Shared Services should not be seen as a quick fix for shrinking budgets – done properly it can give finance departments better skills and data Shared Service Centres (SSC) have become a well established feature of modern financial practice. Cost-cutting, … Continue reading
The majority of SMB owners entrust responsibility for setting budgets, controlling payments and determining the company’s financial strategy to their senior managers. But according to our latest research 1 in 3 feel unprepared to take on financial responsibility. Financial experience, … Continue reading
We are fast approaching the season of goodwill, which is also a time when news thrives of retailers pushing out payment dates to their suppliers, often in order to provide greater investment into all those highly competitive Christmas promotions which … Continue reading
We recently hosted our user conference in London and, as ever, listening to our customers is such an important part of what we do as a business. One of the common themes, along with the usual ‘how to improve cashflow’ … Continue reading
Last week we heard further announcements about the ‘Business Bank’ from Business Secretary Vince Cable. The plan is for government funding to support small and medium businesses (SMBs) as they look to grow, create jobs and bring additional revenue into … Continue reading
