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The Excel Equation: When Is It Time to Move Away?

The Excel Equation: When Is It Time to Move Away?

Microsoft's spreadsheet still dominates corporate finance for plenty of good reasons, but is it holding you back from growth?

By CFO Editorial Staff | May 27, 2022

3 Hurdles to Moving on From Excel

3 Hurdles to Moving on From Excel

Staffers often resist pivoting away from the popular spreadsheet platform.

By Bob Violino | May 25, 2022

Growing Pains: Stuck on Excel

Growing Pains: Stuck on Excel

As a company scales, the spreadsheet software can impede finance’s pursuit of efficiency.

By Vincent Ryan | May 12, 2022

Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?

Why Does Excel Survive in Finance Departments?

Microsoft's spreadsheet still dominates corporate finance, for plenty of good reasons.

By Bob Violino | April 12, 2022

Can Excel Survive?

Can Excel Survive?

Excel has been the go-to spreadsheet for finance executives for 36 years. Will it last another 36?

By Karen Epper Hoffman | April 21, 2021

A New Platform for Strategic CFOs

A New Platform for Strategic CFOs

The Mosaic “strategic finance” software platform addresses the shortcomings of both Excel and traditional ERP systems.

By Vincent Ryan | February 18, 2021

How to Focus on Finance Team Performance

How to Focus on Finance Team Performance

Here is a highly organized way to track how the finance department is doing and make it more important to the business.

By Mitchell York | August 15, 2019

Excel Tip: Texting, Kind Of

Excel Tip: Texting, Kind Of

Two tricks for dealing with blocks of text in an Excel spreadsheet.

By Bill Jelen | May 27, 2015

High Performance

High Performance

Enterprise performance management systems are becoming more powerful, more user friendly, and more accessible.

By Keith Button | May 14, 2015

Top 10 Tax and Accounting Mistakes Cost Companies Billions

Top 10 Tax and Accounting Mistakes Cost Companies Billions

U.S. businesses amassed nearly $7 billion in IRS civil penalties in 2013 stemming from tax and accounting mistakes.

By Dean Sonderegger | March 11, 2015

Reporting Blunders Cost Cos. $7B in IRS Fines

Reporting Blunders Cost Cos. $7B in IRS Fines

IRS charged that amount for errors including end-user mistakes, tax and accounting rule errors, and organizational boo-boos.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | February 5, 2015

Beyond ERP and Excel

Beyond ERP and Excel

Here is a look at decision points for whether and how to use stand-alone financial analytics solutions.

By Scott Pezza and James Haight | January 29, 2015

Excel Tip: Do Not Disturb My Borders

Excel Tip: Do Not Disturb My Borders

How to copy a formula in Excel without changing borders.

By Bill Jelen | May 2, 2014

Excel Helps You See The Future

Risk Management

Excel Helps You See The Future

Measure the accuracy of a sales forecast.

By Bill Jelen | February 19, 2014

Excel Tip: The Missing Link

Excel Tip: The Missing Link

When pasted URLs don't become hyperlinks, try this solution.

By Bill Jelen | January 29, 2014