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INFOGRAPHIC REPORT
BENCHMARK
YOUR
FINANCIAL
CLOSE
PROCESS
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Annual revenue (in USD)
Job Title
About our respondents
How many working days does your
organization need to close the books?
44%
21%
14%
21%
Less than $1bn
$1bn -
$5bn
$2bn - $5bn
More than
$5bn
9%
9%
9%
10%
5%
14%
33%
6% 5%
CFO
R2R GPO
Other
Reporting
Director/
Manager
Controller
Finance
Staff
Process
Owner/
Manager
Shared Services
Manager
Manager of
Finance/
Accounting
65% of companies have more than
$1bn annual revenue.
WHAT DOES THE
FINANCIAL CLOSE PROCESS
LOOK LIKE?
WHAT TECHNOLOGY
IS USED?
KEY LEARNINGS
ABOUT ADRA
WHERE ARE PEOPLE
LOOKING TO IMPROVE THEIR
FINANCIAL CLOSE PROCESS?
17%
54%
23%
6%
1-3 days 4-6 days 7-10 days More than 11 days
71% close the book in 6 days or less.
29%need more than 7 days.
Is your close process centralized?
Most have centralized reconciliation to an
extent, and 57% manage the close process
from a shared service center.
14%
25%
32%
29%
It is decentralized.
Work is done in
local offices.
It is partially
decentralized
in each
country.
Globally,
the close
processes
sit within
shared
services or
center of
excellence.
Regionally,
the close
processes sit
within shared
services or
center of
excellence.
How well are you able to perform
analysis on your financial data?
Only 5% say they have ample time to
perform analysis.
In your financial close process, how
would you rate the following?
• Less than half (44%) rate process
standardization as good or excellent.
• 37% rate process visibility as good
or excellent.
• Only 27% rate process automation
as good or excellent.
47%
9%
39%
5%
41%
22%
33%
4%
47%
26%
24%
3%
Process standardization
Do you agree or disagree with the
following statements:
• 87% work overtime during the financial close
• 78% are under pressure to close faster
• Only about half, 55%, trust their numbers
• And the majority are not satisfied with the
quality or visibility of their close process.
Process visibility
Process automation
Poor Fair Good Excellent
In terms of priorities for improvement of
the close process, please rank the
following in order of importance
(1 as the highest, 7 as the lowest).
• 28% say improving the quality of the close
is the number 1 priority.
• 23% say closing faster is the top priority.
We have a high workload during the financial close process
We are satisfied with the quality of our financial close process
We are satisfied with the visibility of our financial close process
We work overtime during the financial close process
We are under pressure to close faster
We are always able to report on the close date
We trust 100% in our reported numbers
94%
6%
87%
13%
78%
22%
75%
25%
55%
45%
46%
54%
39%
61%
Do you agree or disagree with the
following statements:
84% think the rest of the business
underestimate the burden of the financial
close process.
DisagreeAgree
The efficiency of the financial close process impacts on how I
am personally rated by senior colleagues within the organization
My colleagues outside the finance department underestimate
the pressure that the financial close process puts on the
finance department
I would prefer the financial close process to take up less of my
time so I can concentrate on more strategic financial projects
74%
26%
84%
16%
84%
16%
What are your biggest pain points in
the R2R process?
73% struggle with spreadsheet-intensive
processes, and 66% say they have no time
for analysis.
Manual, spreadsheet intensive processes
73%
No time for analysis
66%
Coordinating and getting information from other departments
54%
Reconciling across multiple systems
44%
Disparate, non-standardized processes
44%
Coordinating across multiple departments
38%
Not enough resource to manage workload
31%
Getting data to close
27%
Poor visibility of finance across the business
26%
Long financial close process
19%
Inaccurate numbers and balances
18%
What technology do you use for
transaction matching?
Based on our findings we developed
three suggestions to improve your
financial close process.
The ERP module and Excel spreadsheets
remain the main tools for transaction matching.
On a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being low
effect and 10 being very high effect)
how would you rate your stress level
during the financial close process?
Most rated their level of stress fairly high,
as a ‘7’ or higher!
