The beginning of every month is an exceptionally busy time for accountants as they try to close the books for month end. Many companies feel good when they close their books in a couple of weeks. For other companies, the process can take five weeks or more.However, we have some companies that are performing their month-end close with Dynamics GP in two or three days. CPA and author Stephen Bragg provides a guide to shrink the process down to just one day in his book Fast Close.Impossible, you say? It’s not if you perform daily bank reconciliations.One of the very time-consuming activities at month-end is reconciling bank accounts. Traditionally, accounting professors taught their students to reconcile bank accounts monthly after … [Read more...] about Close the Books in Minutes with Dynamics GP Reconciliations
Is Data Warehouse the Best Tool for Nonprofits?
When you have decisions to make but an overabundance of data, how can you make the best decision? This is where data warehousing can be helpful particularly for nonprofit organizations that pull data from multiple data sources. This article explains how a data warehouse can improve management and analyses of your information from Microsoft Dynamics GP, Dynamics SL or Dynamics NAV. What Is a Data Warehouse? A data warehouse (DW) is a multi-dimensional database or a virtual storage unit that houses diverse transactional and operational data sets. Think of it this way: if you could add a third dimension to an Excel spreadsheet, you could organize all of your transactional and operational information. Management of DWs involves a technical … [Read more...] about Is Data Warehouse the Best Tool for Nonprofits?
Boyer & Associates wins VAR Stars 2015
We are eager to announce that Boyer & Associates has been selected as a member of the Bob Scott’s VAR Stars for 2015, a group of 100 organizations honored for their accomplishments in the field of midmarket financial software. “Each year, 100 VAR Stars are picked from the best organizations that market financial software. It is always an honor to recognize those who contribute to the development of our business.” --Bob Scott, executive editor of Bob Scott’s Insights. A focus on Non-Profit entities in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul has allowed Boyer to gain many of the area’s best known non-profits as clients. Specifically in the areas of The Arts, Large Medical Associations and Social Service. Boyer’s client base … [Read more...] about Boyer & Associates wins VAR Stars 2015
Dynamics ERP and Service Industries Event in Minneapolis
MS Dynamics World asked me to blog about our successful services industry event here in Minneapolis last month. Please visit the link below to read about the event.It is about an event we held comparing Dynamics SL, to Dynamics GP, to Dynamics AX but for Service Industry organizations only. If my writing is slightly more polished-it’s because they have a very good editor.http://msdynamicsworld.com/story/lessons-real-comparison-microsoft-dynamics-erp-solutions-services-industry Warm Regards,JackJack Boyer, CPA (inactive), MCP | PresidentBoyer & Associates3525 Plymouth Blvd, Suite 207Plymouth, MN 55447Direct: 763-412-4307 |Fax: 763-412-4301 |Office: 763-412-4300Website I Facebook I Twitter I LinkedIn |Blog … [Read more...] about Dynamics ERP and Service Industries Event in Minneapolis
Dynamics ERP Products and Consultants
The Accounting Software Review blog asked me to guest post for them and below is the link to that post. This is for organizations that have already narrowed down their selection to a Microsoft option.http://accounting-software-blog.com/a-consultants-view-of-microsoft-dynamics-erp-products/Thanks for reading this blog.Warm Regards,Jack Boyer, CPA (inactive), MCP … [Read more...] about Dynamics ERP Products and Consultants
Dynamics GP Most Valuable Improvements-from an Expert
Jack Boyer: Erik, you’ve done support with Microsoft when you lived in Fargo and now you’ve been consulting on Dynamics GP for 10 years. What to you are the most exciting improvements you’ve seen over the past 2 version Dynamics GP 2010 and Dynamics GP Version 10?Erik Vigesaa: I would say the word templates in GP 2010 is one feature I can see most users benefiting from. The ability to auto email PO’s and Invoices as a PDF right from GP is a great new feature. GP 2010 R2 also added some nice mail merge functionality to make the email subject and body more personal for the recipient of the email.Workflow is another area that I like. In GP 2010 the Action Steps are a nice addition. Now you can have users validate that a report has … [Read more...] about Dynamics GP Most Valuable Improvements-from an Expert
Using CustomerSource to Help Dynamics GP Clients Help Themselves
Carol Simonson is Office Manager at Boyer & Associates-a Minneapolis-based Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL Value Added Reseller. Carol manages 225 active client enhancement plans and assists clients in a variety of ways. Carol is always eager to help people better able to help themselves through sharing information and serving clients.One of the things that Carol likes to do for clients is teach them how and why to get better acquainted with the CustomerSource tool that is part of a Dynamics GP maintenance plan.Jack Boyer: Carol, you made sure that our Boyer & Associates newsletter included a whole section on how to use CustomerSource. I’ve heard you tell people very eagerly that you can help them get access to … [Read more...] about Using CustomerSource to Help Dynamics GP Clients Help Themselves
Dynamics GP Developer Sue Matter Interviewed
MSDynamicsWorld.com, the independent authority for news and views on all things Dynamics, posted an interview that I did with Sue Matter. Sue is a talented and focused developer that has learned many GP-related tools in a short period of time. She discusses some of her Dynamics GP projects and clients.Please read her interview athttp://msdynamicsworld.com/story/voice-field-extending-microsoft-dynamics-gp-right-tools-and-careful-choices. … [Read more...] about Dynamics GP Developer Sue Matter Interviewed
Dynamics GP Integration Suite and Integration Manager
Many software programs offer their integration tools for free. Typically, you get what you pay for and Integration Manager, part of Integration Suite, shows you that free is not always your best choice-especially if you've struggled with integration tools that make you experiment a lot in order to nail an integration. While Integration Manager is not free-the value it provides is high. The software has a user interface that shows you how your data will integrate. It validates the data coming in, and it provides useful information about rejected data.Below is an overview of Integration Manager with excerpts from the manual. This should show you that the documentation to the Dynamics GP Integration Manager is … [Read more...] about Dynamics GP Integration Suite and Integration Manager
Accounting Software Completeness
Over the years, I’ve seen often the battle in accounting software being won by the vendors that offer the most “completeness.”It was the completeness of Dynamics GP that has helped it to gain such a dominant position here in the United States. Not only does Dynamics GP have a complete offering of financial modules, and distribution modules, the product also possesses the most impressive list of ISV’s (Independent Software Vendors) ever assembled for the mid-market accounting and ERP space.To be specific with GP, modules such as Collections Management, National Accounts (parent/child invoicing and payment application), Grant Management, and Analytical Accounting, don’t exist on most competitors’ price lists in the mid-market.Dynamics … [Read more...] about Accounting Software Completeness
