October Chapter Meeting: Roundtable Peer Group Discussion

Join us for small group discussions on relevant and interesting topics determined by our membership.  Board members will help lead the table discussions on your pre-registered topics of your choosing. Please come prepared with questions and be ready to share thoughts/expertise with your peers.We are looking forward to a captivating discussion and are hopeful this will extend to future discussion/connection points outside of this meeting!  

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! 
 Please RSVP by Friday, 9/22

Wonder how your peers are dealing with particular issue?  Now is your chance to ask questions and share your insight! There are three topics available; please register for the two that interest you the most. Below you will find thought-provoking examples under each of the roundtable subjects. 

TOPIC ONE: Financial and Key Metric reporting

 · What tools are you using – ERP, Business Intelligence Tool, Excel, etc.
    o If using a 3rd party software which one
· How are you leveraging your internal data
    o Financial information
    o Operational/department specific information
· How are you leveraging or comparing your data externally
    o Benchmarking

 
TOPIC TWO: Process Innovation for Accounting/Finance
· What are you focusing on?
· Major success stories?
· Accounts Payable
    o Technology
    o Process Improvements
· Accounting
    o Technology
    o Process Improvements
· Any pain points that weren’t discussed
 

TOPIC THREE: Forecasting/Budgeting
· How many are using their ERP, budgeting software, Excel, etc. 
    o If using 3rd party solution share which one
· Who is looking for a new forecasting/planning solution?
    o Barriers to getting off Excel, cost, time to implement, training issues, etc.
· Software solutions discussion
    o Ease of inputting data
    o Reports/Dashboards
    o Running scenarios
    o Integration to other systems

DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER!   CLICK HERE TO RSVP!