xFP&A Blog

Browse featured stories and the latest posts on a variety of extended financial planning and analysis topics. 

Nonprofits prepare for their next audit

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How Solver Helps Nonprofits Prepare for Their Next Audit

In nonprofit organizations, audits are a fact of life. Charities are often required to undergo periodic independent audits to meet the conditions of grants or loans they've received, fulfill their own bylaws, or comply with relevant local, state, or...

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Solver xFiles: The Case of The Vanishing Profits

Welcome to xFiles, Solver's investigative video series that uncovers the most perplexing mysteries plaguing finance teams everywhere. Each episode...

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Consolidation: Streamline Your Financial Data with Solver

Consolidation is a critical aspect of financial management for multi-entity companies, ensuring a unified and accurate view of an organization's...

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Solver Copilot Analysis Agent

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Meet Solver Copilot Analysis Agent: AI Assistant Transforming Planning

Finance teams face relentless pressure. Month-end close deadlines, budget revisions, variance analyses, board presentations. The demands never stop....

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Acumatica Summit 2026

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The Emerald City Awaits: Acumatica Summit 2026 in Seattle

We are excited to return as a Sponsor for Acumatica Summit 2026, taking place January 25-28, 2026 at the Seattle Convention Center. At Acumatica...

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Finance Leaders in Supply Chain Management

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What is Supply Chain Management? A Strategic Guide for Finance Leaders

The global disruptions of the 2020s forced supply chain management into CFO strategy sessions where it had never belonged before. Semiconductor...

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How Nonprofits Can Simplify Consolidated Financial Reporting for Grant Compliance

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How Nonprofits Can Simplify Consolidated Financial Reporting for Grant Compliance

Nonprofit executives juggle multiple responsibilities. Internally, they must ensure financial stability and operational efficiency, often with...

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Why Solver Stands Out in the FP&A Landscape

FP&A teams are the strategic command center of any organization. They drive smarter decisions through planning, reporting, consolidation, and...

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Importance of Extended Financial Planning & Analysis (xFP&A)

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Choosing the Best Extended Financial Planning and Analysis Solution

Adopting extended financial planning and analysis (xFP&A) software is a popular solution for the often-burdensome task of monitoring business...

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Solver's Copilot

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Solver Copilot: The Key to Intelligent xFP&A

What is Solver Copilot? Solver Copilot is built to accelerate intelligent decisions for finance leaders. It includes specialized AI agents that...

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Senior Living Spreadsheets to Strategies

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From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Better Reporting for Senior Living Communities

If your company is involved in senior living, there’s no doubt you’ll encounter multiple requests to track information and data that can be used to...

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ASCEND 2026 Early Bird Registration

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Turn Up the Volume: ASCEND 2026 Registration Now Open

Solver's ASCEND 2026 registration is officially open! This year, we're trading Surf City for Music City as we head to Nashville, Tennessee. Join us...

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Dynamics GP End of Life Blog

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Dynamics GP End of Life: Migration Mapper Makes Your ERP Move Easy

Although the end date is about 5 years away, it’s never too early to prepare for a major change to your software. Microsoft recently announced the...

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nonprofit

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Creating Nonprofit Annual Reports That Inspire Donors and Build Trust

As a nonprofit leader, you know your organization is doing great work. But does the public? Self-promotion can feel uncomfortable, particularly for...

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SaaS Product Scaling: Challenges and Solutions

The need to scale is a sign of success. But with increasing size comes increasing complexity. As a SaaS business grows, when working with an...

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Solver at Community Summit NA 2025

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Unleash your "x Factor" at Community Summit North America 2025

Microsoft customers and partners are gearing up to make the trek to Orlando, Florida for Community Summit North America (NA) 2025, October 19-23 at...

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AI enhances the power of xFP&A

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5 Ways AI Enhances the Power of xFP&A

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) aren’t just the future. They are already transforming nearly every aspect of the business...

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Solver xFiles: The Case of the Mysterious Budget Changes

Welcome to xFiles, Solver's investigative video series that uncovers the most perplexing mysteries plaguing finance teams everywhere. Each episode...

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Solver Gold Sponsorship at acuCONNECT 2025

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acuCONNECT: Accelerate Intelligent Decisions in Acumatica with Solver

We are thrilled to share that we will be a Gold Sponsor of acuCONNECT 2025, a virtual event for Acumatica customers and partners! This will be the...

