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.
The following list of blog entries can be refined by
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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