Guide to Buying Financial Software
As finance managers and leaders, you are more and more likely to be expected to produce real-time data and analytics, while supporting a business that is growing in complexity. Having the right software can be critical in juggling, and meeting those high expectations. The path to the right software, however, is paved with decisions. Join us as we take a look at the various considerations in software investment and evaluation, based on guidance from the today's leading software providers.
Crystal Clear Close
Headquartered in the heart of New York City, SkyStem delivers a powerful month-end close solution for organizations seeking to streamline their financial processes. The company’s flagship solution, ART, is an enterprise technology that helps CFOs and Controllers shorten the month-end close and the time to issue financials by automating balance sheet reconciliations, managing month-end tasks, performing flux and variance analysis, and providing insightful reporting. The web-based solution streamlines and eliminates up to 90% of manual activities while strengthening internal controls and corporate governance.
Nancy currently leads sales and customer success for SkyStem, a technology company that offers month-end close and reconciliation automation for mid-market companies in banking, healthcare, retail and various other industries. Prior to joining SkyStem, she was a Senior Manager at Protiviti. As part of the Finance Accounting and Excellence practice at Protiviti, Nancy served on numerous global accounts, including AIG, BP and Accenture. Throughout her career, she focused primarily on process transformation initiatives in the Finance office. Nancy is an internationally published author. She’s also the author of Back Office Mechanics, a blog dedicated to transforming Finance through small ideas.
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