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• Technology has vastly improved organisational effectiveness but few CFOs take advantage of tools that could help them improve profitability
• The deluge of iPad-style devices targeting the world of business - -
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Finance heads need much wider view of IT
Technology has vastly improved organisational effectiveness but few CFOs take advantage of tools that could help them improve profitability. Paul Taylor reports
Competitive difference is in the analysis
Charles Batchelor says most businesses have access to ample data. Using them well is the real challenge
Analytics: Chief profitability officers still rare
Many finance heads have a poor grasp of which activities really make money, reports Stephen Pritchard
Business processes: A tool that is too ad hoc and open to error
Spreadsheets are vital to many organisations but their limitations mean they should not be allowed to become too important, says Charles Batchelor
Tablets: Companies prove as keen as consumers on ‘magical’ devices
Paul Taylor finds business interest is much higher than many had expected
Automated processes: Specialist add-ons allow finance to focus on core
Self-service expenses and e-invoices free time for more value added tasks, writes Stephen Pritchard
Regulators are serious about universal financial language
Jane Bird looks at the benefits of a reporting format that is spreading round the globe
Case Study:Gruppo Coin implemets XBRL
Jane Bird on improvements in the Venice-based fashion retail group
Financial consolidation: More than just a ‘nice to have’
There are stringent penalties for failure to keep proper records. Jane Bird investigates some of the challenges
Nemetschek: Simplicity and clarity are the aims in financial reporting
Jane Bird on how the Munich-based company had produces its figures
