equip your accounting team. In this second part of the series, we dig into powerful data processing and reporting tools. Open Systems for Integrations Modern applications can accept a variety […]
Solutions and Tools to Closing the Books, Part 1
In our previous post, Closing the Books and External Reporting, we went into depth to examine the period-close process as well as addressed various challenges you might come across as you’re closing your books. In this post, we will identify a couple of financial consolidation tools and solutions at your disposal to better equip your […]
Closing the Books and External Reporting
In our previous post, [Guide] Modern Accounting: How to Overcome Financial Close Challenges, we gave a general overview of the guide-to-blog series highlighting key topics relevant to today’s modern accounting. In this post, however, we’ll delve deep into the world of closing books, external reporting, and some of the challenges you might face closing your […]
[Guide] Modern Accounting: How to Overcome Financial Close Challenges
In this guide-to-blog series, broadly speaking, you’ll learn how to overcome financial close challenges to better your organization’s bottom line. More specifically, you’ll learn to shorten the period-close process and pivot from collecting data to analysis with advanced tools designed to help the accounting office modernize and potentially eliminate certain routine and rote tasks. In […]