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ASCEND Customer Awards 2025

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Solver Celebrates Customer Loyalty at ASCEND 2025

Congratulations to Solver’s customer award winners for 2025! The awards were handed out by Stacy Pitts, Manager of Customer Success, during ASCEND...

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Celebrating Solver's 2025 Partner Award Winners at ASCEND

"Success is best when it's shared." - Howard Schultz This quote captures the essence of the Partner Awards, recognition isn't just about celebrating...

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SaaS KPIs

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SaaS KPIs You Should Be Reporting (But Probably Aren’t)

The SaaS industry may be known for its fast-paced and dynamic environment, but just like any other business that wants to stay relevant,...

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What to Know Before You Go ASCEND 2025

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What to Know Before You Go: Solver ASCEND 2025

Solver ASCEND Americas 2025 is nearly here, and it’s time to start packing! To ensure you are fully prepared, we’ve put together this comprehensive...

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Construction Chaos? Simplify with Consolidated Data!

Construction is all about putting together disparate parts—lumber, glass, steel, and more—to create a structure that is functional and beautiful....

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SaaS Reporting

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SaaS Forecasting for Scale: How to Stay Nimble as You Grow

Clients choose software as a service (SaaS) solutions because these types of solutions are flexible and scalable. Cloud-hosted products eliminate the...

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Senior Living CFOs Should Track These Reporting Metrics, Not Just Occupancy

Senior living facilities are currently home to more than 2 million people in the U.S. alone—and that figure will likely rise as the population ages....

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ASCEND 2025 Key Opportunities

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Explore Sessions and Growth Opportunities at ASCEND 2025

Are you prepared to expand your Solver skills and improve your organization’s ability to succeed? Then make plans to attend ASCEND Americas 2025 as...

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Advanced Planning Tools Foster Business Success

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Advanced Planning Tools Foster Business Success

Gone are the days when basic budgeting, forecasting, and planning tools offered everything a business needed to thrive. Facing an increasingly...

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Better Reporting Leads to Better Business Decisions

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Better Reporting Leads to Better Business Decisions

Running a successful modern business requires so much more than the basic financial tools companies leaned on in the past. To thrive in today’s...

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Driving Nonprofit Success with xFP&A

In the nonprofit sector, the way you manage your finances matters. And yet, without the right tools, effective management can be a difficult and...

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Enhance Helpdesk Analytics with Solver's Zendesk Connector

Enhance Your Helpdesk Analytics with Solver's Zendesk Connector Did you know that in addition to supporting multiple ERP integrations, Solver...

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Solver at Sage Future 2025

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Sage Future 2025: Elevate Decision-Making with Solver

Discover How You Can Connect with Solver at Sage Future The excitement of Sage Future 2025 begins on June 3rd at the George World Congress Center +...

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Liz Anderson Spotlighted on the 2025 Women of the Channel List

Congrats to Liz Anderson, Vice President of Global Marketing for Solver, who was recognized by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, on the...

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Product Feature: Custom Drilldown

Looking to streamline your data analysis when using Solver's flagship software? Introduced in April 2025, Solver users can now customize the default...

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How Analysis Speeds Decision-Making and Improves Outcomes

No longer relegated to traditional budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance reviews, the role of extended financial planning & analysis...

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Corey Marquis Whos Who Blog Header Image

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Corey Barak, COO of Solver, Was Recently Named to Marquis Who’s Who

Congratulations to Solver’s Chief Operating Officer, Corey Barak, MBA, who was recently named to Marquis Who’s Who®—individuals and innovators...

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Solver at Directions NA 2024

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Play Your Cards Right For Directions North America 2025

Discover How You Can Connect with Solver at Directions NA 2025 Are you all in with your current hand? Microsoft Partners are about to embark on an...

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Round Up the Experts at the AFP FP&A Forum 2025

Solver is proud to be a Gold Sponsor at the AFP FP&A Forum 2025. We are excited to engage with finance professionals, demonstrate our innovative...

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Awakening to New Opportunities at ASCEND 2025

Solver ASCEND Americas 2025 will take place from August 11th to the 14th at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Huntington Beach,...

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xFP&A Trends to Watch in 2025

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Five xFP&A Trends to Watch in 2025

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, traditional financial planning and analysis (FP&A) tools are no longer sufficient. Organizations are...