•80% rate it 7 or higher for their team
•56% rate it 7 or higher for themselves
3%
2%
1 6
10%
6%
5
13%
7%
4
4%
3
7%
0%
4%
2
1%
8
18%
34%
9
11%
15%
10
7%
3%
7
24%
24%
Stress level for you personally
Stress level for your team
Improve the quality of the close process
23%
28%
19%
Close faster
17%
23%
14%
Reduce workload
17%
23%
14%
Improve trust in the numbers
11%
11%
15%
Reduce overtime
4%
9%
12%
Improve the visibility of the process
13%
6%
23%
1 2 3 4 5 6 7N/A
We have ample time
to perform analysis
We do
some analysis,
but would like
to do more
We would like
to, but don’t
have the time
75%
20%
5%
ERP module
Excel
3rd party matching technology
A home-grown system
Excel and pen and paper
67%
60%
21%
9%
9%
How is the visibility of your reconciliation
process organized?
While respondents use more than one
process, about half use shared
spreadsheets or dedicated tools.
16% keep them in binders, and19%
still, at least partially, rely on verbal or email
confirmation.
16%
19%
48% 51%
Summary
sheet
in binder
Verbal or
email
confirmation
Through a
dedicated
tool
Shared
spreadsheet
Are you looking to further automate
your close process?
90% are looking to further automate their
financial close process.
46% are looking to use their ERP, 14%
are looking at cloud-based technology.
SPEED
71% close the book in 6 days or less, however
78% are under pressure to close faster.
WORKLOAD
The financial close is stressful for those
managing the financial close and their teams.
80% rated the level of stress for their team as
7 out of 10. 84% think the rest of the business
underestimate the pressure of the financial
close process. 87% work over time during the
close.
AUTOMATION
73% struggle with spreadsheet-intensive
processes. The vast majority, 90% want to
further automate the close process.
ANALYSIS
Given the time it takes respondents to manage
the close process, 66% say they have no time
left for analysis.
QUALITY
Only about half, 55%, trust their numbers in
their financial close process.
Adra is a leading provider of cloud solutions for Financial
Controls & Automation. Adra’s cloud -based solutions
help all types of organizations to work smarter and
quicker with better control and accuracy. Adra’s mission
is to streamline and standardize accounts departments
and give them an overview of the company’s key
processes at all times.
With over 25 years’ experience of providing software for
the automation of the Financial Close Process, Adra is a
market leader with more than 3000 customers. Adra is
headquartered in Scandinavia and today we serve
customers in more than 30 countries around the world.
Among our customers are Hertz, GE Capital, KPMG,
Toyota, IKEA and BMW.
For more information about Adra visit www.adra.com
AUTOMATE TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY
AND TRUST.
Many companies face a tug-of-war between the
quality of the reconciliations and the speed of
reconciliations. It can be done quickly with errors,
or accurate but time consuming. Automating the
process can remove this tension as it can
improve the speed and quality of the close
process. When less time is spent on manual
activities, more effort can go into improving the
quality and control of the process.
14%
12%
46%
18%
10%
We are
looking to
automate
further using
SaaS/cloud
-based
technology
We are
looking to
automate
further
using our
own
technology
We are
looking to
automate
further
using our
ERP
We would
like to
automate,
but haven’t
actively
looked at
solutions
No, we
are not
looking
to
automate
further
DisagreeAgree
The financial close is an essential process for any
organization, and is a key indicator of the efficiency of
your finance function.
So how do you compare with your peers in the R2R
process? And what can you do to improve?
sharedserviceslink and Adra recently conducted a
financial close survey with over 100 finance
professionals.
The survey sought to better understand your financial
close process and to help you map your process
maturity and drive improvements.
1
CONSIDER THE CLOUD.
While many are still reliant on spreadsheets for
the reconciliation process, not only does this put
data at the risk of computer crashes, it is also
difficult to share and communicate up-to-date
data. Cloud technology has come a long way in
the last few years. Data security and server
resilience of cloud-based systems is often more
robust than in-house capabilities and is used by
many top performers in the Record-to-Report
process.
2
FUTURE-PROOF YOUR DEPARTMENT BY
MAKING TIME FOR ANALYSIS.
