As it appears ever more likely that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is accelerating measures to retire US GAAP and to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) -- it make sense to assess readiness sooner rather than later. IFRS implementation is relevant across the enterprise with implications beyond just financial management and reporting -- it reaches and affects all areas of your business. It will influence many aspects of a U.S. company's operations, from information technology systems, to tax reporting requirements, to the tracking of stock-based compensation.

Join representatives from Raymond James, AT Kearney and Infor as they discuss both the tangible results of having a fully automated expense management solution and some of the intangible results you may never have considered. Areas where your company could be losing money may not even be on your radar yet. Register for this free webcast and discover how to reduce costs through policy enforcement and refinement, how to analyze specific areas of expense, and ways to systematically prevent unnecessary expenses.

An Executive's Guide to Integrated Business Planning

Most companies plan in silos and in spreadsheets! Time, money and resources will mitigate some pitfalls of this approach but right now it's likely you don't have much of these to spare. Failing to understand the implications of change can lead to difficult conversations with your boardroom, investors or shareholders. You need an integrated business plan that includes finance and operations, all in one process. This will allow you to quickly and accurately assess the big picture, rather than just looking at pieces of a puzzle.

This Webcast will explore how organizations can leverage a center of excellence methodology to increase operational efficiency and sales productivity.

The extraordinary is now the ordinary. But you already knew that. You didn't need an economic tsunami to tell you:

• We need to stop running Real-Time business in batch mode
• We need to Plan and Account the way we actually run the business
• Volatility is now Central and not just an afterthought to the already approved business plan

Control and oversight of sales compensation has become a top priority in finance organizations. They are challenged when it comes to accurately calculating commissions, auditing payments and forecasting compensation (as plans are devised and revised). Too many companies continue to use spreadsheets despite the fact they are error prone and time consuming. Automating the process is critical to providing the information required for financial management and control.

The editors of Business Finance have prepared an exclusive research report in conjunction with CA, that investigates how CFOs and other senior finance executives will address risk and compliance concerns in the year ahead. The survey explores how the role in managing risk and compliance is changing, the various departments within the organization are now responsible for risk and compliance, and the benefits that organizations are seeing from the programs they have in place.

The move to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is of extreme importance to finance professionals as it has already been adopted in Europe and will be required in Canada in 2011. In the U.S. growing evidence suggests that the SEC is accelerating measures to retire US GAAP and require all public companies to adopt IFRS.

This webcast is essential for anyone looking to gain more control over the income tax compliance process while reducing costs spent on outsourcing.

In this uncertain economic climate, what is your organization doing to maximize T&E spend? Attend this informative webcast and learn how automating your T&E process can help reduce costs and increase control and compliance.

Chris McClean, analyst, Forrester will be providing case studies of organizations that have successfully implemented GRC, including obstacles, best practices and lessons learned.

In a business climate requiring absolute confidence in your financial data, stringing together spreadsheets could be dangerous. What are your options?

As the credit crunch prevails and we continue to see a tightening of the economy, the need for companies worldwide to maintain better cash management practices is no longer a choice but a prerequisite for survival. Attend this webcast and hear how companies are implementing three crucial steps to improve their liquidity management.

This webcast will provide best practices for ensuring that your HSA program helps you cut your healthcare costs while still providing attractive coverage to your employees.

Achieving the alignment and visibility required to make Sales Performance Management (SPM) payoff is not always easy. Learn what steps organizations are taking to maximize the quality of sales insights and improve decision-making.

In this webcast, you'll learn how post-sales analytics can provide new and strategic insight into an organization's selling patterns, commission spend, product performance, sales rep and team performance, and sales plan effectiveness.

This webcast will discuss what the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) means to an organization's finance office, some proactive steps toward preparation, and what technology is currently available to support GAAP/IFRS and other Financial Governance issues.

Attendees of this event will receive tangible tips and best practices helping them understand their liability, how to plan for compliance, streamline their tax process and most importantly minimize the time spent managing sales and use tax.

Join Business Finance and Ventana Research for this 90-minute web event exclusively dedicated to educating and presenting the latest in Total Compensation Management.

Are you prepared for a sales tax audit? With more than 9000 taxing jurisdictions charging sales and use tax, making sure you stay in compliance can be complex and difficult. Learn how to plan for and survive a sales and use tax audit, while creating more efficient processes.