Insights

Mark Chalfen

Finance Capability Lead, Bluefin Solutions

Mark joined Bluefin Solutions in 2006 and has over 12 years SAP experience. Further to his strong background in the financial SAP modules he also has strong skills across authorizations, archiving and billing.

Mark is a thought leader in the SAP Financial Supply Chain Management space. With his focus on FSCM, he has presented at SAP events, become a SAP moderator for the financials forums on SAP SCN and has recently started the SAP FSCM forum page on SCN. He also works closely alongside the SAP development team to understand the product in more detail and see what direction it will take moving forward.

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The following list of blog entries can be refined by clicking on a category or month in the right-hand sidebar.

15 Jan 2013
What will SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA mean to CEOs?
categories: SAP, HANA, Business, Data Quality, In-Memory

10 Jan 2013
What I learnt from the “SAP on HANA” press conference
categories: Business, Data Quality, HANA, In-Memory, SAP

08 Jan 2013
Can the SAP NetWeaver Business Client compete against its new competition?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Finance Back Office

11 Oct 2012
Moving accountants to system analysts
categories: Finance, Business Intelligence (BI), ERP, ERP Finance, Profitability

06 Sep 2012
The science behind Accounts Receivables optimisation
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Finance Back Office, SAP Receiveables Management

15 Aug 2012
How an SAP Receivables Management project can improve your working capital
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Finance Back Office, SAP Receiveables Management

28 May 2012
THE SAP FSCM FAQ
categories: Business Case, ERP, ERP Finance, Finance Back Office, SAP Receiveables Management, Finance, RDS

25 May 2012
Is SAP HANA the new iPad?
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Emerging Technologies, HANA, In-Memory

15 May 2012
How should you engage with SAP professionals?
categories: SAP

09 May 2012
Do Finance professionals need to be experts in Microsoft Excel?
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), Data Quality, ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Finance Back Office, SAP

12 Apr 2012
What can SAP's Customer Financial Factsheet do for you?
categories: CRM, ERP, ERP Finance, Mobile, SAP

04 Apr 2012
Has SAP perfected Credit Management within FSCM?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, SAP, Consumer Products, SAP Receiveables Management, Consumer Business

02 Apr 2012
Is a RDS the best tool to implement SAP Receivables Management?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, RDS, SAP

10 Feb 2012
Why should SAP Functional consultants use SCN?
categories: SAP Community Network, RDS

09 Feb 2012
Is SAP Partner Testing a win, win win?
categories: ERP, SAP

27 Jan 2012
Where are we with SAP FSCM in 2012?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, SAP, Consumer Business

22 Dec 2011
Is SAP Receivables Management more attractive to a client that already has a Shared Service Centre?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

23 Nov 2011
Just 1 tip for your SAP FSCM project
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

26 Oct 2011
Who should fix an error with your SAP Finance BI report?
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), ERP, ERP Finance, Enterprise Architecture, Integration, Project Management & Methodology, Software Support and Maintenance

24 Oct 2011
Can SAP play a part in stimulating the global economy?
categories: Business, Emerging Technologies, Finance, HANA, In-Memory, Mobile, SAP

10 Oct 2011
Steadying the ship for a double dip
categories: Finance, ERP, ERP Finance, Planning, Consumer Business

03 Aug 2011
Uncovering the dark art of SAP Treasury
categories: Finance, Business Intelligence (BI), ERP Finance

01 Aug 2011
Financial Consolidation - as simple as 1 - 2 - 3
categories: Finance, Business Intelligence (BI), Business Objects, ERP Finance, Consumer Business

26 Jul 2011
Have SAP Enhancement Packs lived up to their hype?
categories: CRM, ERP, SAP, Software Support and Maintenance, Upgrades, Consumer Business

15 Jun 2011
What are the real reasons behind the project you are working on?
categories: ERP, Project Management & Methodology, SAP

14 Jun 2011
Why don't you use Vanilla SAP?
categories: ERP, SAP, Project Management & Methodology, Software Support and Maintenance, Integration, Consumer Business

07 Jun 2011
Are these your Finance focus points? If not, why not?
categories: Finance, ERP Finance, Consumer Business

19 May 2011
If HANA is the answer, what is the question?
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), HANA, Consumer Business

21 Apr 2011
How to add value as a Junior SAP Consultant
categories: Careers, Business

19 Apr 2011
Controlling the consumer juggernaut
categories: Consumer Products, ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

18 Apr 2011
How to ensure a successful SAP FSCM Collections Management implementation
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

01 Mar 2011
Can SAP conquer the Credit Collections market?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance

22 Feb 2011
Three critical steps for a successful dispute management implementation
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

09 Feb 2011
When to workflow within SAP FSCM Dispute Management
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

28 Jan 2011
Two birds, one stone
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance

27 Jan 2011
Enhancement Pack 5 functionality within SAP FSCM
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

14 Dec 2010
Why customers should look at solutions and not systems
categories: Business, ERP, Software Support and Maintenance, Upgrades, Consumer Business

13 Dec 2010
How SAP works to develop new solutions – my experiences
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Agile Methodology, Consumer Business

10 Dec 2010
Is it time to implement SAP FSCM Credit Management?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

08 Dec 2010
The RISK in GRC for Accounts Receivables
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

19 Nov 2010
How to change your collections team from being reactive to proactive
categories: Business Intelligence (BI), ERP, ERP Finance, Consumer Business

10 Nov 2010
What’s the difference between software releases and TV manufacturing?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance

01 Nov 2010
The power of the SCN wiki
categories: SAP Community Network

11 Oct 2010
5 reasons why your Accounts Receivable team should be using a Collections Worklist within SAP FSCM
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

29 Sep 2010
Is the “DSO” the most important KPI when tracking the performance of your Accounts Receivable team?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

24 Aug 2010
Want to put a fuel efficient engine with enhanced performance in your sports car?
categories: ERP Finance, ERP, Finance, Consumer Business

11 Aug 2010
The story of the sales journey that led to…a customer dispute
categories: ERP Finance, ERP, Finance, Consumer Business

21 Jul 2010
The power of the Proof of Concept (PoC)
categories: Project Management & Methodology, Consumer Business

13 Jul 2010
What exactly is SAP FSCM - a high level guide to the processes and the benefits
categories: ERP Finance, Finance, ERP, Consumer Business

09 Jul 2010
What your CIO needs to know about FSCM
categories: ERP Finance, ERP, Finance, Consumer Business

02 Jul 2010
What CFO's need to know about FSCM
categories: ERP Finance, ERP, Finance, Consumer Business

23 Jun 2010
What next for your SAP ERP system?
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Consumer Business

07 Jun 2010
Common Accounts Payable issues - which ones do you have?
categories: ERP Finance, ERP, Finance, Consumer Business

01 Jun 2010
What new functionality should SAP look to implement in the future?
categories: ERP Finance, Finance, ERP

24 May 2010
Who makes the best AGILE SAP scrum masters?
categories: Agile Methodology, Consumer Business

21 May 2010
How to truly maximise the benefit of your FSCM implementation
categories: ERP, ERP Finance, Finance, Consumer Business

12 May 2010
Agile or Waterfall - what works best for FSCM?
categories: ERP Finance, Agile Methodology, ERP, Finance

05 May 2010
How do I become a SAP Finance Consultant?
categories: ERP Finance, Careers, Finance

04 May 2010
Why Customers are NOW Loving FSCM
categories: ERP Finance, ERP, Finance, Consumer Business

21 Apr 2010
Impact of change during the life-cycle of a SAP Implementation
categories: Project Management & Methodology, Consumer Business

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