4 ways accounting software helps FDs
1. Integration: integrating back office finance with payroll and front office systems isn’t anything new. But it’s worth exploring what other niche processes can be integrated into the finance system as well. Any process that has to be repeated on an ongoing basis is a prime candidate for automation. And today it can be more cost effective than you think, particularly with workflow systems which can recreate most business forms electronically so that the business isn’t losing sight of that all-important data.
2. Engaging Non Finance Staff: self-service means that non-finance staff can claim expenses, enter timesheets, raise a purchase request – and manage and report on their budgets. No business should be spending hours rekeying information and equally, finance shouldn’t be the bottleneck when it comes to the business getting reports.
3. Manage non-financial reporting: these days, companies of every size are expected to have some degree of corporate and social responsibility. They also need to be able to report this back to multiple stakeholders, whether internally to the Board, Senior Management Team, Trustees, or externally to customers and Funders.
4. Reviewing business performance in new ways: with the ability to layer BI over your accounting software and data from other business systems you can combine data to uncover issues and missed opportunities within the business. This could lead the finance function and the rest of the business to gain new perspectives and to open up new ways of measuring business success.
Please get in touch if you wish to discuss your current Access Dimensions software.
5 Reasons to Train your Employees
Training how to use Access Dimensions and other Access Solutions.
We always encourage our customers to continually develop themselves and their employees. Training your employees can bring lots of benefits to your business here are C4A’s top 5 Reasons why you should Train your Employees how to use Access Dimensions and other Access Solutions.
1. Increase productivity
If your employees know what they’re doing and are properly trained, productivity increases. The most successful businesses train their staff to achieve improved quality, provide better service and ultimately make a profit.
2. Reduce employee churn
Investing in your employees will let them know you are interested in developing their skills. As a result they tend to stay longer and contribute more to your business. Recruiting replacement staff is expensive, time consuming and risky. It’s much better to train and retain your best people in the first place. Investing in Training courses can be as good a pay rise during difficult times.
3. Decrease need for supervision
Untrained and under-qualified staff can be a drain on your management resources and distract your best people from more urgent or important tasks. How many times have your Managers, Supervisors or Team Leaders said they can’t do something because they are still “keeping an eye” on an employee? C4A Tip: Try to avoid becoming over reliant on one person and training at least one alternative member of your team to an acceptable standard.
4. Increase ability to employ new technologies
Keeping up to date with technology is essential. Ensuring that your employees are informed of new technology will not only enable them to do their job better but also ensures that your Company is at the forefront when it comes to the competition. C4A Tip: Regular contact with C4A will ensure you are informed of all upcoming techonolgies with regards your investment in Access Group Software (eg Access Dimensions)
5. Increase job satisfaction, morale and motivation among employees
A happy workforce is a productive workforce. Training increases the wellbeing of employees and can help reduce absenteeism, mistakes and stress in the workplace which is always beneficial for a Company. The provision of regular training can also improve the reputation of the Company and the performance of individual workers.
For more information regarding training programs for Access Dimensions and other Acces Group products, please contact us on 07720 613950 / 07834 914402
Join the C4A Linked in User Group
C4A launches Linked In User Group
Consulting For Access have recently launched a User Group on Linked In. It’s a small group where you can ask questions and share ideas – Click here to join the C4A User Group
Do You Know? – Purchase Invoice Scanning and Retrieval with Access Dimensions is an option?
Purchase Invoice Scanning and Retrieval with Access Dimensions
Do you know Purchase Invoice Scanning and Retrieval with Access Dimensions is an optional?
How Does It Work?
When entering your invoice(s) to the Purchase Ledger or Invoice Register within Access Dimensions, a unique Barcode is printed. The Barcode is placed on the top of the 1st page of each Supplier Invoice.
Once you have finished entering your batch of invoices they can be scanned using your Multi Function Device (MFD) to a centralised Network Folder. The Network Folder is automatically monitored and each invoice is identified by the barcode and attached to the Purchase Ledger Invoice transaction in Access Dimensions.
Once scanned, the Invoice can be retrieved from the “View Document” feature which is located by Right Clicking on the required transaction within the “Purchase Ledger Enquiry Screen”.
How do I activate this?
This feature can be activated by buying a licence for aCloud Document (ADM) which is sold on a monthly SAAS Subscription (Software As A Service) from Access, a refreshed unlock key for Access Dimensions will also be required along with some Consultancy Services for your Access Dimensions Software.
What Consultancy Services are Required?
Once you have purchased a subscription from Access, Consulting For Access can configure your Access Dimensions / ADM solution for you with a few days services, please get in touch for a cost effective quote.
For more information regarding training programs, cost effective configuration for Access Dimensions & other Access Group products, or for an independent review of your Access setup please contact Consulting For Access on 07834 914402 /07720 613950.
Integrating Access Dimensions and WooCommerce
Integrating Access Dimensions and WooCommerce
Mentmore Investments LLP, which provides products (range of specialist consumables – Quartermaster Stores) and services (props, storage, transport and recycling) to the entertainment sector (e.g. films, TV, theatre), required a solution that could integrate all its business systems and automate numerous processes in order to remove the reliance on manual inputting that was occurring on a daily basis. Having deployed BPA Platform it has been able to automate its stock and pricing changes, credit control processes, reporting and sales order processing.
The Challenge
- Integrate ERP system and web store
- Automate numerous tasks and processes
- Remove manual data inputting
- Improve financial insight and control
To read how Mentmore Investments LLP overcame its challenges, please download the case study.