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Fill the gaps in your finance department with ‘ease’

Fill the gaps in your finance department with ‘ease’

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Ease by MNP uses cloud accounting platforms, like Xero, to help real estate & construction businesses work more effectively. Learn how in this Q&A blog.

Vice President, Client Accounting and Bookkeeping Services

Whether it’s through automation, strategic planning, or staffing, many real estate and construction businesses are reassessing their operations as they strive to do more with less.

Thankfully, MNP’s ‘ease’ accounting and bookkeeping platform can keep your business finances running as well or better than they are now without the hassle of having to change how you do business.

I’ve lost my finance team. What can I do?

We know some real estate and construction businesses have had to lay off staff and are now navigating what that means for operations. If you’ve laid off members of your finance tam, ease can fill the gaps. Our platform allows us to set up and quickly get up to speed with your financials. We integrate into your current processes to minimize disruptions and identify opportunities for efficiencies. You receive the same information and deliverables as always, just as fast, if not faster, than before.

Ease is a cloud-based platform, meaning your information is available anywhere with an internet connection. Our team doesn’t need to be on-site to help with finances, and you can check the system from wherever you go.

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I still have my finance team but it’s smaller than before. How can ease help?

If you’ve scaled down your finance team, ease can support the staff with its built-in automation tools. Finance work can involve repetitive and time-consuming processes, like payroll, expense tracking, or invoicing. With ease, you can automate parts of these tasks, freeing up time for you team members to contribute to larger goals that help your organization find its way forward. The automation can also help you get the information you need faster, taking one less worry out of your day-to-day.

I need help understanding my business finances and I don’t have the skills in-house. What can ease do?

With ease, you get a modern accounting and bookkeeping platform and the help of a business advisor from MNP. The information you get from ease is only as powerful as your ability to put it into action – that’s where our advisors com in. We can help you make sense of the data and develop action plans based off the information. This allows you to make decisions with confidence and understand how those choices impact your business.

Your advisor answers questions fast, too. They can log in and see the same data you see, allowing them to provide the answers you need, wherever they are.

To get started on transforming the way you run your finances, visit our page or contact Shayne Dueck, Vice President, Client Accounting and Bookkeeping Services at [email protected]

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