Posts filed under 'Accounting & Finance'

January 14, 2013

Advice For Finance Professionals: Redefine Your Role As Gatekeeper

How efficient is your company at making sound investment decisions?

Finance is an incredibly important aspect of any business.  So important that many companies make the mistake of shielding it from daily operations & functional managers.  This leads to uncertainty, animosity, wasted time and resources as managers make investment requests that get denied.  By proactively teaching and integrating financial decision processes throughout the organization, Finance Professionals can redefine their role as gatekeeper, building a more efficient organization...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Accounting & Finance on January 14, 2013

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May 16, 2012

Five Steps to Match Business Reports with Financials

Business Reports & Month-End Figures..Can’t they just get along?

Sales, Marketing, Operations, Quality, IT, Human Resources…it does not matter what part of the world you are in, or your ranking in the corporate hierarchy.  We all do it…create reports that tell our story…a different story than is shown in Accounting’s month end data.  Why does this happen? Who is to blame..and who is right?   This dilemma has haunted me in every company and at every level I have worked.  It was not until I started leading companies that I...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Accounting & Finance on May 16, 2012

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