by garethjones | Oct 12, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
With a product name like PowerExcel… We gladly raise users’ expectations of what they can do beyond the “everyday” capabilities of their familiar spreadsheet. One area of particular interest, and indeed where PowerExcel shows its strength very nicely, is how it...
by garethjones | Sep 25, 2023 | Budgeting, Finance and Banking, Ms Excel, OLAP, Planning, PowerExcel
When I was a young accountant and learning about budget planning… I thought, “Wow, there are companies out there adopting bottom-up budgeting and others doing top-down…and I wonder what makes a team choose one of those.” Fast forward 30 years, and I...
by jackguarneri | Jun 26, 2023 | Budgeting, General BI and Data Management, Planning, PowerExcel
Welcome, readers! Today we embark on a journey into the realm of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to explore the critical subject of workforce or payroll planning. Join Gareth Jones from PARIS Technologies as he sheds light on the challenges faced by...
by jessicaotero | Jan 19, 2023 | Business Intelligence (BI), General BI and Data Management, PowerExcel, Reporting
Financial Processes are Challenging Here you’ll find what we have found to be typical financial process challenges, along with our top tips for making your processes smarter. 1. Inefficient Processes Relying on outdated systems only makes the financial process...
by jackguarneri | Sep 21, 2022 | Business Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Data Analysis, Data Management, Finance and Banking, General BI and Data Management, Industry Focus, PowerExcel, Software
Moving from the Messy Middle to Digital Finance Transformation While not a generally accepted best practice, it is nearly universally true that Finance (and many other) professionals do a great amount of work in Microsoft Excel and then move data to a Business...