Accounting in the cloud
July 30, 2019

Accounting in the cloud

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with FinancialForce Accounting

The Accounting and Finance department uses FinancialForce Accounting (FFA) for A/P and general ledger transactions. Our entire organization uses Salesforce as our CRM so this allows for interaction between the systems. We were able to automate A/P and allow outside departments to access vendor and A/P information. We have created dashboards and reports of financial information that can be shared with other departments.
  • User interface is more modern and user-friendly than other software
  • Dashboards allow for good visual interpretation
  • Reports are able to be customized to better fit users' needs
  • Financial reporting could be easier to use
  • More out-of-box reports for standard reconciliations (bank rec, aging, etc.)
  • Some of the processes are time-consuming (running an aging, cash matching, printing checks)
  • FFA has allowed us to automate accounts payable and reduce total processing and approval time from 1-2 weeks to 2-3 days
  • FFA has given us the ability to create automated dashboards with KPIs
  • FFA has allowed us to reduce month-end close from 10 days to 5 days
FFA is built on the Salesforce platform, giving us one source of data for our KPIs. Unlike Dynamics, FFA allows us to create custom reports and dashboards through which we can share financial results. We were able to better automate and streamline accounts payable using FFA. FF values user feedback and incorporates it when improving and adding functionality.
FFA is a good product if you want the ability to customize functionality and reporting. However, all the setup can be overwhelming if you are looking for an out-of-the-box solution. FFA is a great choice is you are already using Salesforce and want to report on KPIs directly from the source data. There are a lot of applications to help you feed data into the system or export it out in a usable format.

Certinia ERP Cloud Feature Ratings

Accounts payable
7
Accounts receivable
Not Rated
Global Financial Support
Not Rated
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
Not Rated
Journals and Reconciliations
7
Configurable Accounting
8
Standardized Processes
Not Rated
Inventory tracking
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Automatic reordering
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Location management
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Pricing
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Order entry
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Credit card processing
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Cost of goods sold
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Order Orchestration
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Pay calculation
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Benefit plan administration
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Direct deposit files
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Dashboards
7
Standard reports
5
Custom reports
8
API for custom integration
8
Plug-ins
8
Role-based user permissions
7
Single sign-on capability
10
Not Rated