Shagun Malhotra, CEO and Founder, SkyStem, A DotCom Magazine Exclusive Interview

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About Shagun Malhotra and SkyStem:

Shagun is the visionary behind the product and user experience. A CPA, CIA and an experienced auditor and process consultant, she designed ART for accountants. Having gone through the broken and inefficient process various times over, she believed there was a more efficient and user friendly way to do reconciliations. Being process focused, Shagun injected process within ART to deliver a product that is highly integrated and process centric. Shagun started her career in public accounting and has worked in Fortune 100 companies such as Marriott and Freddie Mac. Her work focused primarily on internal controls and risk mitigation in both, the international and domestic arenas. She has been an inspirational speaker for Fast Trac – a Kauffman Foundation programs and NY Business Plan Competition Awards ceremony. She is very passionate about entrepreneurship.

Month-End Close and Account Reconciliation Automation Software

SkyStem strives to bring soul to software by providing intelligent and intuitive solutions that eliminate redundant work and provide our customers the opportunity to focus on more dynamic, strategic and fulfilling work. We emphasize the human touch, so that customers get the best of both worlds — cutting edge SaaS technology paired with fanatical customer service.

Replace manual controls with automated internal controls in ART. Whether your organization is publicly traded or privately held, compliance becomes easy when ART manages the reconciliation process for you. Our workflow keeps your team on task and on schedule during the close. System reconciliation kicks in upon meeting thresholds set by management. Rules, alerts, and reminders ensure timely execution of activities, reviews and reporting, building efficiency directly into the workflow.

If you are a Financial Controller, CFO or Accounting Manager, ART puts you at the controls of your financial close process with status dashboards, variance views, and reconciliation scorecards. Expect improved internal controls, well-documented account reconciliations, a central repository for supporting documents, and an audit trail with controlled auditor access where they can get what they need within just a few clicks.

It's time for account reconciliation automation!

ART equips accounting teams with striking insight into their balance sheet by transforming the close and account reconciliation process. Do away with spreadsheets, crazy emailing and manual distractions. Enjoy ART’s powerful workflow management and reporting tools to automate the closing process as well as account reconciliations each month.

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