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Avoiding Workarounds: Setting up Financial Systems With an Eye Toward the Future

As an organization grows, it is common for issues to surface inside the financial systems.  Growth can impact ease-of-use, reporting capabilities, and limit your ability to develop meaningful budgets within your current financial system. Often...

What is Important in a Monthly Closing Process?

The goal of any organization should be the ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements within a reasonable period of time after the month has ended.  The financial statements are critical to management in their ability to...

Revenue Recognition

While not a new concern, revenue recognition  can be a big issue. Much has been made of it in the press over the last several years, particularly about public company restatements, exchange delistings, forensic investigations, and other...

Professional Search 2013

The first quarter of every fiscal year often reflects the work equivalent of the New Year’s Resolution – new jobs posted and new hires being brought on board.  The AMS professional placement team recently completed several searches, including...

A-133 Audits: Not just for Nonprofits

By David Labbe, AMS Consultant It is a common belief that A-133 audits are only performed on not-for-profit companies.  This is not true however, as many A-133 audits are contractually mandated to for-profit companies as well.  If your...

2013 Finance Priorities Study

2013 Finance Priorities Study As we kick off the New Year, is there a sense of urgency in your organization around specific projects? Have other projects been relegated to the back burner?  At the close of 2012, just as budget cycles for most...

Getting from Best Practices to the Bottom Line: Financial Operations Assessments

Successful businesses share three common, integrated operational characteristics - excellent people, strong processes and efficient systems. If organizations get these right, chances are they will be well positioned to support sustainable and...

Does Your Company Qualify for a Wellness Tax Credit?

The Massachusetts Legislature recently enacted a tax credit to encourage smaller businesses to offer employee wellness programs. The regulations will make small businesses especially those with 100 or fewer employees, eligible for a tax credit for...

New LinkedIn Capabilities for Finance Executives

LinkedIn, the business-oriented social media, continues to grow, with the official count at more than 200 million professional subscribers.  It is, without a doubt, the largest gathering of professionals anywhere.  And, despite years of...

SBANE Innovation Awards - Time to Nominate You?

This award provides lasting recognition of a company’s innovative heritage. In addition, recipients receive: Formal Award presentation at SBANE’s “Evening of Innovation” Gala Entry into SBANE’s “Circle of Excellence” Award announcements in...
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