A CFO Story: When It's Time to Upgrade Financial Systems & Do it Right - Hello Cloud Accounting

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Video & Slides: http://www.proformative.com/events/cfo-story-when-its-time-upgrade-financial-systems-do-it-right-hello-cloud-accounting There's no denying a CFO's job continues to become increasingly complex. The last thing that the office of the CFO needs is accounting and financial systems that fail to address critical business needs including compliance issues, an effective financial close process, complex business processes, and company growth. How do you know when it's the right time to upgrade your financial systems? How do you accurately assess your company's current and future needs, and find the right solution in the new age of cloud computing?

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THE RESOURCE FOR CORPORATE FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & TREASURY PROFESSIONALS

When It’s Time to Upgrade
Financial Systems & Do it Right
Tom Brennan, VP of Marketing, FinancialForce.com
Scott Travasos, CFO, Blue Shield of CA Foundation

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I knew it was time to upgrade

Separate
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No Control
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Manipulation

Weak Internal
Communications

Multi-tenant vs Single-tenant vs On-Premises

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Social Users Exceed Email Users

Source: Comscore, June 2011

“The expectation now is that the tools people use at work are
as easy and as fun as the ones they use in their personal life”
(David Stein – CEO Rypple)

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• Customer interaction data
readily available to Finance
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• Finance and Other
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It Has Transformed my Job as a CFO
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A CFO Story: When It's Time to Upgrade Financial Systems & Do it Right - Hello Cloud Accounting

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