Posts Tagged ‘financial services guide’

As a firm migrates financial services applications to the cloud, systems integration becomes of paramount importance. When some applications remain on-premises while others are housed in the cloud, data must seamlessly and securely be transferred bi-directionally, and in a timeframe consistent with operational requirements. Some of the integration techniques used when all applications are within […]

Previously, we outlined a few areas of concern in the financial transformation process. The installment this week features adjunct applications and their role in control and efficiency. While not critical components of a firm’s financial process, there are supporting applications that can be deployed to speed and better control the operation. Master data maintenance, exception […]

Our last blog in this series focused on embarking on the financial transformation process. The content this week will outline the effective financial system process and the steps to take when beginning. The General Ledger system is, of course, the heart of a firm’s financial system. A properly functioning General Ledger is, however, but one […]

Finance transformation is a broad topic that potentially encompasses all areas of finance process, personnel, and technology. When a firm faces a problematic, manually intensive, time-consuming, and unsustainable financial process, a transformation project is a call to action. While finance transformation is a logical response to a sub-optimal financial process, these programs can easily overrun […]

It’s safe to say that artificial intelligence (AI) has established itself in the business world. Think of it as part of a company that is always working and doesn’t take time off. The efficiencies AI presents are so tremendous that it is expected to result in more than $1 trillion in savings in the industry. […]