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All things Automation - with a focus on finance

As part of the launch of our new Intelligent Automation practice, last month we launched our latest eBook The CFO in the 2020s: Finance and Intelligent Automation. This eBook benefited from research asking senior finance leaders what and how they were using automation to prepare for the next decade.
However, while it was great to see how many finance leaders were already on the automation journey, we also discovered what was holding them back and it felt like a very familiar story, which was not just related to finance.

So, please read on and if you'd like support in your automation transformation contact the Triad team through dave.horton@triad.co.uk.
Bar chart showing what is holding automation in finance departments back

Press release: Automation delivering huge cost and time savings to finance, but a change in priorities is required to deliver expected growth

Triad Group Plc talks to leading CFO’s about the role of finance and intelligent automation in the next decade.
  • 93% of survey respondents expect automation to increase in the next three years
  • 78% of finance leaders use automation to reduce the manual elements of repetitive tasks, such as in reporting or accounts payable.
Read the rest of our research press release here
Finance's views on automation survey (1)
Read the first chapter here: For many years, corporate finance leaders were seen as the “numbers people” who invested their time in calculations, balance sheets and very large spreadsheets. That model is increasingly outdated as today’s CFOs take on more responsibility and a greater role in strategic decision making.

One recent study conducted by McKinsey suggests that, on average, five different functions now report into… Read more

A finance insider’s perspective on automation

James McDonald, Triad's Finance Director and Company Secretary
There is no doubt that the role of the CFO has evolved over the last few decades in tandem with the changes and demands of the working environment. The economic challenges posed by the recession that followed the credit crunch, and more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic, have asked questions of the CFO in new ways. Not only do they need… Read more
A finance insider’s perspective on automation

And in other Triad news...

Four of the best UI Test Automation tools for Dynamics 365

Venu Botla, Senior QA consultant
It is critical to choose the right test automation tool if you want a quick return on investment from your automation tests. Yet, selecting the right test automation tool is frequently challenging, especially for applications like Dynamics 365. The Dynamics applications are somewhat complex web applications that contain concepts such as “configurable elements”, “nested iFrames” and “dynamic locators”. Read more
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Well done Triad team! A fantastic Boycott your Bed charity effort

Well done Triad team! A fantastic Boycott your Bed charity effort
At the end of August Adrian Leer, Venugopal Botla, Simon Webb and Antony Cook joined hundreds of people, and the odd celebrity, across the UK to raise money spending the night in unusual places for Boycott your Bed. Participants roughed it in their gardens, pitched tents under their tables, and bunked down in fields. All this was to raise money for Action for ChildrenRead more
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