Let's face it: every finance department is being asked to do more, at a faster pace, with fewer resources even as they handle more complex reporting and analysis.

Typically, finance teams respond in one of two ways. Many of them simply work harder and longer, juggling more spreadsheets, emails, and laborious, manual processes.

The rest decide to automate finance processes using sophisticated cloud software that slashes the time and frustration inherent in manual tasks all while improving accuracy and security.

Let's take one prominent example: account reconciliation