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Overhauling intercompany processes? Why it pays to get IT on board first

Aug 13, 2024 | accountingtimes.com.au | Rosie Cairnes

Is optimising inter-company accounting on the agenda for your conglomerate or group in FY2025? If the answer is yes, it’s likely to prove an excellent move. That’s because there’s a host of benefits associated with maintaining standardised back-end processes, underpinned by an automated intercompany financial management solution.
How to ensure your finance department is there to support not stifle innovation this year

Aug 12, 2024 | retailbiz.com.au | Rosie Cairnes

Is your enterprise doing business just as it was five, three, or even one year ago? If the answer is yes, then it’s out of step with the times. And it may also be a prime candidate for being left behind. Dramatic as that statement may be, it’s hardly hyperbolic. Here in Australia and around the world, the pace of innovation continues to increase, as businesses look to transform their products, services and modi operandi to ensure they remain relevant and competitive.
Why keeping on top of cash flow matters more than ever in FY2025

Aug 5, 2024 | dynamicbusiness.com | Rosie Cairnes

Are you wondering whether FY2025 might bring better times for your business, in the wake of the Covid crisis and the economic aftershocks it’s engendered? While it would be nice to think so, all signs suggest Australian businesses may have more tough times in store over the next 12 months. Insolvencies are on the rise, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Taking the lead: Why digital transformation should be finance first

Aug 4, 2024 | itbrief.com.au | Rosie Cairnes

Is your business preparing to embark on a large-scale digital transformation program over the upcoming 12 months? For many mid-sized enterprises, the answer is yes. Less than auspicious economic conditions – rising costs, geo-political uncertainty and lacklustre demand – have increased the impetus to improve efficiency and productivity across the enterprise.
How Australian CFOs can master the modern finance balancing act

Jun 5, 2024 | cfotech.com.au | Rosie Cairnes

Remember when heading up a finance department meant making sure the books were balanced and the bills paid on time? Relaxing, wasn’t it – relatively speaking, at least! By contrast, many of today’s CFOs are required to contend with a plethora of pressing operational priorities while still attending to the aforementioned book balancing and bill paying. That they’ll do more with less – and do it far more quickly – has become the expectation in many boardrooms and C-suites around the country.
Four reasons your enterprise should start saying goodbye to spreadsheets in FY2025

May 2, 2024 | businessdailymedia.com | Rosie Cairnes

Swapping this old school tool for finance automation technology brings with it a host of benefits. Does your accounts team remain wedded to spreadsheets? Or perhaps they’re still using them because they’re the best – or only – tools for performing complex calculations to which they have access? If yours is a typical Australian enterprise in the mid-market then, unfortunately, the answer to the latter question is likely to be ‘yes’.
A must-have for businesses selling to australian public sector

Apr 28, 2024 | dynamicbusiness.com | Rosie Cairnes

Is your organisation looking to digital transformation to deliver much needed cost savings and efficiency gains this year? If the answer is yes, you’re far from alone. Australia’s total ICT spend is expected to hit a record $133 billion in 2024, up 7.8 per cent on the previous year, according to Gartner.
How to ensure your finance transformation project is an unqualified success

Apr 25, 2024 | cfotech.com.au | Rosie Cairnes

Are you planning to kick off a finance automation initiative in the new financial year? If you answered in the affirmative, you’re in good company. In 2024, mid-sized and enterprise organisations alike are alive to the benefits embracing automated accounting can deliver, and rightly so. Unpacking the advantages Being able to reduce manual processing and speed up the quarterly close process while simultaneously slashing error rates equates to a significant productivity and efficiency gain.
Why mentoring others is the most rewarding aspect of my leadership role

Mar 7, 2024 | itbrief.com.au | Rosie Cairnes

There’s no better way to inspire female inclusion than by sharing your experience and expertise with others Two decades working in high-pressure enterprise software sales has taught me that success is almost invariably the result of a positive corporate culture – but what does that actually look like? For my money, it’s a setting in which integrity, accountability, effort and drive, clear communication and supportive teamwork are evident from the C-suite down.
How to boost business resilience before trouble strikes

Feb 12, 2024 | dynamicbusiness.com | Rosie Cairnes

Are you wondering whether 2024 will be the year when everything settles down again? It’s an optimistic thought given the confluence of events that have made succeeding in business in the 2020s such a challenging proposition.