Calling all CGAs, CPAs, CAs, and CPAs…   Will you be at the CPA Canada’s National Conference in Toronto?   This is the first year that the CPA National Conference will be held since the unification AND the first year that True Sky will be an exhibitor.   We’ll be there…

This blog post is from our partner, TGO Consulting in their series, The Changing Role of Finance. It was written by Grantley Smith, Solution Advisor from TGO. Back when I was doing actual accounting every day, I remember dreading budget season. It is like the opposite of Christmas – you…

The following article is from guest blogger, Gary Cokins. Managers are increasingly shifting from reacting to after-the-fact reported outcomes to anticipating the future with predictive analysis and proactively making adjustments with better decisions. Despite some advances in the application of new costing techniques such as activity-based costing, are management accountants…

The following article is from guest blogger, Gary Cokins. Please forgive me for my persistent rant and criticism against accountants who continue to calculate the substantial and growing high indirect and shared costs originating from resource expenses such as salaries, supplies, power, information technologies, and travel. I cannot seem to…

The following article is from guest blogger, Gary Cokins. There is a widening gap between what the CFO and accountants report and what internal managers and employee teams want. This does not mean that information produced by the accountants is of little value. In the last few decades, management accountants…

In a few short weeks, the Sage Summit 2014 will have the True Sky team shouting Vegas Baby! Held in the beautiful Mandalay Bay Resort, this year’s Sage Summit will feature some high-profile speakers such as actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba and NBA basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Whether you are…

The following article is from guest blogger, Gary Cokins. Can you imagine accountants as American cowboys of the Wild, Wild West in the 1800s? I can. And they can be dangerous. Yeehaw! Yippee-i-o-i-a! In place of guns in their belt holsters the cowboy accountant may be carrying a smartphone. Their…

Excel Tip #12 – Where can I find a Complete List of Keyboard Shortcuts? We’re getting back to basics with Excel- the tool we all love and hate. 1)      Click the Question Mark at the top right of your book (or F1) 2)     In the Excel Help Menu, search for…

We’re getting back to basics with Excel- the tool we all love and hate. 1) Select the list that you want to summarize. 2) Under the Insert tab, select PivotTable. 3) Make sure the correct table is selected, then choose a destination for your new list. 4) Select OK. 5)…

We’re getting back to basics with Excel- the tool we all love and hate. 1)  Locate the data that you want to isolate in your Excel string. 2)  On another column insert the Excel text function =mid(Cell #, Start #, Length of Sequence) Cell #: Refers to the cell of the data you are dealing…