Financial Management

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is integral to robust Financial Management within organizations. ERP systems seamlessly integrate financial modules, encompassing accounting, budgeting, and reporting. This consolidation ensures real-time visibility into financial data, streamlining processes and facilitating informed decision-making. By unifying financial information, ERP enhances accuracy, reduces errors, and improves compliance. Automation within ERP accelerates financial workflows, from invoicing to reconciliation, optimizing efficiency. Furthermore, ERP fosters collaboration between departments, aligning financial data with broader business operations. With its comprehensive financial capabilities, ERP empowers organizations to manage resources effectively, mitigate risks, and maintain financial transparency. The synergy between ERP and Financial Management contributes to strategic financial planning, cost control, and sustained fiscal health.

Thai ERP Vendor Dynamics Motion Embeds Google Gemini in MotionERP, Cuts System Costs
Dynamics Motion has launched an AI-enhanced MotionERP integrated with Google Gemini, claiming to improve operational efficiencies by over 30% and reduce system costs by more than 3.5 times, positioning itself as a leader in Thailand's ERP market.
BillingPlatform Adds Platform Capabilities for Advanced Revenue Insights
BillingPlatform's upgraded capabilities transform billing into a real-time decision system for revenue leaders, enhancing visibility, reducing manual reporting, leveraging AI for transparency and robust integration.
Rimini Street Pushes Agentic AI into ERP Without Forcing Upgrades
Rimini Street's launch of the Rimini Agentic UX, an AI-driven layer for existing ERP systems, aims to enhance productivity and process automation without the need for costly upgrades as strategic third-party support.
Sage Intacct Launches in Singapore, Bringing Cloud Finance and AI to APAC Growth Plans
Sage has launched Sage Intacct in Singapore to enhance cloud financial management for mid-sized businesses, enabling faster financial closes, compliance with local regulations, and integration across Asia’s complex multi-entity environments.
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Tax Automation Becomes Mission Critical as SAP S/4HANA Transformations Confront Rising Complexity
Tax automation is crucial for successful SAP S/4HANA transformations, as early integration can prevent delays and compliance risks, underscoring the importance of clean data governance and native tax functionality in ERP systems.
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Digital Tools Help SMEs Secure Green Financing: New Sage–ICC Report
A new Sage–ICC study reveals that while 70% of SMEs prioritize sustainability, only 3% access green financing, largely due to a lack of quality reporting tools, which impedes their ability to secure funding necessary for sustainable growth.
Microsoft Expands MCP into Dynamic, AI-Ready Foundation for Dynamics 365 ERP
Microsoft is transforming its Dynamics 365 ERP by upgrading its Model Context Protocol from a static toolset to a dynamic, real-time gateway, integrating analytics and allowing extensive access to ERP functions for improved AI-enabled operations by December 2025.
Cloud-Based Software Is Transforming What FP&A Teams Can Do
CFOs increasingly require FP&A teams to transform data into strategic insights for real-time decision-making, highlighting the need for advanced cloud-based capabilities that enhance collaboration and reduce reliance on outdated methods.
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AI Trust Label Live for Sage Intacct Users in the US, UK
Sage launched its AI Trust Label for Sage Intacct users in the US and UK, marking the beginning of a global rollout aimed at enhancing user confidence in AI by providing transparency about data usage, ethical practices, and compliance standards.
2025 Work Trend Index Highlights the Rise of Frontier Firms: Here’s Why Finance Leaders Are Ahead of the Game
Finance leaders are redefining their organizations by integrating AI to enhance workflows and empower employees, positioning the finance sector as a model for future workplaces.
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Sage 50 Cloud Brings Accounting into the AI Era
Sage has launched Sage 50 Cloud, a fully cloud-deployed accounting solution for SMBs that maintains its familiar interface while enabling AI features like Sage Copilot.
SNP Kyano Foundation – Continuous System Readiness for Real Transformation
In a rapidly evolving business landscape, the Kyano Foundation's Agility Index provides organizations with a data-driven framework to assess and enhance their SAP landscapes, ensuring continuous readiness and successful transformation by replacing assumptions with facts across all phases of migration.
Trusted AI in Finance
Setting the Standard for Trust: BlackLine Gets ISO 42001 Certification
BlackLine has achieved the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System, validating the governance framework of its Studio360 platform and new Verity AI capabilities, thereby setting a global standard for trusted AI in finance.
Coda
Reimagining Finance: Derek Kudsee on Coda’s AI-Powered Future
Derek Kudsee, the new Managing Director of Unit4 Financials by Coda, aims to modernize the finance function through agentic AI and a dynamic system of intelligence while maintaining the platform's core stability that has served enterprise customers for decades.
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Driving the Future of Financial Operations: BlackLine
At BlackLine’s annual conference BeyondTheBlack, the 2025 Modern Accounting Awards recognized leaders like American Express Global Business Travel, Cavco Industries, and Wendy's for their exceptional financial transformation journeys using BlackLine's platform.
The Urgency of Modernizing Order-to-Revenue Processes
Businesses must modernize their revenue systems and adopt flexible, data-driven monetization strategies to adapt to rapidly changing buyer expectations and complex pricing models, as legacy systems lead to inefficiencies and customer dissatisfaction.
