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6 10 Symptoms of an Inadequate Financial Reporting System Symptoms 1 2017 Sage Intacct Nonprofit Innovation Report 2 2017 Sage Intacct Nonprofit Innovation Report 3 2017 Sage Intacct Nonprofit Innovation Report 1 2 3 4 5 Reporting only looks backward because you lack the ability to see where you are right now. When Sage Intacct surveyed nonprofit finance professionals, 57% believed lack of real-time visibility into KPIs slows their ability to make decisions. 1 To create a packet of financials you must first manipulate the data in another tool such as a spreadsheet to make it presentable. Manual, time-consuming reporting concerned 64% of nonprofit finance professionals. 2 Executives ask for lots of ad hoc or special reports but don't receive them in a timely manner. At the same time, the finance team is working harder than ever. The lead up to board meetings is chaotic and stressful for the finance team and executives. Preparation may involve more manual data manipulation—time that could have been spent more strategically by the CFO or CEO. Systems are poorly integrated, creating the need for duplicate data entry. Nearly six in ten (57%) nonprofit finance professionals felt multiple, disconnected systems cause inefficiency. 3

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