After more than 30 years working with businesses, finance teams and reporting, I have learnt that most finance leaders do not spend much time thinking about what happens to data before it reaches a dashboard. And I understand why. What matters is the result. Are the numbers current? Do they agree? Can the board trust …
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Fractional CFOs live in a very specific reality. You carry the responsibility of a CFO, but across several businesses at once. Each client expects clear insight, sound governance and practical guidance, often on a part‑time budget and with limited internal support. Seeing what needs to change in a business is not usually the hard part. …
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Most businesses don’t suffer from a lack of data. If you’re running an ERP system, juggling spreadsheets and getting reports from multiple teams, information is not your problem. In many finance functions, the problem is the opposite: too many exports, too many versions, too many debates about which numbers can be trusted. What’s missing isn’t …
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When your data lives everywhere In many companies, information is scattered. Sales sits in one system, finance in another, operations in spreadsheets, and marketing in yet another tool. The result? You spend more time finding numbers than actually understanding them. This fragmentation creates a few very real issues. Reports don’t match because teams are using …
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Crop insurance – a critical part of the food supply chain – is becoming more efficient and data-driven, thanks to smart dashboards and BI tools. Willie du Plooy, Managing Director of Gemoedsrus crop insurers, explains that crop insurance is a crucial lifeline for farmers, who generally don’t have the resources to survive one bad crop. …
Organisations across industries are increasingly making a shift to using business intelligence (BI) tools. An organisation without data insight might not perform as well as its competitors that have a better grasp of what their data is telling them. As the demand for such abilities grow, the costs of incorporating BI tools are becoming more …
Specialist insurer Cross Country Insurance Consultants is achieving better reporting and insights to grow the business with the implementation of advanced BI and analytics tools from software development firm Incasu. Cross Country Insurance Consultants offers insurance products for outdoor, 4×4 and marine small craft and equipment, as well as specialised vintage and veteran car and …
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With businesses growing and information becoming more digital, it can be a daunting task to try and keep track of what is going on in your business. Spreadsheets are helpful but can be very difficult to track when trying to save it all in various folders. Then you need to remember what happened in each …