Enercare Case Study
Zuora not only filled this gap by enabling Enercare to directly bill its large customer base but provided the company with a richer platform to manage customer relationships and support growth beyond billing, improving operations across the entire quote-to-revenue process.
Zuora Order to Cash
Zuora streamlines quoting, billing, usage, and collections with automated revenue recognition, allowing businesses to concentrate on strategy rather than error-prone reconciliation.
Mastering NetSuite ARM
Mastering NetSuite ARM For Financial Accuracy and Compliance
The NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management module automates revenue recognition for businesses with complex revenue streams, enhancing financial accuracy and transparency, but its successful implementation requires careful planning and expert partners to avoid common pitfalls.
Mastering NetSuite ARM
Empowering Manufacturing Leaders with Self-Service BI & Predictive Insights
Manufacturing leaders are under pressure to make faster, more informed decisions as supply chains and market demands evolve. By leveraging self-service BI and predictive insights, organizations can reduce reliance on IT while empowering leaders to take immediate action backed by data.
Friction Points in NetSuite O2C
How BMC’s ERP Upgrade Transformed Monetization to Power SaaS Growth
When BMC set out to modernize its business systems, the challenge wasn’t just moving from a 20-year-old homegrown ERP billing system; it was enabling a fundamental business model shift from perpetual licenses to SaaS subscriptions, while adding the agility to respond to new go-to-market strategies and complex global billing requirements. In this fireside chat, ERP Today brings together Ron Clegg, VP, Revenue Office at BMC, Dave Crowell, Partner at PwC, and Rob Newnes-Smith, Zuora Advisor and former CTO for Digital & Employee Tech at Thomson Reuters, to unpack how BMC reimagined its quote-to-revenue process. Together, they explore: - Sequencing monetization transformation ahead of ERP change to accelerate agility and time-to-market. - Delivering a “heart-lung transplant” program from CPQ through revenue, consolidating 48+ systems into a unified platform. - The role of strong process design, change management, and the right partner in ensuring success. - How these choices reflect a growing market shift toward hybrid revenue models, global billing, and integrated professional services. Whether you’re a CIO, CFO, or a Transformation Leader, you’ll leave with lessons on deciding core vs. non-core systems, managing large-scale change, and building the agility to support hybrid revenue models, without waiting for a multi-year ERP rollout.
Friction Points in NetSuite O2C
How BMC’s ERP Upgrade Transformed Monetization to Power SaaS Growth
When BMC set out to modernize its business systems, the challenge wasn’t just moving from a 20-year-old homegrown ERP billing system; it was enabling a fundamental business model shift from perpetual licenses to SaaS subscriptions, while adding the agility to respond to new go-to-market strategies and complex global billing requirements. In this fireside chat, ERP Today brings together Ron Clegg, VP, Revenue Office at BMC, Dave Crowell, Partner at PwC, and Rob Newnes-Smith, Zuora Advisor and former CTO for Digital & Employee Tech at Thomson Reuters, to unpack how BMC reimagined its quote-to-revenue process. Together, they explore: - Sequencing monetization transformation ahead of ERP change to accelerate agility and time-to-market. - Delivering a “heart-lung transplant” program from CPQ through revenue, consolidating 48+ systems into a unified platform. - The role of strong process design, change management, and the right partner in ensuring success. - How these choices reflect a growing market shift toward hybrid revenue models, global billing, and integrated professional services. Whether you’re a CIO, CFO, or a Transformation Leader, you’ll leave with lessons on deciding core vs. non-core systems, managing large-scale change, and building the agility to support hybrid revenue models, without waiting for a multi-year ERP rollout.
AARO Joins Forces with Aico & Mercur to Form Unified and Complete Financial Corporate Performance SaaS Platform; Michael Teixeira Named Group CEO
Accel-KKR has successfully merged AARO with Aico and Mercur to create a unified SaaS platform for Corporate Performance Management, led by CEO Michael Teixeira, enhancing financial operations for CFOs across EMEA.
IT Transformation Trends 2025
Sage Delivers Next Wave of AI-Powered Finance Tools
Sage has introduced AI-driven enhancements in Sage Intacct, including intelligent reconciliation, embedded payments, and sustainability reporting, aimed at helping finance teams improve speed, automation, and operational efficiency.
In Liège, Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O delivers strong and efficient financial management for the local government
The city of Liège has transformed its financial accounting system by replacing its outdated mainframe with Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and real-time budget visibility across municipal departments, thanks to a strategic partnership with Inetum and automated processes.
Mastering NetSuite ARM
Encore Case Study
Explore how the implementation of GLSense not only fulfilled Encore's specific reporting needs but also strategically positioned the company to achieve sustained expansion and operational superiority within the event technology and production services sector.
Orbit Analytics Launches Blaze Adaptive Memory for GL Sense
Orbit Analytics has launched an intelligent upgrade to its GL Sense reporting solution for Oracle ERP users, featuring the new Blaze Adaptive Memory technology that enhances real-time data accessibility and reporting efficiency by adapting to user behavior.