Aligning Business Continuity Planning with Third Party Risk Management
Does your organization know all the third-party vendors who access and manage data on your behalf? In the event of a disaster, any gaps in responsibilities, security, and communications prolong the outage of business operations, so it’s better to identify and eliminate these gaps now before a disaster happens.
Essential stages of a third party risk management program
Developing and maintaining a third party risk management (TPRM) program can help to reduce the overall risk to your organization. What is TPRM? In short, it is the process of analyzing and mitigating risks associated with working relationships with outside entities. These parties can include everyone from contractors providing janitorial services to suppliers of a…
Four Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Cybersecurity Posture
Cybersecurity is always changing and evolving as threats grow. Here are ideas that you can start on today that will help reduce your risk and improve your cybersecurity posture: 1. Require Multi-Factor Authentication Having multi-factor authentication (MFA) is essential for granting access to confidential data. It helps to reduce the risk of credential loss and…
2023 National 8(a) Association Conference Trends
This premier annual conference provides education and supplier diversity networking for small businesses. This year’s event was held at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans from February 13 through 15 and was sold-out. Clearly, many small businesses are ready to travel again for in-person events! In addition to making introductions to federal agencies and prime contractors,…
Accounting Technology Demos: Building a Stronger Budget vs. Actual Reporting in Sage Intacct
Sage Intacct is a flexible and configurable accounting software solution is built on a true cloud configuration, so you can access Enterprise Resource Planning software over the intranet. Sage Intacct brings robust technology infrastructure to any organization, making it easy to share data and integrate with best-of-breed solutions without the sky-high IT costs.
Budgeting and Planning Solutions that Replace Excel
Budgeting and Planning Solutions that Replace Excel
Enterprise-Quality Financial Planning and Analysis with Excel
By CTCPA Advisory Council Chair Jim Norton This article was printed in the Summer 2022 issue of Connecticut CPA Magazine Go to most midsize or above business software pages right now and keep track of how many times they talk about “outgrowing Excel” and the urgent need to replace Excel. In reality, try as we…
Sage Intacct Financial Planning & Analysis
By Luis Rivera Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) plays a vital part in an organization’s ability to create accurate budgets and forecast trends. Companies remain consistently valuable and profitable with meticulous attention to financial planning and cash flow management. Many companies recognize the need FP&A, but have not been able to fully integrate this function…
5 Checklist Items for a More Effective Month End Process
To make this process smooth and efficient, organizations should have a well-planned month-end closing process in place. If done correctly, these closings can help your organization stay in good financial standing, as they allow you to track journals, transactions, and reports early enough in the year to correct any discrepancies. If your team is effective,…
3 Tips To Improve Your Audit
By Luis Rivera, Client Success Advocate, Accounting Technology Services With the ever-changing digitization of the world bleeding into companies opting for work at home opportunities over the traditional in-office 9-5; it is no surprise that this has led to audits going paperless. Below are three tips to help improve your audits. 1. Utilize Dashboards Dashboards…