It’s no secret that automation is creating a big change in how financial operations are handled. With work becoming increasingly digitally enabled, there are now so many different tasks that can now be automated. As we’re focused on automating billing and collections, and having processed more than $40 billion in receivables on behalf of clients, we take a lot of pride and satisfaction in seeing.

If you happened to be among the 7,000+ people who convened in Las Vegas this past week for NetSuite’s annual SuiteWorld conference, you got an early look at NetSuite’s new Brainyard resource for benchmarking and performance optimization. While the new site was just launched, it’s chock full of data, tools and how-tos that can help any growth-oriented business get to its goals faster.

If, like many of today’s accounting and finance leaders, you’re looking at modernizing your accounts receivable operations, you probably already realize that committing to and investing in that objective takes some buy-in from other stakeholders. One of the most important and toughest stakeholders is of course your own boss, whether she's a CFO, CEO or another position. Whatever role she occupies.