Financial Close: Automation, Efficiency and the Emergence of RPA

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Automating the financial close process has proven benefits, like cutting the time needed for financial close from eight days to just three, according to Aberdeen Group. And with robotic process automation (RPA) joining the already robust field of technologies that can be used for finance, “new levels of accuracy and efficiency” are becoming possible.

This Aberdeen Group knowledge brief explains:

  • The automation capabilities that improve the financial close process
  • Aberdeen research on the effects of automation on companies
  • The emergence of RPA and where it can be applied for financial close

Download the report to begin evaluating technology that could revolutionize your financial close process.

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