Data is Power

Your business is sitting on a goldmine of data. The problem? Most of it's going to waste. Between data quality issues, reporting bottlenecks, and ERP systems that weren't built for the way finance teams work, too many organizations are drowning in data — and starving for insight. That's where this series comes in. If you're ready to stop panicking and start making smarter, faster, data-driven decisions — you're in the right place.

If your finance team is still exporting data, reformatting spreadsheets, and rebuilding reports from scratch every month, you're not alone. But you might be surprised by how much it actually costs you. In this webinar, we'll open with candid insights in our first episode of our “Data is Power” series, featuring John Miller, VP of Product Management and Mike Wiley, Senior Product Manager at insightsoftware. They break down exactly why finance teams — despite best efforts — keep getting stuck in the same manual reporting loops, and what the path forward looks like. You'll walk away understanding:

• Why ERP data is hard to use — and why Excel isn't going anywhere

• The real bottlenecks behind reporting lag (and why they compound at month-end close)

• How finance teams are reclaiming 30–90% of their reporting time

• What it looks like when a Controller stops reformatting data and starts analyzing it

We'll also share real customer stories — including a finance team producing 15 sets of financial statements monthly and an organization distributing reports to 400+ locations — and show you how they transformed those workflows with Spreadsheet Server.

Finance teams are scaling faster, closing faster, and making decisions in hours instead of days. So why are so many still spending 60–70% of their time just gathering data? insightsoftware's Maeghan Carriere shares what's actually driving reporting bottlenecks today — and how finance leaders across manufacturing, construction, and real estate are breaking free. You'll leave with a practical framework for turning Excel into a real-time reporting engine that delivers fast wins and builds the foundation for AI readiness. If your team is the bottleneck, this session is for you.

The data is there. The problem is getting to it. insightsoftware solutions engineer and CPA Kevin Gibson brings a practitioner's perspective to the future of financial reporting — from cloud ERP access gaps to AI readiness to the Excel workflows finance teams refuse to leave behind. You'll walk away knowing exactly what it takes to stay connected, stay in control, and stay audit ready in a world that keeps moving the goalposts. Because what are good decisions that are made on bad data? Those are just bad decisions you don't know about yet.