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How the Solver Contributor User Expands Budget Planning Beyond Finance

In the fast-paced world of finance, ease of use and flexibility are non-negotiable. Recognizing this, Solver’s Contributor User license is designed...

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Homepage

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Product Feature: The New Solver Homepage

Your workspace, reimagined for faster access and better organization. Get ready for a more intuitive Solver experience. Our latest homepage update...

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Acumatica Summit 2025

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Place Your Bets for Acumatica Summit 2025

We are excited to return as a Gold Sponsor for Acumatica Summit 2025, taking place from January 26th to January 29th at the Wynn Las Vegas. At...

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Drill back Feature 2024

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Product Feature: Drill Back to Dynamics 365 Business Central

Finance teams are discovering a powerful productivity boost within Solver's Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central integration. While quietly...

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Senior Living Industry Blog 2024

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Unlocking the Full Potential of Senior Living Operations with xFP&A

The senior living industry is at a pivotal moment, driven by the demands of a rapidly aging population. For CFOs, controllers, and budget managers in...

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Building Tomorrow: How xFP&A is Transforming the Construction Industry

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Building Tomorrow: How xFP&A is Transforming Construction Companies

The construction industry is at a crossroads. With increasing project complexity, fluctuating material costs, and labor shortages, construction...

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Silver-Level Member of the Information Technology Alliance (ITA)

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Solver Joins Information Technology Alliance (ITA) as a Silver Technology Partner

The Information Technology Alliance (ITA), the pre-eminent independent organization for ethical tech companies successfully serving small- and...

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xFP&A software for financial consolidation

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xFP&A Software for Financial Consolidation Drives Intelligent Decisions

Extended financial planning and analysis (xFP&A) software drives faster, better decisions across the company, and at its core is the foundational...

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Business Intelligence Price Comparison

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3 Extremely Unusual Tips for Your Business Intelligence Software Price Comparison

Have you been comparing the costs for your business intelligence software or questioning the price you already paid? If so, you’ve noticed that...

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Solver Customer Awards 2024

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Solver 2024 Customer Awards: Loyalty at the Highest Level

Congratulations to Solver’s customer award winners for 2024! The awards were handed out by Diana Bacero, director of Customer Success, during ASCEND...

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Celebrating Solver's 2024 Partner Award Winners at ASCEND Americas

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Celebrating Solver's 2024 Partner Award Winners at ASCEND Americas

Don’t Wait for Opportunity, Create it” –George Bernard Shaw This quote by one of the world’s most famous playwrights and authors sums up the 2024...

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6 Best Practices for Financial Reporting

Better reporting leads to better results. Outdated processes, time-consuming input methods, and overly complex Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)...

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Accelerate Decision-Making with Solver at acuCONNECT 2024

We are thrilled to share that we will be a gold sponsor of acuCONNECT 2024, THE virtual event for Acumatica customers and partners! This will be the...

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financial reporting

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What is xFP&A? Going Beyond Financial Planning and Analysis

Extended financial planning and analysis, or xFP&A, is an all-encompassing approach that puts the finance team at the center of a company’s...

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Know Before You Go: Solver ASCEND Americas 2024

Solver ASCEND Americas 2024 is nearly here, and it’s time to start packing! To ensure you are fully prepared, we’ve put together this comprehensive...

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Best Practices in Creating Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial consolidation, often referred to as a "roll-up," involves combining financial data from multiple subsidiaries to create a comprehensive set...

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Solver Brings Hands-On Practice to College Students

School is out for the summer, but the Solver team was busy in the classroom this past spring semester. We spent three days in April giving back to...

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Solver at Directions NA 2024

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Do Better Than a Business Budget Excel Template

Harvard Business Review calls today’s evolving business landscape the 'Era of Volatility.' The last 30 years saw largely peaceful geopolitics,...

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Solver at Directions NA 2024

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Solver Teams Up with Binary Stream at Seattle Community Summit Roadshow

Discover Innovations with Solver at Community Summit Roadshow 2024 Microsoft Dynamics users and partners will soon travel to Bellevue, Washington for...

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Surf’s Up for Learning & Networking at Ascend 2024

From August 12th through 15th, Surf City USA, also known as Huntington Beach, California, will host hundreds of finance, accounting, operations, and...

