CFO Point of View: Business Central ERP as a Stabilizing Force
Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP USA & Canada
Empowering Finance Leaders with a Modernized ERP.
The evolving global market landscape and its impact on American and Canadian business in 2025 will be influenced by factors like domestic and international monetary policies, regulatory change, technological innovation, and shifts in customer needs. These 2025 economic impacts necessitate an increased capacity for change, and more specifically a flexible ERP that can allow for both proactive and quick reactive adaptations of business processes and strategies in response to these factors.
To successfully navigate change, Finance leaders must embrace innovation, and utilize the tools that empower and enable their teams to manage their day-to-day needs while allowing the CFO to maintain a strategic mindset.
Key strategic initiatives for 2025 include:
- Drive automation, evolving from transactional processes to strategic initiatives
- Free up valuable time and resources to focus on strategic initiatives that drive growth and innovation.
- Facilitate Cross-Organizational Connections for Transformation
- Collaboration and communication across departments are essential for aligning financial strategies with the evolving needs of the business.
- Design and Implement New Objectives with Actionable OKRs and KPI Metrics
- These metrics provide a framework for objective evaluation, helping Finance leaders align their strategies with broader organizational goals.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP will empower your Finance team in 2025
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central serves as a comprehensive ERP solution that empowers CFOs and financial leaders providing the capacity for their evolving roles to:
- Automate processes and transactional entries with Business Central ERP and the Power Platform to free up time that can be allocated to improved anlaysis and strategic planning.
- Foster collaboration across your organization using a familiar platform such as Microsoft 365, Outlook 365 and Microsoft Teams linked to Business Central.
- Gain real-time visibility with Power BI dashboards to monitor performance and adherence to OKRs (Objectives & Key Results) and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) for service effectiveness, profitability, and growth.
Business Central includes Process automation
Automate processes to free up time for strategic initiatives
Business Central and the Power Platform (with Power Automate) provide CFOs and their Finance team with the tools to:
- Reduce Manual Entry: Automate approvals, reports, and repetitive payments for efficiency
- Generate Reliable Financial Data: Establish a strong single source of truth by creating and maintaining accurate financial data.
- Integrate AP Machine Learning Automation: Leverage the Power Platform or ISV add-ons to streamline accounts payable processes, reducing fraud risks through policy-compliant automation
Business Central includes Microsoft 365 Embedded
Foster Collaboration to Reinforce your Data-Driven culture
To support the evolution of CFOs into strategic leaders, organizations can:
- Share Information Effectively: Utilize tools like Microsoft Teams to share item cards, financial statements, reports, and sales order documents, enabling controlled information sharing via channels or individuals.
- Strengthen Security Controls: Implement robust security controls to ensure that sensitive document access aligns with administrative guidelines, safeguarding critical financial data.
Business Central Includes Power BI
Gain Visibility with Power BI
Empowering Finance leaders with embedded dashboards using Power BI offers several advantages:
- Incorporating New OKRs and KPIs: Power BI enables in-depth insights into real-time trends, empowering CFOs to make data-driven decisions that adapt to the dynamic market.
- Monitoring Compliance, Risk, and Efficiency: Visual reports generated by Power BI help CFOs closely monitor compliance, assess risk, and improve operational efficiencies.
- Cultivating a Data-Driven Culture: By adopting Power BI, finance teams can cultivate a data-driven culture, ensuring that every decision is informed by reliable and accurate financial data.
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