Close Management Blog by FloQast
A resource for controllers and accounting teams to improve productivity, stay on top of new tech trends and what’s new in the accounting world.
How Accounting Departments Can Help Their Businesses Prepare for an Economic Slowdown
October 16, 2019 by Shivang Patel
Shivang Patel is FloQast's Director, Sales Engineering. Having spent several years in audit at Armanino and, later, Ruckus Wireless, Shivang...
Accounting Through the Ages: The Accountant of Shawshank Prison
October 10, 2019 by Aynsley Moffitt
In this week's "Accounting Through the Ages," FloQast Product Manager and former accountant Aynsley Moffitt takes a look at a...
We Have the Technology — We Can Rebuild the CPA. The $6M Question is “How?”
October 8, 2019 by Alex Nordin
Should the government have a role in regulating professional service providers?
If not, who should set the standards?
Should there even...
Using Floqast Connect 2.0, Nerdwallet Gets Real-Time Data for Their Close
October 1, 2019 by John Siegel
Having the assurance of real-time figures pulled directly from the close is crucial to the month-end close. In the age...
How Controllers Can Use Emotional Intelligence & Soft Skills to Become Future Proof
September 25, 2019 by April Holman
Guest Post: April Holman is the ERP Practice Director at SuiteCentric. She leads all ERP activities and helps to facilitate...
Preparing for an Efficient and Effective Annual Audit
September 23, 2019 by John Siegel
Corporate accounting teams often see the annual audit as an unwelcome distraction. Staff struggle to assist auditors while also fulfilling...
The World’s Biggest Microsoft Excel Fan Isn’t Who You’d Think It Is
September 18, 2019 by John Siegel
Accountants have strong feelings about Microsoft Excel.
It’s impossible to quantify how much the software has contributed to business on a...
CPA to CFO Podcast #01 – Rob Krolik, General Partner and CFO, Burst Capital
September 13, 2019 by John Siegel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW1ID31rSWo
At its core, FloQast is a company that was started by accountants to help other accountants. That mission is evident...
AP Best Practices to Ensure a Faster Month-End Close
September 10, 2019 by John Siegel
The month-end close is a massive headache for many organizations.
In 2018, the benchmarking not-for-profit APQC shared results from its...
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Acclaimed Tech Investor Deven Parekh Joins FloQast’s Board of Directors
September 4, 2019 by John Siegel
Six years into our journey to create a solution accounting teams can depend upon to transform the way they operate,...