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Liz Anderson named to CRN’s Women of the Channel list for 2024 for the 8th Consecutive Year

Applause and accolades for our own Liz Anderson, vice president of Global Marketing for Solver, who was named to the CRN® Women of the Channel list...

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Solver on Solver: ASCEND Data Insights Using Our Proprietary Reporting

While preparing for my presentation for Solver’s annual customer and partner conference, ASCEND 2024, I realized that I've used Solver in such...

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Solver at Directions NA 2024

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DynamicsCon Live: Elevate Your Journey with Solver

How Solver can Elevate your DynamicsCon LIVE 2024 Experience Microsoft customers and partners will soon make the trek to Denver, Colorado for...

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Solver at Directions NA 2024

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Sail to Success with Solver: Directions NA 2024

Discover How You Can Connect with Solver at Directions NA 2024 Microsoft Partners are about to embark on an exciting journey to San Diego, California...

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Using Analyst Rankings to Help Select the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 8 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 8 focuses on why and when to use third-party...

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How to Leverage Data to Prepare for an Exit or Acquisition

Do you intend to sell or acquire a company in 2024? Exit and acquisition processes require you to complete time-intensive and extremely thorough...

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Solver at Sage Transform 2024

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Sage Transform 2024: Elevate Decision-Making with Solver

Discover How You Can Connect with Solver at Sage Transform The excitement of Sage Transform 2024 begins on February 26th at the MGM Grand in Las...

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How to Conduct Budget Variance Analysis in 30 Minutes

Budgets can be challenging. While properly analyzing trends and patterns in your financial history and projections is an essential part of budgeting...

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5 Ways to Connect with Solver at Acumatica Summit 2024, Las Vegas

Discover Where to Find Solver at Acumatica Summit – and How to Win Up to $3,250 Acumatica Summit 2024 kicks off January 28 in Las Vegas, and it’s...

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Solver Ascend 2023 Schedule – Day 1

Solver Ascend 2023 Agenda Monday, August 14 Welcome to Day 1 of Ascend! We’re excited to have you here. Today is 100% hands-on training workshops,...

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Strategic KPI Report for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Strategic KPI Report ? Strategic KPI Reports serve as executive dashboards, offering leadership teams a quick and comprehensive view of the...

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Monthly Balance Sheet with Prior Month and Last Year Comparisons for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Monthly Balance Sheet with Prior Month and Last Year Comparisons ? A Monthly Balance Sheet with Prior Month and Last Year Comparisons is a...

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Profit & Loss Report with Monthly Trend for Sage Intacct

What is a Profit & Loss Report with Monthly Trend ? A Profit & Loss Report with Monthly Trend is a valuable analytical tool commonly used by CFOs and...

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Intercompany Elimination Model for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is an Intercompany Elimination Input Form ? An Intercompany Elimination Input Form serves as a tool for month-end consolidation and is utilized...

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Consolidating Balance Sheet for Sage Intacct

What is a Consolidating Balance Sheet ? A Consolidating Balance Sheet is a financial statement that is commonly utilized by CFOs and Group...

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Intercompany Transaction Audit Report for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Intercompany Transaction Audit Report ? An Intercompany Transaction Audit Report is a vital tool for consolidation, employed by Group...

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Consolidating Trial Balance for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Consolidating Trial Balance ? A Consolidating Trial Balance is an important tool for Group Controllers to maintain control and verify the...

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Consolidating Trial Balance for Sage Intacct

What is a Consolidating Trial Balance ? A Consolidating Trial Balance is a valuable tool used by Group Controllers to maintain control and verify the...

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Intercompany Matching Report for Sage Intacct

What is a Intercompany Matching Report ? An Intercompany Matching Report is a vital tool used in the month-end close process of multi-company...

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Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model for Acumatica

What is a Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model ? A Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model is an essential tool used by CFOs and planning managers to ensure...

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Intercompany Matching Report for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Intercompany Matching Report ? An Intercompany Matching Report is a crucial tool used during the month-end close process in multi-company...

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Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model for Sage Intacct

What is a Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model ? A Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model is a crucial tool used by CFOs and planning managers to ensure...

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Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model ? A Monthly Cash Flow Forecast Model is a vital planning tool used by CFOs and planning managers to ensure...

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Monthly Balance Sheet Forecast Report for Sage Intacct

What is a Monthly Balance Sheet Forecast Report ? The Monthly Balance Sheet Forecast Report is a valuable tool for CFOs and planning managers,...

