The Future is Now Preparing for better times
Today, whilst we can, there is no better time to prepare our businesses so that we can maximise all of the commercial opportunities that follow every downturn.
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Neil Robertson, Executive Chairman, Compleat Software Neil Robertson is Executive Chairman of Compleat Software. A 39-year veteran of the financial software marketplace, Neil has a long track record of building disruptive start-ups into successful businesses, including his time as CEO EMEA of Great Plains where he built the business outside of the USA from 1995 - 2001. Compleat is no exception and perhaps the most disruptive of them all.
reparing for better times
There is a glimmer of light on the horizon, welcoming the inevitability of the new postvaccination dawn and the new world order that awaits us. Today, whilst we can, there is no better time to prepare our businesses so that we can maximise all of the commercial opportunities that follow every downturn. A different world We have all learned both the advantages and disadvantages of remote working. Almost all of us want the ability
to do both, splitting our week in line with our preferences and commercial practicalities. So much so that we would seriously consider changing our job for the flexibility, the monetary savings on commuting costs, but most of all, the additional free time it offers to do what matters most to each of us. Whilst there is still financial uncertainty, what can senior finance managers do today to prepare their businesses for the good times that we know are coming? The first step is to start thinking about how you can make a real difference to everyone outside of the finance department! How can you reduce the bureaucracy, make the complex
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and tedious simple, provide real time information that makes a real difference, save their time, and reduce their costs? Best of all, can you achieve all that whilst simultaneously gaining much greater fiscal control and delivering financial transparency for everyone in the business that needs to know? The answer is accounts payable and purchasing automation – designed for the whole business You could start by removing all of the paper invoices and make invoice approvals simple and easy from any device, anytime, anywhere. It will save between 65% - 90% of the time this currently consumes in manual bureaucracy.
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