CFOs - Stop Spending Time on Manual, Complex Accounting Tasks
Turn Finance Into
A LEAN-MEAN CEO's DREAM
The Not So Curious Tale of Pampered Poodles Vs. Stray Dogs
Years ago, Southwest Airlines entered what was then a tough, regulated market.
"EVERYTHING was optimized"
At the time, the big boys were like well groomed poodles. They had all of the advantages: fleets, routes, brands, capital and the law.
They had prestige. By comparison, Southwest was a wild stray dog scrounging for it's next meal.
Southwest was willing to break the rules.
It focused on something the others had missed: extreme efficiency. Everything it did was about efficient asset utilization.
Southwest is the blue one...
Southwest optimized ruthlessly
Ready to Optimize?
Would you rather be a stray dog or a pampered poodle?
Introducing Ardent Efficiency Services
Value Generating
We help you redesign your complex processes to be faster and easier.
Leverage Technology
We use advanced technology that is created just for simplifying financial processes.
Increase Business Partnership
After simplifying your processes, you will free your finance staff to work on the higher value services you want them working on.
Engaged Employees
Your staff will appreciate that things are getting faster and easier for them.
How Efficient Do You Want To Be?
Ardent offers a variety of advisory and technology consulting services that will help you meet your priorities.
Efficiency Evaluations to help you see your current state with clarity
Letting us take a look at your current state can be a great way to begin. Similar to taking your car into the shop for a tune-up, we first take a good look over your entire department to see where it is working great, and where there is room for improvement. From there we help you develop a set of measurable KPIs to be used to target your future state.
Business Process Management to help you see your current state with clarity
Bigger processes usually involve multiple people or departments to get involved a long the way. This can make it difficult to pinpoint what is going on when trouble occurs. Spending time on documenting these processes is can be very valuable because it helps you and your staff understand how the entire process is working. It can also help to setup specific standards within each part that will make it run smoothly. Finally, it is a great way to see which parts need to be simplified.
Cutting Edge Technology
If you simply want to make a process work faster, or more consistently, sometimes upgrading your software is the place to start. We partner with leading software companies that provide everything from general ledgers, enterprise performance management, to robotic automation. Installing these tools can provide a big boost to your team.
Improve Efficiency with Ardent
We like to make the process of working with Ardent very simple. Follow these steps to get tangible, measurable results.
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Introductory Appointment. Ardent Transformation is passionate about helping you with your financial processes. In order to best help you, we will first hold a quick but critical meeting to start determining your organization's specific needs.
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Follow Up Appointment. Having completed our initial assessment. We will meet again to present our primary ideas for your transformation project.
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We Work the Project. You'll know exactly what to expect each step of the way, and most importantly the results that you'll have at the end.
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Customer Acceptance. Our work is not done until you are satisfied. Results are always guaranteed.
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Ongoing support. We will be on call for you in case any ongoing support is needed.
Ready to Optimize?
Ardent's GUTTER acronym is the heart of what we help you accomplish in your organization.
These 6 principles are ESSENTIAL for achieving efficiency. If you do nothing else, write these down now!
G
Get the most out of your technology. Great software exists that can help to automate or simplify any financial process. It is an investment, not a cost.
U
Understand value. Know how the customer benefits from all your activities.
T
Thirst for change or inertia will win.
T
Think simple. Develop procedures that drive consistency AND simplicity for every activity.
E
Efficient culture. Efficient mindset starts at the top. Your entire staff needs to know the importance you place on efficiency. They must feel safe asking questions.
R
Reconstruct. Make the changes that need to be made.
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