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Monthly Balance Sheet Forecast Report for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Monthly Balance Sheet Forecast Report ? The Monthly Balance Sheet Forecast Report is a valuable tool for CFOs and planning managers. It...

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Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report for Sage Intacct

What is a Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report ? A Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report is a planning tool used by CFOs and planning managers to...

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Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report for Acumatica

What is a Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report ? A Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report serves as a valuable planning tool utilized by CFOs and...

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Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report ? A Monthly Profit & Loss Forecast Report is a popular planning model used by CFOs and planning...

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Personnel Headcount Budget Report for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Personnel Headcount Budget Report ? A Personnel Headcount Budget Report serves as a workforce planning tool utilized by budget managers and...

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Project Budgeting Template for Sage Intacct

What is a Project Budgeting Template ? A Project Budgeting Template is a comprehensive tool that project-based businesses use for planning. It allows...

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Rolling 12 Month Budget Model for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Rolling 12 Month Budget Input Form ? A Rolling 12 Month Budget Input Form is a dynamic budgeting tool that offers a unique alternative to...

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Sales Budget by Sales Rep, Customer and Product for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Sales Budget by Sales Rep, Customer and Product ? Sales budgets that are detailed and specific to sales reps, customers, and products are...

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Payroll Budget Template for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Payroll Budget Template ? A Payroll Budget Template is an essential component of an annual budget model used by HR and budget managers to...

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Capital Expense Budget for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Capital Expense Budget Template ? A Capital Expense Budget Template, also known as "Capex," is a crucial component of the annual budget...

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Sales Forecast from CRM Pipeline for Acumatica

What is a Sales Forecast from CRM Pipeline ? A Sales Forecast that leverages data from a company's CRM pipeline and sales history is a valuable...

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Driver-based Sales Forecast for Acumatica

What is a Driver-based Sales Forecast ? A Driver-based Sales Forecast is an essential planning tool used by sales managers to predict sales for the...

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Driver-based Sales Forecast for Sage Intacct

What is a Driver-based Sales Forecast ? A Driver-based Sales Forecast is a crucial planning tool used by sales managers to predict sales in the...

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Driver-based Sales Forecast for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Driver-based Sales Forecast ? A Driver-based Sales Forecast is a vital planning tool employed by sales managers to project sales in the...

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Replacing Management Reporter when migrating from Dynamics GP to Business Central

Dear Accounting and Finance Leaders, If your company is planning to migrate from Microsoft Dynamics GP to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central...

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Top-Down Profit & Loss Budget Template for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What is a Top-down Profit & Loss Budget Form ? The Top-down Profit & Loss (P&L) budget form is a template that enables budget managers and analysts...

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Top-Down Profit & Loss Budget Template for Acumatica

What is a Top-down Profit & Loss Budget Form ? The Top-down Profit & Loss (P&L) budget form is a tool that facilitates the generation of budget or...

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Accounts Receivable Report with Dynamic Aging Buckets for Dynamics 365 Business Central

What does an Accounts Receivable Report with Dynamic Aging Buckets entail? An Accounts Receivable (AR) Aging report is an operational report that...

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Accounts Receivable Report with Dynamic Aging Buckets for Sage Intacct

What does an Accounts Receivable Report with Dynamic Aging Buckets entail? An Accounts Receivable (AR) Aging report is an operational report used by...

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Accounts Receivable Report with Dynamic Aging Buckets for Acumatica

What does an Accounts Receivable Report with Dynamic Aging Buckets entail? An Accounts Receivable (AR) Aging report is a powerful operational tool...

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Financial Reporting Process: How Dynamics 365 Business Central and Reporting Software Can Streamline Mid-Market Companies

In the competitive world of mid-market companies, financial reporting plays a crucial role in making informed business decisions. Financial reports...

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Top Data Visualization Principles for Power BI Dashboards (Not Another Blog About Design)

Here Are the Basics You’re Looking for When It Comes to Dashboard Data Visualization Principles

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Navigating FP&A Challenges and Trends for Nonprofit CFOs

Introduction: As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a nonprofit organization, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) plays a crucial role in...

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Evolving Challenges and Trends for FP&A in Higher Education

The field of finance and planning in higher education (FP&A) is facing significant challenges and trends that are changing the way financial...

