{"id":13737,"date":"2023-02-03T04:39:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T09:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=13737"},"modified":"2026-02-12T04:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:21:49","slug":"improve-your-financial-management-with-data-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/improve-your-financial-management-with-data-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve your financial management with data integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/money-matters\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Money Matters<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tImprove your financial management with data integration\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-02-03T04:39:35-05:00\">February 3, 2023<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Improve your financial management with data integration\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/improve-your-financial-management-with-data-integration\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/teresa-meek\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Teresa20outdoor20laptop20large-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Teresa Meek\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Teresa20outdoor20laptop20large-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Teresa20outdoor20laptop20large-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Teresa20outdoor20laptop20large-810x810.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Teresa20outdoor20laptop20large-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Teresa20outdoor20laptop20large-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Teresa Meek<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizations have long been in search of the Holy Grail of financial management: a single source of the truth for accurate reporting and budget planning. This post will explore how an open, configurable cloud solution can break down data silos, improve integration and connectivity, and enable your organization to scale for growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we cover: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"#share\">How to share and simplify for success<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#dependable\">Why dependable data defines your business efficiency <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#digital\">Why digital data is needed to future-proof success<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"share\">Share and simplify for success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a financial manager, you\u2019ll no doubt be familiar with the quest for the Holy Grail, that single source of truth you can use for accurate reporting and budget planning. The reality is that financial information can be scattered among applications that don\u2019t communicate with one another, making data management unwieldy and time-consuming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lack of a holistic organizational approach to data management doesn\u2019t help. Fewer than half of business and technology leaders have a clearly defined data and analytics strategy, according to Foundry&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/foundryco.com\/tools-for-marketers\/research-data-and-analytics\/\">2021 Data and Analytics study<\/a>. This can lead to data silos that impede sharing and collaboration and create inconsistencies, since information is formatted differently among applications, and updates occur at different times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSiloed data operates on different schedules, making processes like revenue recognition difficult,\u201d says Scott Freedman, director of marketing for Sage Intacct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Sage-Intacct_Blog-Post-4-Data-Management_1-1024x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13786\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, financial leaders and teams who manually transfer data into spreadsheets and reports may make errors along the way. Foundry found that leaders identified data-quality problems as the No. 1 roadblock for organizations adopting data-driven initiatives. So, you will need to build in any shortfall of time and resources from this into your strategy. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Transform your finances with our free Modern Finance Report.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Discover the power of data collaboration and stay ahead of the game. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#gate-729eb106-b2ee-4058-9258-10e2125ff531\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"single-cta__button button button--primary\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Click now to download<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/BrandShootLDN_Dec2021_ProfServs_AA0527-JPG-Sage-Advice-540x810.jpeg\" class=\"single-cta__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/BrandShootLDN_Dec2021_ProfServs_AA0527-JPG-Sage-Advice-540x810.jpeg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 48em) 33vw, 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dependable-\">Dependable data defines your business efficiency <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrating financial data into a single cloud-based platform improves data quality and accuracy and makes sharing information easier across your team and the wider organization. Instead of individuals \u201cowning\u201d their own set of data, an integrated solution provides everyone with a common, updated, and accurate set of numbers to work with across the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Sage-Intacct_Blog-Post-4-Data-Management_2-1024x824.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13787\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you improve data accuracy, it can have a tangible impact on business performance. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/smarterwithgartner\/data-sharing-is-a-business-necessity-to-accelerate-digital-business\">Gartner study<\/a> found that breaking down silos and sharing data boosts business outcomes. Gartner also predicts that by 2023, organizations that promote data sharing will outperform their peers on most business metrics, so it\u2019s a good idea to start implementing those new processes now and give your business a head start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courier service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/quicksilver-express-courier\/\n\">Quicksilver Express<\/a> reduced the time for doing its monthly close by 50% by shifting to Sage Intacct, a unified cloud solution for financial data. Credit card and bank reconciliations are now done daily, reducing errors and eliminating a week\u2019s worth of manual work. And overall accounting efficiency is up by 75%.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family-owned investment firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/success-stories\/?Products={E61B8273-2D42-45FE-A143-D52CB0827431}&amp;Markets={F93FA667-CD42-43BB-809E-90266FF00108}&amp;_ga=2.47025057.740334008.1652893488-1721690043.1649433490\n\">Halstatt<\/a> experienced similar benefits after switching to Sage Intacct. In the past, because valuation reporting took over 100 hours, the company only had time to do it annually. Now the process takes just a few hours and is done quarterly, giving executives a detailed view of asset value and costs throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"digital-\">Digital data for future-proof success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Data is projected to play a greater role in business strategy in the future, as leaders gain new insights from advanced analytics. According to Foundry&#8217;s study, 78% of leaders expect data and analytics to fundamentally change the way they do business over the next 3 years. The cloud, along with advanced capabilities enabled by AI and machine learning, will help your organization be more proactive in mapping the best path forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Sage-Intacct_Blog-Post-4-Data-Management_3-1024x667.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13789\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you have an accurate view of what\u2019s going on today, you can use AI and analytics to project that data out and determine future needs and capacity,\u201d Freedman explains. \u201cThat helps you deal with unanticipated surges in demand, or make adjustments to marketing campaigns, based on their performance. Connecting systems through consolidated reporting makes the whole business run more smoothly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Managing data digitally, using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/accounting-software\/financial-management\/\">financial management software<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/intacct\">Sage Intacct<\/a>, will help your business keep on top of any data changes in the company, in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Transform your finances with our free Modern Finance Report.<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Discover the power of data collaboration and stay ahead of the game. <\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph 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