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We kickstarted the SAP executive exchange programme for CFOs on ‘Unlocking growth and driving performance with reimagined finance’, with much enthusiasm and excitement from the CFO community. In the midst of lively discussions, UMESH SHARMA, Director Finance, Hippostores, shared valuable insights into the challenges finance leaders face when adopting advanced technology and fostering innovation within the finance function. While acknowledging some hurdles, particularly people’s resistance to embrace these advancements, he emphasized the importance of addressing them. He also highlighted the need for finance leaders to recognize the evolving expectations placed on the office of Finance, driven by the growing accessibility to data and technology. #SAPCFOExchange #SAP #PwC #CFOInsights #networking #finance #tech #CFOCommunity #financestrategies #transformation

I know that a lot of organisations have a lot of pain with their controls. I often work with Stewart and his team and they are excellent at supporting a transformation to reduce the number of controls, enabling you to run your business better. Should be a good session

My colleagues have partnered with SAP to deliver an event around Continuous Controls Monitoring and Tax Controls. If you're interested or believe someone from your network might benefit from attending an event on controls tech and tax controls, drop me a note. Matt Harwood Stewart Light Vicky Bradford #Controls #continouscontrolsmonitoring #incontrols

While discussing the new mandates for the finance department at SAP Executive Exchange for CFOs, Manik Malik, Senior VP & CFO, BPTP Ltd., emphasized the importance of consolidating data from various sources into a common data lake spanning multiple solutions and systems. He also highlighted three key areas of focus in real estate: Product, Customer, and Service and advocated for a holistic approach where the technology aims to provide end-to-end solutions that seamlessly cater to these dimensions. #SAPCFOExchange #SAP #PwC #CFOInsights #networking #finance #tech #CFOCommunity #financestrategies #transformation

Intercompany accounting continues to pose challenges for organizations with complex teams, global footprints, and expansive operating models. Improving these processes and enabling automation through technology also continues to be difficult. Building a value case through a combination of enterprise resource planning and purpose-built technology helps organizations find greater process efficiency and automation. On May 2nd, join #BlackLine, Deloitte and SAP for a webcast, where we’ll discuss: ✔️ Intercompany accounting challenges and market trends affecting organizations today ✔️ Examples of how technology has been utilized to help streamline intercompany accounting processes ✔️ How complementary technologies aligned with process improvement can support a more transparent, controlled process Register today: https://bit.ly/3vY6jNG

CHANGE OF DATE - 2ND OF APRIL De-risking your finance transformation with SAP Signavio solutions Register: https://lnkd.in/gKEZT69f You're invited to hear from SAP Platinum Partner, PwC Australia on how to de-risk your finance transformation with SAP Signavio solutions. The journey towards adopting SAP S/4HANA represents a significant leap for organisations seeking to enhance their operational efficiency and adapt to the evolving digital landscape. However, this transition is fraught with challenges, reflective of broader complexities of migrating to a next-generation ERP system. Our methodology, 'The S/4HANA Case for Change Framework’, is designed to address these challenges head-on. Join the PwC Australia webcast to learn more about how we’ve leveraged SAP Signavio solutions to successfully guide numerous organisations through their S/4HANA migration journeys and beyond, to ensure continuous, real-time monitoring of business processes post migration. We’ll share unique insights into the market's challenges and valuable lessons for organisations embarking on this critical digital transformation journey. Event: De-risking your finance transformation with SAP Signavio solutions Date: Tuesday,2nd of April 2024 Time: 12:00pm - 12:45pm AEDT  Location: Online We look forward to seeing you there. SAP Signavio Team and PwC Australia #partneringforsuccess #financetransformation #resolvingcomplexity

This week, my colleague Jon Bell spoke at the BlackLine BeyondTheBlack event in London, discussing how AI-augmented finance solutions can drive increased efficiency and foster a truly connected enterprise. Just like Jon and my team (pictured below), I strongly believe in the value we are delivering to our clients through this strategic partnership by automating Record-to-Report (R2A) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes.   Combining BlackLine’s industry-leading product functionality with Capgemini’s end-to-end process transformation and design competence, we have successfully leveraged BlackLine’s innovative solutions to empower many of our clients to streamline their Finance & Accounting processes. Together we are already running several large finance transformation and SAP S/4HANA engagements and it’s evident that our partnership is making a significant impact in the industry as a key driver to generate positive business outcomes.   I really look forward to continuing to drive innovation, efficiency, and success in the F&A domain together with BlackLine to enable more of our clients to #GetTheFutureTheyWant.   #Partnership #Finance #Accounting #WinningTogether

3 proven steps to solve business challenges, achieve objectives, and drive innovation 🚀 (This is exactly how I did it) 1. Assess needs 2. Develop solutions 3. Implement & optimize #TechConsulting #AIIntegration #sap #saplocalisation #kdv iade #inflationaccounting #digitaltransformation #fintech #digitalsolutions #artificialintelligence #harezmtech #rpa #fico

☔️❄️ Finance First – What is the greatest showstopper of your digital finance transformation? ☔️❄️   My team rightfully says that I am not balanced when posting on Finance:   ▶️  almost every week on Global Business Services ▶️  little on finance technology like S/4HANA   And I might be forgetting that with all Finance resources involved in a stalled S/4HANA transformation, finance transformation is on hold as well… 😊   True, I just read a study that the greatest showstopper of finance transformation could be a stalled S/4HANA implementation!   How to avoid that? Here our 'Finance First' approach comes into play!   🔎 ‘Finance First’ refers to initially focusing on the Finance module when implementing S/4HANA   🔎 Immediate benefits include lower risk of disruption and faster results like improved data and accelerated closing   🔎 SAP Central Finance can help a lot to harmonize data, enable scalability and perform gradual transitions   🔎 And – you guessed it 😉 😉 – GBS comes into play as well enabling faster transformations and immediate efficiencies!   Some know or might realize when reading the carousel that I am not an S/4HANA expert… 😉   So, if you are interested in the topic, feel free to reach out to our experts Jos Töller and Hendrik Jost directly!   Martin Wolleswinkel, Bob van Dokkum, Maryse LECUTIER, Anna Calandra, Florian Neuhann-Hess, Nicole Alina Hildenbrand, Holger Pott, Henning D., Helge Koenig, Yilmaz Alan, Derk-Jan van der Wal, Alessa Münch #EY #EYconsulting #betterworkingworld

3 proven steps to solve business challenges, achieve objectives, and drive innovation 🚀 (This is exactly how I did it) 1. Assess needs 2. Develop solutions 3. Implement & optimize #TechConsulting #AIIntegration #sap #saplocalisation #kdv iade #inflationaccounting #digitaltransformation #fintech #digitalsolutions #artificialintelligence #harezmtech #rpa #fico