Financial Reporting

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: This white paper discusses how the global movement toward IFRS offers companies the chance to significantly improve efficiency and reduce financial reporting costs by placing IFRS reporting in a shared environment, or "Center of Excellence" (CoE) and how IFRS CoE can help improve the quality and consistency of financial reporting.

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper provides practical industry insights on IFRS for life science executives and includes useful sections on: IFRS challenges and opportunities in life sciences; Implications of IFRS for financial reporting, tax, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, IT, and treasury and much more.

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: As acceptance of IFRS in the United States becomes imminent, more banks and capital markets institutions are asking key questions: How does IFRS affect my institution? What events would influence my institution's pace of IFRS adoption? What obstacles might we need to consider? Read this paper to learn the answers to these questions and more.

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 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: This guide can help you understand International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and how its standards are being adopted around the world.

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Published: 29 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: The white paper discusses what US organizations can do to prepare for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and focuses on what Oracle's Enterprise Performance Management solutions can do to help with top-end reporting.

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Published: 29 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: The white paper discusses what US organizations can do to prepare for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and what Oracle's Financial Management Solutions do to streamline the process.

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Published: 29 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: The 11th book in our Straight Talk series helps executives understand the implications of IFRS and their role in addressing the associated changes. The publication also offers practical suggestions to help companies navigate through pressing issues and developing your own conversion road map.

Posted: 29 Jul 2009 | Published: 29 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: In this publication, we explore the technology implications associated with IFRS conversion and discuss: Evaluating the potential technology impact; how companies can prepare technology and systems changes related to IFRS adoption; Major differences between U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS and much more.

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 | Published: 28 Jul 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