New software benefits add up

All types of business are benefiting from a new wave of financial software that manages to be more sophisticated and easier to implement. Ian Campbell reports

Marc O’Dwyer, owner of the Big Red Cloud
Alan Connor, commercial director of Exchequer Business Management Solutions

Grey-suited men poring over ledgers has been hard to shift as a clichéd representation of accountancy and financial controllers, but it’s a stereotype that’s rapidly being overturned by a new wave of technology. Empowered by business intelligence and real-time insights, financial controllers and accountants now hold the keys to the future — they’re not just crunching numbers, they are identifying opportunities and informing strategy.

One reason ...