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Too much technology to manage? Excel can help with that.

  The human race has always looked to new technology to simplify our processes and to solve our problems, from as early as the invention of the wheel. Today we have so much choice that we have become a culture where ‘there’s an app for that’ resonates with every one of us.   However, we […]

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How to Automate Financial Reports

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Financial Reporting can be a tedious and time consuming process for a financial manager. It generally takes a few days to create Month end excel reports and to simply make sure numbers balance. Excel now has additional tools (Power Query and Power Pivot) which allows […]

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Automate your Operational Reporting and fix problems before they negatively affect your business

  We often put a focus on financial reporting when it comes to the automation of data, however if there is any one sector where a business can really save both money and time in a big way it is in Operations. Tons of data is sent to Operations departments every month, and often the […]

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Five reporting priorities for the modern CFO

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://www.e-magination.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CFO-Header-972×650.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” /][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] The role of the CFO is constantly evolving as new technologies are introduced and organisational needs grow as businesses expand. They are having to adapt and prepare their businesses for the future in […]

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Some of the tools I depend on to run my business more efficiently

  In order to function more efficiently as a business, and have the competitive edge, you need to embrace the various productivity and communication tools available. There are tools to encourage productivity, save time, sharpen communications, and allow team members to clearly track their progress. The important thing to note is that what works for […]

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So you want to be an entrepreneur?

  You might be thinking of going down this road, or perhaps you have already started your journey into entrepreneurship, either way it is important that you know what you are in for on this ride. Back in the day, when ‘entrepreneur’ wasn’t such a trendy buzzword we would simply call someone a business woman […]

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How to Automate Financial Reports

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Financial Reporting can be a tedious and time consuming process for a financial manager. It generally takes a few days to create Month end excel reports and to simply make sure numbers balance. Excel now has additional tools (Power Query and Power Pivot) which […]

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Bad Data is like a virus

“Bad or Dirty Data refers to information that can be erroneous, misleading, and without general formatting. Unfortunately, no industry, organization, or department is immune to it.”   Bad Data is unavoidable and like a virus to businesses; however, similar to a virus, once it is ‘cured’ the organisation is usually stronger and far less likely […]

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What your business needs to know about Big Data

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] ‘Big data’ has become a buzzword at conferences and littered across headlines of countless technology blogs; but are we all on the same page as to what it actually is? Some find the term ambiguous and distance themselves from it, possibly because of the uncertainty of what […]

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Comparison graphs reveal the real story: Which visualisation is most effective?

Graphs are incredible tools for data visualisation, and form part of the fundamental process of comparing data to target goals in order to reveal what is actually going on in your business. Numbers in a table are one thing, but it often only really gives you a single fact at a specific point in time. […]