In the race for Best Financial Application, placement among the top three contenders was close, with winner Epicor Software's Epicor Financials Suite topping third-place winner (and last year's winner in this category) ACCPAC Advantage Series by only 7 percent of the total vote. One reader who endorsed Epicor Financials Suite commented simply, "It's the best."

Epicor Financials Suite is a robust, scalable solution that integrates accounting applications for midmarket organizations, enabling multicompany and multicurrency global accounting. Epicor Financials Suite modules provide core accounting functionality, including accounts payable and accounts receivable and asset, cash, and currency management. The Epicor General module lets you construct a chart of accounts that matches your organizational structure, simplifying intercompany transactions and month- and year-end closings. The Advanced Allocations module automates journal allocations and accruals, eliminating redundancy in spreadsheet and side systems and allowing trial allocations and accruals without the requirement of committing to an accounting transaction.