15 Red Flags Demanding New Accounting Software

Businesses and Business owners are always looking for answers to questions like:

How am I going to take my company to the next level?

What tools are we going to implement to increase profit?

As your business grows beyond start-up, it makes good sense to upgrade your basic accounting software.

A logical approach may be to examine your financial and customer service requirements. The answer to these questions may demand that you implement a more sophisticated and integrated business system like Microsoft Dynamics AX or Dynamics NAV ERP with a trusted partner like Clients First.

The challenge is in recognizing the right time to make the switch especially when you are immersed in your day to day operations.  It’s easy to ignore the red flags of trouble ahead when you are just trying to get through the day, the next action item, or even just closing out the month. We wrote this white paper to help you.

The stories in our “15 Red Flags: Is your accounting software hurting your business” are real: real people, real companies, and real problems.  Possibly like you might be experiencing because of entry level or legacy accounting systems.

We work with customers every day who wish they had made the move to a modern ERP system earlier.  Case in point: view our case study on Merrick Pet Care, who uses those words almost verbatim. We hope these stories will help you identify issues early and avoid those mistakes.

Stories like:

• The automotive parts manufacturer who manually entered all orders causing production schedule delays; production schedule inaccuracies that led to short builds; rush orders that incurred premium freight and overtime; and loss of confidence from customers and suppliers, and even the loss of a very important contract.
• The manufacturer with 320 spreadsheets tracking everything from bills of material to customer shipping addresses.  
• The distributor with disconnected accounting and ecommerce solutions leading to buying out-of-stock products for the wrong price that frustrates employees and customers alike. 

If you are experiencing any of these red flags, today might be the day to explore upgrading your accounting functionality to support your business model and deliver the levels of service that your customers expect. . .  Just as you always envisioned.

For any questions about Clients First, call our dedicated sales team at 800.331.8382 or email us at sales@clientsfirst-tx.com. At Clients First Business Solutions, our experts are committed to helping you reap the benefits of your business software investment for many years to come.