For all businesses, shared services included, the
future is automated. As more work will be done
by computers and robots, it is important to
leverage the skills and intellect of your team to
perform analysis. A value-adding finance
department is one that not only executes
processes well, but also is able to provide
actionable insight to improve business
performance. Reducing manual work in the
close processes can also improve morale and
employee engagement.
3
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Benchmark your financial close infographic

  • 1. INFOGRAPHIC REPORT BENCHMARK YOUR FINANCIAL CLOSE PROCESS © sharedserviceslink.com Ltd and Adra 2017. No copy or visual can be used in part, as a phrase or in whole without the written permission of sharedserviceslink.com Ltd. The concept of this product belongs to sharedserviceslink.com Ltd and cannot be re-created by a third party for the purpose of an event, article, report or any other written product, without written consent made available by sharedserviceslink.com Ltd. Research brought to you by: Annual revenue (in USD) Job Title About our respondents How many working days does your organization need to close the books? 44% 21% 14% 21% Less than $1bn $1bn - $5bn $2bn - $5bn More than $5bn 9% 9% 9% 10% 5% 14% 33% 6% 5% CFO R2R GPO Other Reporting Director/ Manager Controller Finance Staff Process Owner/ Manager Shared Services Manager Manager of Finance/ Accounting 65% of companies have more than $1bn annual revenue. WHAT DOES THE FINANCIAL CLOSE PROCESS LOOK LIKE? WHAT TECHNOLOGY IS USED? KEY LEARNINGS ABOUT ADRA WHERE ARE PEOPLE LOOKING TO IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL CLOSE PROCESS? 17% 54% 23% 6% 1-3 days 4-6 days 7-10 days More than 11 days 71% close the book in 6 days or less. 29%need more than 7 days. Is your close process centralized? Most have centralized reconciliation to an extent, and 57% manage the close process from a shared service center. 14% 25% 32% 29% It is decentralized. Work is done in local offices. It is partially decentralized in each country. Globally, the close processes sit within shared services or center of excellence. Regionally, the close processes sit within shared services or center of excellence. How well are you able to perform analysis on your financial data? Only 5% say they have ample time to perform analysis. In your financial close process, how would you rate the following? • Less than half (44%) rate process standardization as good or excellent. • 37% rate process visibility as good or excellent. • Only 27% rate process automation as good or excellent. 47% 9% 39% 5% 41% 22% 33% 4% 47% 26% 24% 3% Process standardization Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: • 87% work overtime during the financial close • 78% are under pressure to close faster • Only about half, 55%, trust their numbers • And the majority are not satisfied with the quality or visibility of their close process. Process visibility Process automation Poor Fair Good Excellent In terms of priorities for improvement of the close process, please rank the following in order of importance (1 as the highest, 7 as the lowest). • 28% say improving the quality of the close is the number 1 priority. • 23% say closing faster is the top priority. We have a high workload during the financial close process We are satisfied with the quality of our financial close process We are satisfied with the visibility of our financial close process We work overtime during the financial close process We are under pressure to close faster We are always able to report on the close date We trust 100% in our reported numbers 94% 6% 87% 13% 78% 22% 75% 25% 55% 45% 46% 54% 39% 61% Do you agree or disagree with the following statements: 84% think the rest of the business underestimate the burden of the financial close process. DisagreeAgree The efficiency of the financial close process impacts on how I am personally rated by senior colleagues within the organization My colleagues outside the finance department underestimate the pressure that the financial close process puts on the finance department I would prefer the financial close process to take up less of my time so I can concentrate on more strategic financial projects 74% 26% 84% 16% 84% 16% What are your biggest pain points in the R2R process? 73% struggle with spreadsheet-intensive processes, and 66% say they have no time for analysis. Manual, spreadsheet intensive processes 73% No time for analysis 66% Coordinating and getting information from other departments 54% Reconciling across multiple systems 44% Disparate, non-standardized processes 44% Coordinating across multiple departments 38% Not enough resource to manage workload 31% Getting data to close 27% Poor visibility of finance across the business 26% Long financial close process 19% Inaccurate numbers and balances 18% What technology do you use for transaction matching? Based on our findings we developed three suggestions to improve your financial close process. The ERP module and Excel spreadsheets remain the main tools for transaction matching. On a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being low effect