Finance mobilization provides global Pharmaceutical Company with digital finance blueprint for leveraging cloud based solutions
Business Challenges Chart of Accounts (COA) – Existing COA not supporting business needs. Lack of numeric segment values (except Account), missing critical business views (e.g. location), no rollups in segments. ERP Environment– Limited financials & procurement functionality. Extensive manual workarounds. Multiple disparate systems. Need for Tier 1 solution w/ upcoming product launch. Reporting & Analysis – […]
People, process, and technology improvements help $8B Auto Manufacturer decrease forecasting planning time by 45%
Business Challenge People Not Optimally Engaged – Severely depleted Finance organization, little-to-no institutional knowledge/experience with core planning processes, resources lacked end-to-end business value chain perspectives Manually Intensive Processes – Exceedingly long cycle times, planning process focused on excruciating detail, heavy focus on non-value added intercompany trading detail, disconnect between process outputs & meaningful analysis perspectives […]
Finance advisory helps Non-Profit Scientific and Educational Institution realize financial transformation
Business Challenge Non-Standard, Manually Intensive Reporting and Analysis – Organization had a proliferation of non-standard reports that were manually generated; this created limited self-serve capabilities and a lack of core analytics Siloed, Reactive Decision-Making; Lack of Holistic Enterprise View – Organization had limited ability to drive synergies throughout organization and unclear profitability by business Fragmented, […]
Business advisory helps $31B Aerospace and Defense company smoothly merge business units and increase efficiency
Business Challenge Merging Business Units – Organization was preparing for merging of multiple business units, requiring a singular interface and EPM solution across teams Disconnected Planning Applications – Planning process consisted of multiple indirect & direct planning applications that had to be manually consolidated for separate business units Inconsistent Processes – Users had differing planning […]
Data governance mobilization helps $1B global Manufacturing corporation develop future state vision
Business Challenge Poor Data Quality – Inefficient and ineffective operational and financial planning due to poor data quality Excessive Manual Effort – Significant time and effort spent collecting, manipulating, correcting, and validating data in support of planning, reporting, and analytics Diffused Ownership & Accountability – Lack of clear, explicit ownership and accountability regarding most aspects of […]
Redesign of reporting and processes enables $4B Manufacturing company to standardize KPIs and create “one view” of business performance
Business Challenge Challenge Linking Operational Activity with Financial Outcomes – Inability to adequately measure, monitor, and manage the operational drivers impacting financial performance Minimal Forward Looking Visibility – Existing reporting and analysis heavily skewed towards historical financial variance comparisons at the expense of more strategic leading indicators and operational KPI’s Heavy Dependence on Custom IT […]
FP&A transformation helps $1.5B global Biopharmaceutical company drive efficiency
Business Challenges Business Transition – Significant increase in the number of programs, projects, and trials that need to be actively planned, managed, reported against, and analyzed Inability to Link Operational Plans with Financial Forecasts – Inability to link dynamically changing project-based clinical development plans with financial plans Heavy Manual Effort – Revenue planning, product costing, […]