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Thus, we created consolidation software to solve finance professionals’ shared challenges. Our team consists of state-authorized accountants, auditors, and former CFOs, who have many years of experience in the finance landscape. We have a strong passion for sharing our knowledge about the latest finance trends and, more importantly, how you can improve and optimize your finance department to live up to its full potential.  \nKonsolidator – Financial consolidation made simple  \nKonsolidator is a software solution created by CFOs for CFOs to surpass the challenges of financial consolidation.  \nOur mission was to build a simple tool, which could:  \n• Cut time spent on financial consolidation  \n• Eliminate the risk of errors  \n• Ensure an automated and transparent reporting process  \nKonsolidator helps people working in finance to become the best possible asset to their management and group.  \nSimple steps fora smooth annual report:  \n2  \nContents  \nPage 4:  \nIntroduction  \nPage 6:  \nThe root of the problem with year-end time pressure and how you eliminate it  \nPage 6: The project lead’s key to success  \nPage 8: Prep what can be prepped  \nPage 10:  \n3 steps toward a smooth annual report project  \nPage 11:  \n1. Step: Deadline – the common nominator  \nPage 11: What a work plan should look like  \nPage 12:  \n2. Step: Automate manual tasks  \nPage 12: What we mean by “automating manual tasks”Page 13: Examples of ways to automate tasks in finance  \nPage 13: Types of tasks to automate  \nPage 14:  \n3. Step: Get the right skillset in place  \nPage 15: External consultancy for the annual report  \nSimple steps fora smooth annual report:  \n3  \nSimple steps fora smooth annual report:  \nIntroduction  \nThe annual report reoccurs every year. And every year, it takes up a lot of time at the end and beginning of the year. But if you, during this process, often feel the pressure of deadlines, you might want to review your annual reporting procedure. The reason is that when the annual report is stressed, you don’t get the time you need to do what the annual report is about – diving deep into your data. Therefore, we have created this guide with three simple steps for smooth annual reporting.  \n4  \nIntroduction  \nSimple steps fora smooth annual report:  \nIn this guide,  \nwe will cover the following:  \n• Expert advice. All the insights from this guide come from our Finance Experts and Auditors, who know how to optimize your annual report working process.  \n• 3 simple steps. Implement these simple steps for turning the annual report from a hassle to a joy.  \n• Result of a new work process. Hear the potential benefits and effects of changing your work process. It includes gaining time to highlight and present results for the management to act on.  \nThe 3 steps in this guide are easy to implement. This means you can quickly change the existing processes in your finance team. Furthermore, you don’t end up wishing that you had more time to provide your management and board with deep financial insight.  \n5  \nSimple steps fora smooth annual report:  \nThe root of the problem with year-end time pressure and how you eliminate it  \nThe annual report is often a stressful event. And it always seems like the finance department is pressed for time when completing this task. Therefore, let us look at the root of your problem and why it is often stressful, as the annual report project is a reoccurring event for finance professionals.  \nThe project lead’s key to success  \nMonthly reporting is similar to year-end reporting. So, as a project lead, your key to success is to use the systems and methods from your month-end close that works. However, there is one place where the two reporting procedures differ a lot, which is in the project handling-alone due to the sheer size of the annual report. 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