and 10 being very high effect) how would you rate your stress level during the financial close process? Most rated their level of stress fairly high, as a ‘7’ or higher! •80% rate it 7 or higher for their team •56% rate it 7 or higher for themselves 3% 2% 1 6 10% 6% 5 13% 7% 4 4% 3 7% 0% 4% 2 1% 8 18% 34% 9 11% 15% 10 7% 3% 7 24% 24% Stress level for you personally Stress level for your team Improve the quality of the close process 23% 28% 19% Close faster 17% 23% 14% Reduce workload 17% 23% 14% Improve trust in the numbers 11% 11% 15% Reduce overtime 4% 9% 12% Improve the visibility of the process 13% 6% 23% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7N/A We have ample time to perform analysis We do some analysis, but would like to do more We would like to, but don’t have the time 75% 20% 5% ERP module Excel 3rd party matching technology A home-grown system Excel and pen and paper 67% 60% 21% 9% 9% How is the visibility of your reconciliation process organized? While respondents use more than one process, about half use shared spreadsheets or dedicated tools. 16% keep them in binders, and19% still, at least partially, rely on verbal or email confirmation. 16% 19% 48% 51% Summary sheet in binder Verbal or email confirmation Through a dedicated tool Shared spreadsheet Are you looking to further automate your close process? 90% are looking to further automate their financial close process. 46% are looking to use their ERP, 14% are looking at cloud-based technology. SPEED 71% close the book in 6 days or less, however 78% are under pressure to close faster. WORKLOAD The financial close is stressful for those managing the financial close and their teams. 80% rated the level of stress for their team as 7 out of 10. 84% think the rest of the business underestimate the pressure of the financial close process. 87% work over time during the close. AUTOMATION 73% struggle with spreadsheet-intensive processes. The vast majority, 90% want to further automate the close process. ANALYSIS Given the time it takes respondents to manage the close process, 66% say they have no time left for analysis. QUALITY Only about half, 55%, trust their numbers in their financial close process. Adra is a leading provider of cloud solutions for Financial Controls & Automation. Adra’s cloud -based solutions help all types of organizations to work smarter and quicker with better control and accuracy. Adra’s mission is to streamline and standardize accounts departments and give them an overview of the company’s key processes at all times. With over 25 years’ experience of providing software for the automation of the Financial Close Process, Adra is a market leader with more than 3000 customers. Adra is headquartered in Scandinavia and today we serve customers in more than 30 countries around the world. Among our customers are Hertz, GE Capital, KPMG, Toyota, IKEA and BMW. For more information about Adra visit www.adra.com AUTOMATE TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY AND TRUST. Many companies face a tug-of-war between the quality of the reconciliations and the speed of reconciliations. It can be done quickly with errors, or accurate but time consuming. Automating the process can remove this tension as it can improve the speed and quality of the close process. When less time is spent on manual activities, more effort can go into improving the quality and control of the process. 14% 12% 46% 18% 10% We are looking to automate further using SaaS/cloud -based technology We are looking to automate further using our own technology We are looking to automate further using our ERP We would like to automate, but haven’t actively looked at solutions No, we are not looking to automate further DisagreeAgree The financial close is an essential process for any organization, and is a key indicator of the efficiency of your finance function. So how do you compare with your peers in the R2R process? And what can you do to improve? sharedserviceslink and Adra recently conducted a financial close survey with over 100 finance professionals. The survey sought to better understand your financial close process and to help you map your process maturity and drive improvements. 1 CONSIDER THE CLOUD. While many are still reliant on spreadsheets for the reconciliation process, not only does this put data at the risk of computer crashes, it is also difficult to share and communicate up-to-date data. Cloud technology has come a long way in the last few years. Data security and server resilience of cloud-based systems is often more robust than in-house capabilities and is used by many top performers in the Record-to-Report process. 2 FUTURE-PROOF YOUR DEPARTMENT BY MAKING TIME FOR ANALYSIS. For all businesses, shared services included, the future is automated. As more work will be done by computers and robots, it is important to leverage the skills and intellect of your team to perform analysis. A value-adding finance department is one that not only executes processes well, but also is able to provide actionable insight to improve business performance. Reducing manual work in the close processes can also improve morale and employee engagement. 3 7%