by Karen Riordan | Feb 19, 2019 | Financial Reporting, Not For Profits, Sage Intacct, Technology
Whether you have a handful of employees and volunteers or dozens, it can be challenging to ensure that tasks are completed with consistency and efficiency. People have their own methods and preferences when it comes to entering and sharing data. However, you can get...
by Karen Riordan | Jan 30, 2019 | Cloud, Document management, Financial Reporting, Industry Trends, Technology
From previous posts I have openly shared my “old school” way of doing things; for instance, note taking with paper and pen (ink pen, non-digital). I love technology and how it can make positive changes on our businesses. But sometimes, the technology buzz is just that...
by Karen Riordan | Jan 2, 2019 | Dynamics 365 Business Central, Financial Reporting, Industry Trends, Sage Intacct
I spend a fair amount of time on-line, reading articles and attempting to stay current on technology trends. I came across an article from 2015 which described the skills required to be a successful CFO. After reading and spending some time reflecting, the skills sets...
by Carla Alarcon | Nov 29, 2018 | About SSi Consulting, Financial Reporting, Technology
If you’re doing your budgeting & planning in Excel, you’re not alone. Roughly 90% of companies with 50 to 200 employees use it to budget and plan. But, at a certain point, you start to outgrow Excel and could be missing out on the benefits that a budgeting and...
by Carla Alarcon | Sep 11, 2018 | Cloud, ERP Financial Software, Financial Reporting, Sage Intacct
I speak with a lot of organizations about their accounting processes and I am always amazed at the level of dependence on Microsoft Excel. Just the other day I was speaking to a CEO of a 15-million-dollar organization that admitted they do their consolidated...
by Carla Alarcon | Jun 8, 2018 | Financial Reporting, Industry Trends, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft Power BI, SSi Consulting Events, Technology
It is a great time to be a Washington sports fan. Our Washington Capitals are the Stanley Cup Champions, for the first time in the 44-year franchise history! As a native Washingtonian and a loyal DC sports fan, it has been so exciting to see our city come together and...