With so much change in finance and accounting, it's no wonder many feel anxious and have career uncertainty at the moment.

The next generation has already decided that accounting and finance are being disrupted so badly by automation they don’t even want a career as an accountant anymore at universities. Public practice firms are really struggling to find staff.

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but what exactly does that mean, how much of this is subjective, and how does it relate to data visualization?

As you’re reading this article, think about examples of great dashboards, just okay dashboards, and really terrible dashboards. What’s the difference between these, what makes one great and another terrible? Additionally, how does that impact the story the dashboard is trying to tell?

Have you noticed the rise in the so-called low-code or no-code tools lately?

This sudden focus has become a big topic across a range of different business and technology contexts.

This article will dig into all you need to know about these tools.

Our follow-up article on the Finance Tech Stack part 2 is now out.🙌

Too often I have asked a few of these questions to teams that have already implemented the latest finance tech solutions sold to them and already there are signs of problems a few of these key principles were not considered. 😱

Before you and your team consider any finance technology solution, I highly recommend taking a quick read of this.🧐

You will save yourself a lot of pain (and money) down the track.🤑

Stay safe everyone!😷

It feels like a very long time 😓 since I wrote my last article.

This one has been in the making for some time and the timing could not be better.👍 This will help finance professionals navigate the often complex sea of solutions and technologies to enable better business decision making and insight.🧐 I hope you are all safe and learning new skills. 🤲

Look out for part 2 where I will share my 9 principles of assessing technology for finance teams focused on driving business performance.👊 Enjoy!

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Is all this tech talk and Finance Transformation getting a bit much? 😵

Where do you start and stop? 🚦

There is so much on offer from RPA to Analytics to Modelling. 📈

Read my co-authored 🙌 article with Anders to learn more and demystify all the jargon and pick some practical solutions you can try. 👍

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