Software End-of-Life Considerations
If you’re anything like me, the older you get the faster time seems to pass. For many professionals involved with planning and consolidation software, it seems when you’ve just finished...
Who’s Really the Boss?
Who owns the planning and consolidation process? More often than we’d like to admit, we lose track of the change management and data ownership process. With various parties playing a...
Driver-Based Planning Models
Driver-based planning models are a funny thing — we either love them, or we hate them. (And it seems most hate them!) So why do driver-based planning models get such...
BlackLine – What is it, and Why You Should Be Using It
If you’ve heard the name BlackLine batted around in accounting circles, but weren’t sure what it is, you’re not alone. Many CPAs that we’ve spoken with haven’t heard of this product...
Discussing System Changes with Auditors — 7 Tips to Make It Easy
By: Brian Henneuse, CPA | Principal Consultant | SandPoint Consulting Communicating system changes with internal and external audit can be a difficult process. Below are tips on how to improve...