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Buckle Up (On the Road to IFRS) Straight Talk Book Series sponsored by Deloitte WHITE PAPER: The 11th book in our Straight Talk series helps executives understand the implications of IFRS and their role in addressing the associated changes. The publication also offers practical suggestions to help companies navigate through pressing issues and developing your own conversion road map. Posted: 29 Jul 2009 \| Published: 29 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance Audits \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Services \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Information Management \| Risk Management \| Securities and Exchange Commission

Technology Implications of IFRS adoption for U.S. Companies: More than a technical accounting change sponsored by Deloitte WHITE PAPER: In this publication, we explore the technology implications associated with IFRS conversion and discuss: Evaluating the potential technology impact; how companies can prepare technology and systems changes related to IFRS adoption; Major differences between U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and IFRS and much more. Posted: 28 Jul 2009 \| Published: 28 Jul 2009 TOPICS: Auditing (Finance) \| Compliance (Finance) \| Compliance Audits \| Consulting Services Industry \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Services \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Reporting Software \| Risk Management

Building a Best-Run Finance Organization sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This SAP Executive Insight examines the changing role of the finance organization in today's business environment. Further, it describes how companies can develop best-run finance organizations. Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Jun 2008 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Management \| Business Metrics \| Business Models \| Business Performance Management \| CEOs \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Financial Management \| Financial Metrics \| Financial Transaction Processing \| Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Improving Intercompany Reconciliation for a Faster Close sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: What's arguably the single greatest barrier to the fast close has remained constant - the completion of the intercompany reconciliation process. This paper examines the issues behind intercompany reconciliation and outlines how companies can make impressive progress when they employ software solutions such as those from SAP Business Objects Posted: 08 Jun 2009 \| Published: 02 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Accounting \| Accounting Software \| Compliance (Finance) \| Financial Applications Software \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Regulatory Compliance \| SAP (Product) \| Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

The Financial Close: Optimizing Performance and Driving Financial Excellence sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The term "financial close" describes a corporation's ability to complete its accounting cycles and produce financial statements for internal management and external legal reporting. This paper identifies solutions to help organizations improve and sustain their close times and address the challenges associated with automating internal controls Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 02 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Accounting \| Business Performance Management \| Compliance (Finance) \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Financial Statements \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Legal Compliance Software \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

The Future of Financial Reporting: A Market Perspective sponsored by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd WHITE PAPER: Following on the heels of corporate scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and others, global investors are demanding stricter corporate governance and compliance requirements for publicly held companies. Read this whitepaper to learn more about the issues, principles, and technologies underlying new requirements in corporate governance. Posted: 05 Jun 2009 \| Published: 01 Jul 2008 TOPICS: Accounting \| Accounting Industry \| Business Intelligence \| Business Process Management \| Compliance (Finance) \| Corporate Governance \| Corporations \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting

Managing the Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This white paper identifies the many challenges companies face when implementing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in corporate reporting. The Oracle solution provides the high level of analysis and transparency that companies need in today's demanding and uncertain global financial reporting environment. Posted: 05 May 2009 \| Published: 01 Jul 2008 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Integration \| Business Intelligence \| Data Center Management \| Data Integration \| Data Management \| Data Migration \| Financial Management \| Financial Services \| Financial Systems \| International Oracle Users Group

Web 2.0 at Work: Departmental Use Cases sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: With the introduction of Web 2.0 technologies into your enterprise, you can greatly increase the value of your company's most important assets. Leading companies are harnessing Web 2.0 technologies and applying them to build their next-generation workplaces. Posted: 03 Apr 2009 \| Published: 01 Aug 2008 TOPICS: Blogs \| CRM \| Financial Management \| Financial Reporting \| Human Resources Management \| Marketing \| Sales and Marketing Software \| Social Networking \| Tagging \| Web Applications Software \| Wikis

Integrating the Finance organization for global business: Important implications for CIOs sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the growing alignment between the financial and technical disciplines. It examines the results of the Global CFO Study 2008 in the context of IT, identifying the critical implications for CIOs, and the need for a strategic partnership with CFOs and more ongoing collaboration between Finance and IT. Posted: 13 Feb 2009 \| Published: 13 Feb 2009 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| CFOs \| CIOs \| Financial Management \| Globalization \| IT Asset Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Regulatory Compliance

Thinking through Uncertainty: CFOs Scrutinize Non-Financial Risk sponsored by IBM Line of Business WHITE PAPER: Risks can impact the top and bottom line and eventually every risk is expressed in the company's share price. Posted: 12 Jun 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2007 TOPICS: CFOs \| Cost Benefit Analysis \| Enterprise \| Financial Management \| Leadership \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management

Strategies for Profitable Growth: Sap for Professional Services sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: With customer demands rising and prices falling, service excellence alone is no longer enough to ensure future growth and profitability. Read this white paper to explore strategies, practices, and tools that can help your business achieve p... Posted: 24 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2005 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Customer Satisfaction \| Financial Management \| IT Services \| Knowledge Management \| Market Trends \| Project Management \| ROI \| SAP (Product)