Oracle EPM Cloud streamlines planning and close processes at Aerospace Manufacturer
Business Challenges Manually Intensive – Financial Close and Planning process required manual consolidation of multiple source systems and Excel modules to a PowerPoint presentation for management reporting. Multiple COA – Fast pace acquisitions meant quicker integration for reporting using standard COA which existed in JDE Lack of Automation and Standardization – Required manual mapping to […]
Leading US Used-car Retailer reduces actuals processing time to 30 minutes with Oracle Cloud
Business Challenges Multiple On-Premise Tools to Support Planning Process – Used a mixed environment of on-premise planning tools and Excel to complete Annual Budgeting, Quarterly Forecast and Long-Range Planning Multiple Hierarchies – Legacy environment utilized a custom built GL Data Mart as the source for data and hierarchies which posed numerous challenges to the FP&A […]
Oracle EPM Cloud delivers real-time actuals for budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning at Life Sciences company
Business Challenges Limited Analytical Capabilities – Heavy reliance on Excel workbooks to Budget, Forecast, and create Long Range Plans within the organization due to limited analytical and automation capabilities Manual and Time Consuming – Planning and Analysis processes were manually intensive and significant effort was required to maintain offline Excel models; information was not readily […]
Close process reduced by 50% at Packaging Manufacturer with Oracle EPM Cloud Financial Consolidation & Close
Business Challenges Unable to Scale – The organization recently acquired another firm, adding yet another disparate and manual system to the global consolidation process Global Presence – The various Excel models were processing 25 currency conversions with reporting in Euro and USD, contributing to a 13 business day close process Future State Goals – Aiming […]
Oracle ERP Cloud centralizes accounting and automates customer billing & fixed assets depreciation for Renewable Energy Company
Business Challenges Lack of Integration in Tracking Tools – The finance team tracked all portfolio transactions through QuickBooks, while all fixed assets were tracked in Excel Cumbersome Reporting – Difficult to generate Financial and Management Reports due to reporting limitations across the Chart of Accounts and various desired management views of the portfolio Scalability – […]
Non-Profit Health Center’s shift to EPM Cloud reduces Budget cycle by 40%
Business Challenge Limited Flexibility and Antiquated Process – Outdated Budget process based in Excel led to corrupted files and lack of knowledge transfer Labor Intensive Offline Planning Process – 40+ managers involved in the budgeting process led to long lead time and inconsistency in data collection Siloed Processes – Lack of integration between departments, data […]
Cloud solution standardizes enterprise-wide clinical trial forecasting and increases accuracy at multinational pharmaceuticals company
Business Challenges Enterprise Gap – In-flight finance transformation initiative had a gap with respect to clinical trials forecasting; major need to quickly create cloud-based application to fill capability gap Siloed Business Processes – Knowledge of forecasting methodologies siloed and not consistent across the enterprise Poor User Experience – Difficulties with user experience in current solutions […]
P&L, workforce planning and shared cost allocations help $3B+ Insurance company achieve faster budgeting and reporting
Business Challenges Disconnected P&L and Workforce Planning (M&A) – Planning was a decentralized process with a combination of Excel spreadsheets and siloed data entry stemming from dozens of acquisitions Excessive Consolidation & Reporting Time – Herculean effort to produce manual reconciliations, consolidations, and reporting in legacy Cognos system Manual Allocations – Manual allocation process required […]
Connected data enables better reporting and forecasting at $1.6B construction products technology company
Business Challenges M&A Tracking – Manual Excel templates were not keeping pace with M&A activity; FP&A riddled with version, performance and data consistency issues and took large amounts of effort and time to validate and coordinate Disconnected Planning, Backwards Looking – Planning across the organization was decentralized, requiring extensive manual reconciliation and consolidation efforts and […]
Cloud solution enables Not-for-Profit Higher Ed to simplify and accelerate Demand, Workforce, and Operational and Financial Planning
Business Challenges System Scalability to Accommodate Massive Growth – Unlocking the online market, the university saw student enrollment growth of 433% over a 5-year period and as a result experienced challenges with outdated systems and processes. Lack of Data Transparency and Collaboration – Disparate systems and data sets created a silo-ed structure in which collaboration […]