Since Intradiem began using Sage Intacct, the company’s controller Michael McMahon rests easy at night, knowing there is no missed billing. He has no doubts that all billing is being captured when due, though that wasn’t always the case.
Intradiem is a fast-paced solution for contact center operators, primarily in the financial services, banking, retail and telecom space. The company has been in business for about 20 years and has been operating in its current form for the last five years.
Professional services firms are not behind the times in terms of technology. In fact, one survey showed that 95% of firms rely on best-of-breed technologies. But these firms are also not unique in struggling to use technology to the fullest.
The issue is that while individual capabilities may be strong, cross-functionality and interoperability are weak. Technology serves individual aspects of the enterprise but doesn’t extend across departments, data sets, or workflows. Consequently, tech tools cause as many problems as they solve. [Read more…] about Why Enterprise Technology is Essential to Professional Services Firms
The complexity of project-based accounting is only exacerbated by the need for accuracy, relevance, and currency. Technology helps to bridge the gap, but not every solution provides the real-world functionality companies require to make accounting into an asset.
[Read more…] about Project-Based Accounting Software – A Checklist for Success
2017 was an active year for sales tax policy, and 2018 promises to be no different. One of the most contentious tax issues of recent decades – revenues related to online sales – is likely to reach a head this year and force a radical rethinking about how e-commerce is conducted.
[Read more…] about Sales Tax Changes – Key Issues Under Debate in 2018
For companies that work on a project basis, the KPI is project profitability. The challenge is that determining whether revenue truly outweighs costs is tricky, and no single individual or department has sole responsibility for profitability. [Read more…] about How the CFO Drives Project Profitability
Automation is nothing new to accountants. At least since the advent of the adding machine financial professionals have been using intelligent tools to work more effectively. What is now different is that automation has become essential rather than merely beneficial.
The new revenue recognition rules mandated by AS6 606 recently went into effect for public companies and will soon go into effect for private ones. The details of these rules are familiar to everyone by now. And, unfortunately, so are the complexities, complications, and consequences. [Read more…] about ASC606 Makes the Case for Automation
