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Strategic Resource Allocation to Maximize Efficiency in Engineering Firms
Strategic resource allocation is one critical area that demands attention in the competitive architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) landscape. As engineering firms continually seek ways to enhance operational efficiency and project outcomes, managing...
Identifying and Tracking Key Financial Performance Indicators in the AEC Industry
For AEC firms to stay competitive and profitable, tracking the right financial performance indicators is essential. These metrics provide critical insights into operational efficiency, profit margins, and overall business health. With growing industry pressures—from...
Automation in FP&A: Eliminating Manual Reporting Errors and Improving Efficiency
Eliminating Manual Bottlenecks in FP&A for Greater Efficiency Despite the overall modernization of an automation-driven workforce, the persistence of manual processes in FP&A perpetuate challenges to doing business and facilitating growth. These processes...
Choosing the Right FP&A Tools: Navigating the Complex Landscape for Mid-Sized to Large Organizations
No longer reduced to a back-office function, today's financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes consistently evolve into a strategic cornerstone for organizational success. As businesses expand, managing internal finances becomes increasingly complex, and...
Plan with FREE Payroll Planning Templates
Free Payroll Planning Templates to Help You Improve your Planning Process Managing payroll planning efficiently is a critical task for finance teams. Accurate payroll forecasting ensures proper budgeting, prevents unexpected expenses, and helps maintain financial...
The Secret to Getting Better: Unlock Time, Results, and Balance
There’s a secret to getting better. Better results. Better focus. Better work-life balance. It’s not a miracle or a one-size-fits-all answer, and it’s certainly not about doing more. Instead, it’s about working smarter, not harder. The tools and methods we rely...
5 Business Intelligence Project Mistakes to Avoid
Forcing users to stop using Excel or other spreadsheet applications is one of the top reasons why Business Intelligence projects fail. End users who are love to use spreadsheets are faced with the problem of having to adjust to using a new Business Intelligence software solution that does not work well with Excel.
Level Up Your Law Firm’s Compensation Planning Game with this Legal Accounting Software
Legal accounting software can be super helpful when Finance staff at your law firm are tired of spreadsheets and endless manual calculations. For example, legal compensation planning is particularly challenging, but this new fintech tool is here to save the day! This...
Build a Powerful Income Statement Model from Scratch
Building a Powerful Income Statement Model from Scratch We are kicking off this blog with a “building from scratch” theme. Here, by “building from scratch” we mean what nearly every Finance person has done at some point: creating some kind of financial modeling...
Transform Collaboration in Excel by adding Row-Level Security
Hey there, Finance and data security gurus. Today, we're talking about Excel and discovering a feature that's majorly undervalued. That feature is row-level security. While Excel may not boast robust enterprise-level security on its own, we've got a nifty solution...