What does the UK General Election Result Mean for Finance Teams in 2020?

The UK electorate voted for a large Conservative majority on 12 December 2019, but what does that result mean for businesses planning in 2020?The markets reacted enthusiastically to the result because it peeled back a level of uncertainty around Brexit. With a huge electoral mandate, Prime Minister...

Payables Finance as a Means of Securing Global Supply Chains

These are interesting times for trade. Companies looking to provide high-quality products, assembled at the best possible value, have reaped the benefits of globalisation over the past few decades. And while this has profoundly impacted business for the better, it also leaves these enterprises...

Get Your Finance Team out of the BI Spiral

Business intelligence (BI) tools are part of the furniture in many organisations, especially when it comes to sharing and visualising data. While BI tools serve many lines of business well and have their obvious merits, they often don’t hit the mark in finance. Finance teams’ reporting needs...