Tax departments are stretched dangerously thin. Technology can help, but most companies have a long way to go to realize the full benefits of automation, according to a new Business Finance/Longview survey report.

Sales departments need help to drive profitability and to avoid getting bogged down by inefficient budgeting and planning processes.

A disciplined approach to contract development, approval, and execution yields big benefits, says a new report from the Aberdeen Group.

Do you trust the data in your presentations? If not, you're not alone. Many organizations struggle to provide reliable information to decision-makers, says a Ventana Research report.

Dating back to the days of the mainframe, general ledgers have grown steadily flabbier as companies have piled more and more detail into their chart of accounts. The result: slow, inefficient, redundant financial systems. A white paper from ISA Consulting points to a way out.

Behind the SEC's recent mandate sits not another hefty compliance challenge, but perhaps one of the biggest accounting breakthroughs in years.

Sarbanes-Oxley was a wake-up call, but few companies had the time to get methodical about spreadsheet risk management. Now they’re coming back to the problem with robust methodologies and new software tools.

As companies' concerns around security and control recede, software as a service (SaaS) vendors of mission-critical systems are poised for the plunge into the mainstream.