When it comes to running a financial company, there are many error-prone processes that can take up countless hours of our employees’ time. Yet, by investing in custom financial software, you won’t just reduce the chances of errors and the time spent on mundane tasks, you’ll also have more opportunity to focus on what actually requires human acumen. The trick, as with any other tool, is to choose software that is easy to use.
The Power of Easy-to-use Software
Let’s start with some obvious but important comparisons, shall we? Mobile phones are now the main tool we use daily for pretty much anything. The power of the smartphone is incredible: we use it to stay connected with people, buy and pay for goods, and take and share pictures. There are thousands of apps available, too, but one key component is the most important of them all... These apps and these phones are easy to use.
See, the power of technology alone is not enough to make a device or an app successful; what people really want is something that makes life easier. In fact, while something’s design can be impressive, in the long run, what makes people happy is being able to use the tool as expected.
The success of Apple is the best example in this case. Their devices are not only attractive, but are also easy to use, even for people who are not very technical or skilled in setting up and running complicated software. So, if you ever wonder how Apple has become a $3 trillion company, part of the answer is there.
What we want to show through all this is that investing in software that’s user-friendly and which does the job, pays dividends, which is why we always recommend custom financial software that is easy to use when it comes to workflow automation.
Custom Financial Software: The Way Forward For Any Financial SME
Running a financial business is no easy task: regulations, multiple parties, and other complexities add to our daily workload. In the end, however, we all want the same thing, and that is to run things smoothly and efficiently. Thankfully, the right software can make all the difference.
And yet, our experience in the worlds of finance and technology have shown us that many people are still overcoming software limitations with a lot of manual work, and with limited integration of tools to automate workflows.
To make matters worse, the market is made up of small- and medium-sized companies, which typically do not have internal IT resources, resulting in the powerful, but rather generic, Microsoft Excel being the most used tool to overcome system limitations. And this is where the issue lies: while Excel can be quick for short-term arrangements, it often becomes a problem in terms of scalability and process resilience.
Our advice to fixing all this is to see how custom financial software can be used to automate repetitive tasks in a way that makes sense for your business. This isn’t about having 20 different types of software running 20 different tasks, but one software that works directly with you to make life easier.
What Is the Solution to Work Better?
Replacing manual work with software automation is crucial for speeding up workflows. To do this, you need to work with integrated software that provides you with the capability to customise the features you need.
Even more importantly, to make life easier, you need to invest in technology that truly helps. At Wakett, we are dedicated to helping our clients enhance their productivity by designing custom financial software solutions that help collect data, analyse it, and automate processes. More importantly, our software is built in a way that does not require the user to have any technical knowledge or programming language skills to make the most of its benefits, including data visualisation tools!
So, what are you waiting for? Get in touch with us to discover how our software can help you achieve greater efficiency.