Here in Australia and around the world, the pandemic was a huge wake-up call for businesses and organisations of all stripes and sizes.

Understanding cash flow in real time will be crucial - but just 4% are completely confident in the visibility they currently have.

Giving the members of your finance team the chance to develop professionally is good for their careers and your business.

Planning to make 2023 the year you embark on a wholesale finance transformation program? It’s a move that will stand your enterprise in excellent stead as you navigate the complexities of the post-Covid business landscape.

Up to now, the automation wave has largely bypassed the accounts receivable department but it’s time that changed.

Let’s make it a collective mission to help other women in technology get paid what they’re worth.

Getting serious about digital transformation should be a priority in 2022.

Around ANZ, CFOs are making finance transformation a priority and those that don’t will be doing their employers a disservice, writes BlackLine VP Claudia Pirko.

As the economies of Australia and New Zealand bounce back from the COVID-19 crisis, finance leaders should be focused on technological transformation.

Wondering if your organisation has been as aggressive as it could be in embracing automation and adopting digital technologies? Check your progress against these benchmarks, advises BlackLine regional vice president for ANZ Claudia Pirko.

To date, less than 10% of organisations globally have embraced financial automation, according to research commissioned by BlackLine in 2020.

Manual accounting is untenable in a post COVID-19 environment, according to new global research from accounting automation software company BlackLine.

As well as continually struggling with tedious workflows and manual processing, many finance professionals are still finding it a challenge to complete their month-end close. This is where software can help, writes BlackLine regional vice president for ANZ Claudia Pirko.

The challenges caused by manual processes have been highlighted by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to finance teams working remotely. Processes that may have worked when everyone was in the same location now need to be replaced.

Where cumbersome manual steps have done the job in the past, many are finding they don’t easily translate to a world of remote working. As a result, organisations are increasingly coming to the conclusion that significant changes need to be made.

In this interview, we speak with BlackLine ANZ regional vice president Claudia Pirko, who discusses the role of automation and AI in finance departments and how COVID-19 has affected this.

Scores of finance teams around Australia are working remotely but those which practise continuous accounting are likely to find it easier to maintain business as usual while they’re out of the office.

Chief executives are being looked at to take accountability for errors in financial reporting, according to a new global survey. 

In today’s challenging economic climate, Australian and New Zealand finance professionals are under pressure to up their output and contain costs.

As a celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), we’re running a series of interviews with women in technology.  BlackLine’s ANZ regional vice president Claudia Pirko and Ecosystm principal advisor Jannat Maqbool share their thoughts.

Finance leaders can play a pivotal role in steadying the ship and steering it safely into the unknown.

BlackLine finds that putting systems and processes in place to promote transparency, accuracy of reporting and rigorous protection of data is critical for the enterprise.

In the accounting department, robotic process automation sees automation software running on a workstation perform many of the tasks formerly carried out by accountants.

"It’s impossible to trust in the integrity of corporate reports if the systems used to generate them don’t support rigorous checks and controls."