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Control what you can control. It’s a mantra that many accounts receivable (AR) departments would be wise to observe. With so many external factors impacting cashflow (high interest rates, elevated inflation, etc.), the last thing today’s AR leaders and their teams need are internal obstacles...
In its Top 5 Finance Trends and Priorities for CFOs in 2024, Gartner says economic headwinds have forced CFOs to look beyond temporary measures and find new ways to lead finance through digital transformation. The analyst forecasts that through 2025, more than 40% of finance roles will be...
On the 9th of February, LHDN announces the release of e-Invoicing Guidelines Version 2.2, e-Invoicing Specific Guidelines Version 2.0, and the much-anticipated Software Development Kit (SDK) Beta Version. These releases mark a significant leap in clarity, addressing various invoice scenarios like...
Here’s a little secret: I’m a big fan of those year-in-review shows that pop up everywhere in December. Usually, I watch it with friends or family and repeatedly say things like: “That was only this year??” or “Oh, they got married?” It’s a fascinating experience to observe your own brain’s time-...
Credit management is a vital function for any business that deals with customers and suppliers. It involves assessing the creditworthiness of potential and existing customers, setting and enforcing credit policies and terms, monitoring and collecting payments, and managing credit risks. Credit...
Artificial Intelligence (AI), the simulation of human intelligence by machines, has been around for longer than some might think: The actual beginnings of this field lie in the 1950s, at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Over the decades, the excitement has alternately waxed and waned. What...
Remember when Customer Service was about actually serving customers? Hyperbole aside, today’s B2B Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) are trying their best to be everything their organizations need them to be — problem solvers, relationship builders, revenue generators — but far too often, the...
For Esker, building a human-centric and sustainable business has been the objective ever since we started the company 39 years ago. And today we still ask ourselves how we can encourage others to also embrace this vision for their organizations. Some vacation reading took me to the Maslow...
As we step into the promising expanse of 2024, businesses find themselves on the brink of unparalleled opportunities to redefine financial success. This blog explores the profound impact of embracing automation, with a spotlight on Esker's innovative solutions leading the charge. Navigating the...
This is, for some people at least, one of the more dreaded questions in a job interview. There’s no obvious right or wrong answer, and whether the answer “lands” depends on the — often mysterious — inner workings of the company you’re interviewing at. But for a company, this question is an...
A few years ago, as the pandemic was ramping up, as companies and individuals worked to navigate this new environment, this new reality in front of us, I wrote a blog that touched on how there had been in the recent past technology inflection points that ended up causing major shifts in the...- A few years ago, as the pandemic was ramping up, as companies and individuals worked to navigate this new environment, this new reality in front of us, I wrote a blog that touched on how there had been in the recent past technology inflection points that ended up causing major shifts in the...
A bad restaurant. A toxic relationship. A too-good-to-be-true vacation resort. When it comes to spotting red flags in examples like these, there’s no real science or strategy behind it — you simply know it when see it. But in terms of potential supply chain issues, the distinction between “deal-...
The Malaysian Ministry of Finance is set to implement e-invoicing as part of its strategy to boost tax revenues and streamline tax administration, as stated in the 2023 Pre-Budget statement. MDEC and LHDN’s collaboration paves the way for the implementation of the National eInvoice Initiative,...
By now it should be clear that a lot of things need to change if we want to avoid a climate emergency and all the downstream effects it will bring with it. And since these downstream effects will also affect businesses, the responsibility to take action lies on everyone’s shoulders. Governments...
This is, for some people at least, one of the more dreaded questions in a job interview. There’s no obvious right or wrong answer, and whether the answer “lands” depends on the — often mysterious — inner workings of the company you’re interviewing at. But for a company, this question is an...