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17 Key Metrics for Financial Managers

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Mon, Nov 03, 2014 @ 10:38 AM

by Myles Gilsenan

Financial managers in all industries need to be aware of the health of their organization as well as the health of the processes that enable sound financial management.  In this article, I will outline some basic metrics that can be used to identify and evaluate the health and efficiency of the accounting and finance function as well as the financial health of the organization.

While it is true that specific metrics can vary across industries, in this article we will address metrics and concepts that can be applied across most industries.

The metrics to be discussed will be broken up into the following categories:

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Tags: Financial Analytics, Oracle, Finance, Business Intelligence, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Performance Management, Blog

Cloud Services Are Reaching Maturity - Thoughts from OOW 2014

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Oct 24, 2014 @ 10:29 AM

by Myles Gilsenan

I attended Oracle OpenWorld (OOW) 2014 recently with a focus on BI, Big Data and ERP. As usual there was no shortage of information. The Partner briefings were particularly helpful in getting some insight into how Oracle sees the future.  

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Tags: OBIEE, Oracle E-Business Suite, Real-Time BI, Oracle OpenWorld, Cloud Services, EPM, Essbase, Real-Time Supply Chain and Inventory Analytics, Big Data, Data Discovery, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, ERP, Real-Time Financial Analytics, Oracle BICS, Oracle GoldenGate

Enterprise Management Reporting Best Practices

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Apr 15, 2014 @ 10:43 AM

by Myles Gilsenan

With many technology options available and the degree of complexity involved in the related business processes, it can be difficult to define an efficient architecture for enterprise management reporting across the organization.  This article outlines some best practices for enterprise management reporting.

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Tags: Financial Analytics, EPM, Data Quality, Business Intelligence, Myles Gilsenan, Performance Management, Blog

What's New In Financial Analytics-Budgetary Control? [Examining OBIA 11g: The Series]

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Jul 25, 2013 @ 04:39 PM

by Myles Gilsenan

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, Myles Gilsenen examines what is new in the Budgetary Control area Oracle's Financial Analytics 11.1.1.7.1.

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Tags: Financial Analytics, Business Intelligence, Video, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Fixed Asset Analytics, Blog

What's New In Financial Analytics-Employee Expenses? [Examining OBIA 11g: The Series]

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Jul 24, 2013 @ 06:22 PM

by Myles Gilsenan

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, Myles Gilsenen examines what is new in the Employee Expenses area Oracle's Financial Analytics 11.1.1.7.1.

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Tags: Financial Analytics, Business Intelligence, Video, Myles Gilsenan, Oracle BI, Oracle BI Applications, Examining OBIA 11g, Fixed Asset Analytics, Blog

Overview of Oracle BI Apps 11.1.1.7.1 [Examining OBIA 11g: The Series]

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Jun 11, 2013 @ 12:39 PM

by Jeremiah Johnson

As part of KPI's web series on Examining Oracle BI Applications 11g, this short video provides a brief overview of the new release of the Oracle BI Applications.  Areas of examination for this session include:

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