Tue, 06 May 2008 11:25:06 -0700

One Touch Business Travel and the End of the Expense Report
Read Concur's paper to learn why, despite the fact that billions of dollars per year are spent on business travel and entertainment (T&E) by employees on behalf of their organizations: Many companies are still not maximizing the value of that spend because they're relying on multiple processes and solutions to manage their T&E. T&E is an area of spend that for many companies is the second largest controllable cost after payroll. Travel and Expense Management is still viewed as separate functions by most organizations.
Tue, 06 May 2008 11:22:42 -0700

Travel and Procurement: The Convergence
According to a recent Aberdeen Group survey, companies that don't use an integrated travel and entertainment (T&E) expense management service, like Concur Travel & Expense, are falling behind in almost every measure of financial management. Aberdeen refers to these companies as "laggards" and presents figures showing that they pay 37 percent more to process their expense reports, they take three times longer to reimburse employees, and they're essentially working in the dark when it comes to controlling travel expenditures. Plus, Aberdeen estimates that almost one of every five T&E expenses submitted at these companies is in direct violation of corporate policy. Read this Aberdeen Group report on their survey to learn about: Travel and procurement philosophies that best-in-class companies utilize. Benefits of an integrated organizational travel and procurement process. Steps to successfully integrate travel and procurement. How best-in-class companies achieve high adoption rates. Correlation between T&E compliance and technology. Plus much more!
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:47:00 -0700

Improving Intercompany Reconciliation for a Faster Close
In 2007, businesses moved beyond the initial need to comply with legislation like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) and instead focused on driving sustainability and control into their corporate processes. Of the various initiatives supporting this shift, the fast close--a concept used to describe a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and close its books quickly--is perhaps one of the best documented. This SAP/Business Objects paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how certain companies have made impressive progress in improving the flow of communication during the intercompany process, removing it from the close's critical path and improving the quality of data.
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:43:41 -0700

The Fast Close: Achieving Quick Wins and Big Wins
The "fast close," a concept used to describe a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and close its books quickly, is re-emerging as an important project for today's global finance function. For a brief period in the late 1990s, companies became more efficient at closing their books and reporting their financial information, but compliance regulations such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 placed additional reporting rules on organizations worldwide. What followed was a period of more methodical approaches to preparing numbers in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and statutory requirements, as many companies became reluctant to close their books quickly for fear of submitting inaccurate financial statements. In the United States, for example, close cycles have slowed down by an average of seven days during each of the past three years. This white paper from SAP/Business Objects discusses how corporate finance centers can overcome the barriers to fast close by shifting processes such as intercompany reconciliation outside the close process and by automating traditionally manual consolidation functions such as foreign currency translation adjustments, minority interest and equity calculations, and automatic cash flows.
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:35:12 -0700

Benefits Analysis Form
Organizations frequently review and analyze their benefits packages to determine if they need to make a change. Gathering this information can be difficult and time consuming. Use this template to help you quickly get the information into a consistent format that allows you to analyze various benefits packages and quotes from providers you are considering.
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:03:46 -0700

Mileage Log With Reimbursement Form
This template is for mileage log with reimbursement form.
Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:39:57 -0700

ROI Case Study: Halogen Software Transforms The Employee Appraisal Process At Amcor Sunclipsep
This IDC ROI (Return On Investment) case study, sponsored by Halogen Software, investigates how Amcor Sunclipse used Halogen's Employee Performance Management (EPM) solution to improve the speed and quality of its employee appraisals, as well as centralize the results to enable tracking and reporting of employee's skills within the company. IDC provides insights into Amcor's decision to implement the solution, the vendor selection process, solution architecture, benefits and key findings.