Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050017

A case study on how a finance team was built to establish shared ownership of Oracle business functions with their IT partners. This structure allowed the finance team to own key decisions within the ERP system and enabled their IT partners to focus on configuration and product support initiatives. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has been on Oracle Fusion since 2020 and through lessons learned, the Finance and IT teams have found a shared ownership that works. Learn how the teams were structured and what best practices have been identified.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Jennifer Fernandez, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050152

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming financial management, with 90% of CFOs planning to use it by this year*. This session will show you how top organizations are using AI to gain a competitive edge. Hear directly from cloud-based finance software providers on how they’re leveraging AI to help achieve seamless international compliance and guide better decision making.

Don’t miss your chance to learn:

- How AI is reshaping finance and tax operations right now
- Practical examples of AI-driven efficiency from real-world finance and accounting teams
- How tax automation experts are integrating AI to boost accuracy and streamline workflows
- How solutions like chatbots, Exemption Certificate Management tools, and more use AI for airtight compliance
- The power of AI in speeding up critical financial decisions

Join these finance and tax experts for this game-changing session, and walk away with actionable insights to optimize your financial strategy.

Speaker: John Wandrisco, Avalara

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050160

I plan to review the Guardian Finance transformation journey moving from a decentralized network of applications to our current integrated platform in the cloud with a focus on our EPM journey and what we've implemented (i.e. Planning, Allocations, Master Data , Consolidations...).

This discussion will also include our program's case for change and the guiding principles aligned to best practices from where every key decision was measured against.

I will also include our implementation timeline and critical success factors like the need to make quick decisions, performing appropriate due diligence for qualified partners and the importance of training and change management.

My session will conclude with lessons learned and next steps in our transformation.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Marcel Esqueu, Guardian Life Insurance Co of America

Learn how customers are addressing common challenges such as managing and maintaining security, enforcing separation of duties, monitoring critical configurations, preventing fraud & cash leakage, avoiding audit & compliance failures. Understand how deploying Risk Management & Compliance is a best practice to improve cybersecurity, ICFR & privacy posture, from within your Fusion environment.  Case studies…