Author name: Veronica Schmilinsky

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Why Finance Teams Spend More Time Explaining Numbers Than Using Them

For most finance teams, the data is already there. Getting a clear answer out of it is the hard part.  A report shows a variance and the number is right in front of you, but the reason behind it is not. That is the moment the work slows down, and it is the moment two Vivid customers kept […]

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Vivid Reports guide to multi-entity reporting in Excel: "Two finance teams, one workflow that scales," with finance staff reviewing reports at a table.

How Two Finance Teams Eliminated Spreadsheet Chaos at Scale

Excel is rarely the problem in finance. What happens is businesses outgrow the Excel capabilities that once served them well, and multi-entity reporting in Excel is usually where the strain shows first. Most teams run everything through spreadsheets. Modeling, budgeting, reporting, consolidation. The setup works well when the company is small, and it keeps working

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Long-term care finance team and site leaders in a productive monthly review meeting around a conference table

How to Turn the Monthly Financial Package into a Collaborative Tool for Long Term Care Site Leaders

The monthly financial package, and the review meeting built around it, is where corporate finance and site leadership connect. In long-term care, constant margin pressure, surging operational and regulatory expenses, and growing reimbursement complexity have raised the stakes. When the review meeting works, site leaders walk out knowing where they stand and what deserves their

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