Financial management software: Microsoft Dynamics
Learn how Microsoft Dynamics financial management software gives your people the tools they need to measure financial effectiveness and performance

Microsoft Dynamics software solutions for financial management give your people a way to raise the visibility of financial metrics and the effectiveness of financial management throughout your organization-all using familiar tools and existing skills. Strong financial management, made possible by Microsoft Dynamics, enables your people to establish a firm foundation to realize the potential of your business through strong, manageable growth. And Microsoft Dynamics works like the familiar technologies you already own.

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• Empower financial managers to succeed


• Compete more effectively with better insight into financials


• Realize your vision for growth


• Solutions for financial management


• Next steps

Empower financial managers to succeed
Sound, responsible financial management is at the heart of business success. Now you can give people across your organization the tools to reach their professional goals and keep your organization's financial operations and performance on track. Microsoft Dynamics is designed to help people work efficiently, focus on tasks that add the most value, and collaborate productively.

• Microsoft Dynamics presents a familiar, easy-to-navigate interface that is easily customized to present key functions and information people need. Because it works like the familiar tools many workers already use, Microsoft Dynamics can help employees across the company make a positive impact on financial management right from the start. Tasks are streamlined and functions are connected to help reduce busy work and redundancies. Microsoft Dynamics business software works the way technology should and enables people to work the way they want to.



• Automation and efficiencies introduced by Microsoft Dynamics financial solutions help to accelerate and simplify financial management at many levels. Bring formerly disparate sources of information into a single view of events and help to ensure that the right people can take action. Produce the kind of results that many businesses report achieving with Microsoft Dynamics financial solutions. These accomplishments can include reducing the time for monthly closes, shortening the accounts receivable wait, invoicing with greater accuracy, and increasing return on investments in technology, skills, and processes.



• Integrate Microsoft Dynamics financial solutions with other business software tools you already use to help increase the reach and relevance of your technology investments. Review financial information in your spreadsheet program or insert the data in a document that is open in your word processing application. Provide reports and other business data in a business portal on the company intranet for financial managers who are collaborating across the company, and across the globe. Or make financial information available on the company's extranet with security enhancements to promote privacy for auditors or board members.

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Compete more effectively with better insight into financials
Microsoft Dynamics solutions for financial management can provide tools and insight to help your team make more informed decisions. These tools and insights can help your company set a competitive direction for your business. With Microsoft Dynamics financial solutions, you can transform financial and executive management of your company into a dependable, efficient process.

• Microsoft Dynamics financial management tools present many ways to report, analyze, and publish financial information. Use the powerful analytical tools in your business management solution to ascertain business performance. Watch the business performance of key performance indicators (KPIs) on your intranet portal, streamlined for the benefit of business executives. Export information into a spreadsheet for further analysis. And access feature-rich, flexible report creating capabilities to present business information in the best format for your audience.

  
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  Illustration: Portal applications for Microsoft Dynamics are just one example of functionality that can give employees and partners easy access to information and tasks. So they can monitor financial performance and operations status, and make informed decisions.



• When you implement Microsoft Dynamics solutions for financial management and integrate them with your business database and reporting application, you can increase the level of intelligence in your business. Use advanced reporting and analytical capabilities to gain relevant insight into any aspect of your operation. Plan for the future based on a solid understanding of business events and trends. And establish a meaningful, competitive business strategy.



• Regulatory compliance is a significant concern for many businesses. Compliance can present challenges because of its cost and complexity. Even if regulation doesn't apply to your organization, you might want to do business with companies or in markets that are subject to regulation. Microsoft Dynamics financial management solutions enable your managers to implement and demonstrate effective compliance processes and provide the reports and documentation required in doing so.

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Realize your vision for growth
Microsoft Dynamics solutions for financial management can help you promote the kind of business growth you want to bring about. Business and technical expertise from Microsoft and its many partners can assist you in gaining the best value from your technology as your requirements change.

• Microsoft Dynamics solutions for financial management enable you to extend your business into other geographies, market segments, and industries, fine tuning the technology as you move forward. Microsoft Dynamics supports international business with foreign currencies and languages and reduces the complexity of doing business globally. Your business managers can simplify transactions and communications between the company's subsidiaries.
• Remove artificial limits to business growth with the flexibility and scalability of Microsoft Dynamics financial solutions. Microsoft Dynamics solutions are built to follow your lead-they don't impose technology hurdles that require you to start over with a different product or platform. Simply select the products with the functionality you need today, and rest assured that you’ve invested in technology that can grow with your business.

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Solutions for financial management
The Microsoft Dynamics suite of products, built on familiar and widely used Microsoft technologies, offers several solutions for financial management. Your local certified Microsoft partner can help you determine which solution is best for your people and your business. Need help finding a Microsoft partner? Contact us.

• Microsoft Dynamics AX
• Microsoft Dynamics GP
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV
• Microsoft Dynamics SL
• Microsoft Small Business Financials

• Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006
• Microsoft FRx for financial reporting and analytics

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Next steps
Take a moment to find out what Microsoft Dynamics solutions for financial management can do for your people and your business.

• Review general information about selecting financial management software (sometimes called enterprise resource planning, or ERP) before getting details about Microsoft Dynamics. Get tips, guides, and more resources.



• Visit the Microsoft Dynamics Live Finance Community.



• See what other companies have accomplished with Microsoft Dynamics solutions for financial management by reviewing customer stories.



• Contact your local Microsoft partner to find the best financial management product for your company. Need help finding a Microsoft partner? Contact us.