Financial Reporting

WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the reporting challenges faced by organizations and examines the many benefits of automated U.S. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reporting systems.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: CFOs at large hospitals must process enormous amounts of information to make quick strategic decisions. This paper will explore the decision-making challenges faced by CFOs and examine the many benefits of solutions that accelerate insight.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: In order to work effectively, the CFO needs a single unified view that integrates data from multiple data sources and key performance indicators (KPIs), and places them in the context of strategic goals and financial plans.

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: With the SAP® Business One application, you get a fully integrated financial analysis and reporting tool that provides quick access to comprehensive data. The XL Reporter tool uses a familiar interface and unique drag-and-drop technology to simplify report creation for financial and operational data.

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: Operational excellence is a simple concept with complex implications. Consistently doing things well across every element of the value chain is clear enough in principle. The ultimate goal is a "single source of truth" where senior executives have shared visibility into all parts of the organization, enabling management by facts.

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper identifies the many challenges companies face when implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in corporate reporting and explores tightly integrated solutions that together centrally manage data and metadata on a unified platform--the first step in implementing a complete performance management solution.

Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle’s financial governance solution can focus resources on high-risk areas, improve the quality and efficiency of the financial reporting process, and strengthen operational controls.

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 | Published: 14 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: LogRhythm has extensive experience in helping organizations improve their overall security and compliance posture while reducing costs. This paper illustrates and discusses the 6 domains of PCI DSS requirements as well as uses tables to outline how LogRhythm supports PCI compliance.

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 | Published: 09 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: Document automation will add to the company's bottom line, save time, better business processes, and increased control. This paper will demonstrate how to automate the AP process within Oracle E-Business Suite, and what type of investment will need to be made and what kind of benefits can be expected.

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This guide is intended to help advisors who are considering going independent or who have already struck out on their own to better understand and navigate their technology options.

Posted: 13 Aug 2009 | Published: 13 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: How does a firm or fund manager assess his/her research management needs and choose the best solution? This document helps by identifying pain points in the research workflow that RMS must address, describing how RMS supports investment process and decision making, and highlighting key features to consider when evaluating RMS solutions.

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document examines the current state of Order Management Systems (OMS) portfolio management capabilities, identifies major challenges and "pain points" that firms encounter, and outlines seven system attributes needed to overcome them.

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 | Published: 10 Aug 2009

WHITE PAPER: A new standard file format, Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), for submitting financial reports to the SEC in the United States is being mandated for June 2009. Both the creation of, and reporting from XBRL, are functions performed by the same new tool described in this paper.

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Given the dramatic events in the capital markets, everyone is wondering what will happen next - and what the implications are for the wider economy. This paper will discuss challenges facing companies and how to respond.

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: What's arguably the single greatest barrier to the fast close has remained constant - the completion of the intercompany reconciliation process. This paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how companies can make impressive progress when they employ software solutions such as those from SAP Business Objects

Posted: 08 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Operational excellence is a simple concept with complex implications. Consistently doing things well across every element of the value chain is clear enough in principle. The ultimate goal is a "single source of truth" where senior executives have shared visibility into all parts of the organisation, enabling management by facts.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: To maximize profitability, companies must know the true cost of making and delivering their products and services. Traditional cost accounting, devised in a simpler era, does not satisfy that need. This paper examines indirect and overhead costs, which are crucial to managing profitability.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: In February 2008, CFO Research Services, a unit of CFO Publishing and part of The Economist Group, began a research project with Business Objects, an SAP company, asking senior finance executives to give views on their priorities and challenges around integrating operational and financial planning processes.

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this research, we examine the lessons that have been learnt from the current financial crisis, and propose ten practical lessons that could help to address perceived weaknesses in risk identification, assessment and management.

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Published: 04 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Traditional approaches to risk management emphasize mitigation, focusing on the readily apparent risks facing a company in the areas of security, privacy, credit, regulatory, technology, fraud and more. These threats are, of course, important and must be addressed.

Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Published: 04 Jun 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this case study to learn how Rothschild Bank in Zurich has achieved banking and financial reporting regulatory compliance by getting a handle on change and getting down to basics - the five core competencies of compliance.

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 | Published: 30 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how wealth management firms can use client relationship management (CRM) strategies and technology to build relationships as trusted advisors, maximize share of wallet, and increase productivity.

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 | Published: 20 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn how to make compliance work for your organization, rather than the other way around - with Oracle solutions for midsize organizations.

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 | Published: 23 Sep 2008

WHITE PAPER: Business intelligence (BI) needs to evolve such that it is no longer about reporting results but driving business processes. Learn how BI can bring you greater business visibility and insight to improve business performance.

Posted: 18 Feb 2008 | Published: 18 Feb 2008