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10 Pain Points Indicating the Need for a Modern Budgeting Software

Budgeting is a crucial aspect of financial management for any organization. It helps you to allocate resources effectively, plan for future expenses,...

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Evaluating Budgeting Software for Dynamics 365 Business Central: Key Features and Benefits

When evaluating budgeting software for your Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP system, there are several key functionalities to consider to ensure the...

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Evaluating the Best Financial Reporting Tools for Dynamics 365 Business Central: Key Features to Look For

Financial reporting is an essential aspect of any business as it helps in making informed decisions. It is even more crucial for companies that use...

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Comparing Solver and Jet Reports for Dynamics 365 Business Central: A Mid-Market CPM and Reporting Solutions Showdown

When it comes to finding the right report writer or full CPM (Corporate Performance Management) solution for your Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP...

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Using Expense Dashboard with Trends and Variances to Streamline the Monthly Reporting Process

How can Financial Dashboard s Drive Faster and Better Decisions? As CFOs increasingly become key players in the Monthly Reporting Process, they must...

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How to Quickly Deploy the Best Budgeting and Forecasting Tools for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

A rapidly increasing number of mid-market organizations are implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance (D365 Finance) as their new cloud ERP system....

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How to Quickly Deploy the Best Financial Reporting Tools for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance (D365 Finance) was born from the widely known on-premise product known as Dynamics AX. In recent years D365 Finance...

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How to Quickly Deploy Power BI Dashboards for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Dynamics 365 Finance (D365 Finance) and Power BI are both rapidly growing cloud software applications from Microsoft. Although these technologies can...

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How to Quickly Deploy Acumatica Power BI Dashboards

Acumatica and Power BI are both rapidly growing cloud software applications. Although these technologies can be used independently, customers are...

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How to Quickly Deploy the Best Budgeting and Forecasting Tools for Dynamics 365 Business Central

A rapidly increasing number of mid-market organizations are implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC). If you are considering a...

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How to Quickly Deploy the Best Reporting Tools for Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC) is one of the fastest-growing cloud-based ERP systems on the market, and it is quickly gaining in...

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How to Quickly Deploy Power BI Dashboards for Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC) and Power BI are both rapidly growing cloud solutions. Although these solutions can be used...

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What Technology Companies Should Look for in Consolidation Software

In recent years, larger technology companies like yours have increasingly focused on consolidation as a strategy to grow revenues by diversifying...

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How to Evaluate the Best Corporate Performance Management (CPM) Tools

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, it is a truism that agility is the key to success. It is also a truism that agility is powered by accurate,...

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Top Data Warehouse Features in the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 5 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 5 focuses on data warehouse considerations to...

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Top Microsoft Features in the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 6 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best xFP&A/CPM tools for your business. Part 6 focuses on the many Microsoft integration...

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Top Excel Features to Look for in the Best Planning and Financial Reporting Software Apps

This article is part 3 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 3 focuses on Excel functionalities that...

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Using Return on Investment (ROI) to Help Select the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 7 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 7 focuses on methods for calculating ROI to find...

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Top Features to Look for in the Best Financial Reporting Software Apps

This article is part 2 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 2 focuses on feature sets within the best...

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Top Dashboard Features in the Best CPM Software Apps

This article is part 4 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 4 focuses on evaluating the range of dashboard...

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Top Planning Features in the Best Budgeting and Forecasting Software Apps

This article is part 1 of an 8-part series on evaluating the best CPM tools for your business. Part 1 focuses on evaluating planning capabilities...

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Financial Reporting and Planning Integrated with Tableau Dashboards

Tableau is a leading visualization tool used by companies world-wide to enable easy data analysis with interactive dashboards. However, to drive...

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Monthly Reporting Process Best Practices

Monthly reporting is the natural culmination of the planning process, but it is not the end goal of the planning process. In fact, the planning,...

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9 Budgeting Process Best Practices

The economic uncertainty of the last few years has demonstrated that financial leaders across the globe must be able to operate with greater agility....

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Reporting and Budgeting for Subscriptions in Microsoft Dynamics 365

An increasing number of companies are adding subscriptions as one of the revenue models to their business. Two different examples of this service...

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Replacing SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) with a Modern Cloud Solution

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How to Enable Modern Reporting and Budgeting for Microsoft Dynamics

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