1 Overview of Finance Solutions Leveraging Leading Practices.

Introduction: A New Look at Finance ERP.

Defining Core Financials.

High-Performance Finance.

Defining ERP.

Programs—Not Projects.

Leading Practices Enabled with ERP.

ERP Journey Considerations.

The Hackett Group on World-Class Finance Organizations.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

2 Leveraging the Financial Close to Gain a Competitive Advantage.

Financial Close: An Overview.

Benefits from a World-Class Close Initiative.

World-Class Close Leading Practice Initiatives.

System/ERP-Specific Leading Practice Improvements.

Deciding Which World-Class Close Leading Practices to Adopt.

Future World-Class Close Trends.

Case Study Summary.

The Hackett Group on Leveraging the Financial Close to Gain a Competitive Advantage.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

3 Financial and Management Reporting.

Financial and Management Reporting: An Overview.

Designing Financial and Management Reporting with ERP Solutions.

Non-Process-Related Considerations.

Role of Third-Party Software Solutions.

Future Trends.

The Hackett Group on Financial and Management Reporting.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

4 Procure to Pay for the Next Generation.

Procure to Pay: An Overview.

Process Design: Leading Practices & Emerging Trends.

Third-Party Software: Enhancing the ERP Solution.

Future Trends.

The Hackett Group on Procure to Pay.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

5 Asset Lifecycle Management.

Asset Lifecycle Management: An Overview.

Asset Lifecycle Management Benefits.

Beginning the Implementation Journey.

Asset Lifecycle Enabled with ERP.

Industry Adaptability.

Role of Third-Party Software Solutions.

Future Trends.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

6 Order to Cash Management.

Order to Cash: An Overview.

Order to Cash Enabled with ERP.

The Hackett Group on Order to Cash.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

7 Tax Management.

Tax Management: An Overview.

Direct Taxation.

Indirect Taxation.

Tax Insight.

Future Trends.

The Hackett Group on Tax Management.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

8 Implications of Regulatory Compliance.

Compliance: An Overview.

The Lead-up to Sarbanes-Oxley.

Sarbanes-Oxley: An Overview.

How ERP Vendors Will Assist with Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

International Financial Reporting Standards.

IFRS: An Overview.

The Hackett Group on Compliance Impacts.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

9 Implementation and Operational Imperatives for ERP.

Introduction.

I. TRANSFORMING FINANCE THROUGH ERP-ENABLED SHARED SERVICES.

Shared Services Defined.

Shared Services and ERP.

ERP Solutions Can Help Reengineer Processes with Leading Practices.

ERP Solutions Provide a Technology Platform to Support the Shared Services Model.

The Final Word on Shared Services and ERP.

The Hackett Group on Shared Services.

II. ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.

Overview.

Enterprise Performance Management Tools: Current State.

The EPM Framework.

EPM Framework Delivery.

Requirements and Attributes of Successful EPM Solutions.

The Hackett Group on Enterprise Performance Management.

III. TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP.

Overview.

Total Cost of Ownership Defined.

ERP Solution Cost Drivers.

Invisible Cost of Ownership.

The Hackett Group on Total Cost of Ownership.

CFO Insights.

From Insight to Action.

Biographies.

Index.