From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Power BI For Construction Finance

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Talk Description Most construction firms track financials in spreadsheets or basic accounting software. The data is there. The visibility is not. This talk shows how Power BI turns raw financial data into dashboards your team uses daily. No coding required. No IT department is needed. Attendees will see how construction firms can use Power BI to track job costs, monitor cash flow, and spot margin problems before they become surprises. Why This Matters to CFMA Members • Controllers and CFOs spend hours building reports that go stale the moment they print them. • Job cost data lives in one system. Payroll in another. AR/AP in a third. Power BI connects them. • GCs and subs make better decisions when they see financial trends, not rows of numbers. • The construction industry is behind other sectors in adopting BI tools. That gap is a risk and an opportunity.