Centage

MAY 31, 2022

For truly effective forecasting, businesses and financial departments need to find new ways of assembling and analyzing data. The Need for Accurate Forecasting It’s no secret that accurate forecasting is essential in today’s complex economy. In fact, Centage’s survey revealed that improved reporting was the No.

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The Finance Weekly

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Budgeting software can greatly help by , automating financial tasks , making processes more efficient, and leading the business toward long-term success. Keep reading to find out the best budgeting software for small businesses. Why You Should Use Budgeting Software for Your Business?

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Centage

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Forecasting errors are an inevitable part of the budgeting process. Understanding and addressing these errors is crucial for effective budget management. Quickly identifying forecast errors in your budget is not a sign of failure, but an opportunity for improvement. There’s no such thing as a flawless budget.

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Jedox Finance

APRIL 9, 2020

A modern enterprise performance management solution helps decision makers to prepare and analyze data and share insights. Plans and budgets can thus be continuously and automatically adjusted to take account for rapidly changing circumstances. Better agility increases resiliency.

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Centage

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Now more than ever, FP&A teams need to forecast, budget and plan on a monthly, and sometimes even a weekly, basis, but for many, that’s a tall order, especially if they rely on spreadsheets to reforecast and provide strategic advice on a regular basis. Challenge #2: data is critical but it’s everywhere and it’s not connected.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today, the average FP&A analyst , only spends 25% of their time analyzing data , while the other 75% of their valuable time is spent on activities such as collecting and cleaning the data. Many of the forecasting reports need to be built individually from scratch instead of having prebuilt templates to choose from. #3

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Lime Light

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Organizations that are using NetSuite, however, can often find themselves resorting to manual and tedious methods when it comes to financial planning, forecasting revenue, and analyzing financial data. Here are a few common issues: Versioning issues : “Opex Budget Template Version 7 final”. Does that sound familiar?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Using accounts receivable data to accelerate the order-to-cash cycle is only part of the broader picture of cash flow management — and indeed, AR data is only part of the solution to enhanced cash flow forecasting. But that data is siloed and often unstructured. The Financial Consequences.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

From accounting and payroll management to budgeting and forecasting, finance is the reason and numbers behind every bit of data that passes through the organization. All of this allows finance professionals to spend more time analyzing data instead of conducting manual and repetitive work. Low implementation times.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Task Automation Workforce planning tools help streamline tasks by automating processes such as demand forecasting, supply analysis, and scenario planning. In uncertain business landscapes, companies using workforce planning solutions gain a competitive edge by making faster, data-driven decisions. Self-service planning.

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Spreadym

JUNE 27, 2023

It involves forecasting, budgeting, analyzing, and reporting financial information to support strategic planning and operational decision-making. Financial Forecasting: FP&A professionals forecast the financial performance of an organization over a specific period, typically one to five years.

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The Finance Weekly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Task Automation Workforce planning tools help streamline tasks by automating processes such as demand forecasting, supply analysis, and scenario planning. In uncertain business landscapes, companies using workforce planning solutions gain a competitive edge by making faster, data-driven decisions. Self-service planning.

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Centage

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Also known as FP&A, financial planning and analysis refers to various planning and budgeting activities that help a company to make savvy decisions regarding its long-term goals. By identifying budget variances, companies can better assess how changes will cascade through the rest of the fiscal year. Greater Accuracy.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The challenge of analyzing data, identifying trends, and making informed decisions based on complex factors inspired me to learn more. Start with deepening your understanding of financial planning and analysis, budgeting, and forecasting to support data-driven decisions.

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Jedox Finance

MARCH 7, 2023

Retailer accelerates budgeting and reporting 2. Chemical manufacturer plans for any scenario Integrating cross-organizational data 3. Cleantech provider integrates data seamlessly 4. Wholesale data was extracted and stored separately, and running macros took up to one hour during the planning and budgeting process.

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Boston Startup CFO

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Creating a cash flow forecast : A cash flow forecast is a projection of your expected cash inflows and outflows over a certain period of time. A CFO can help you create a cash flow forecast to give you a better understanding of your cash flow needs and help you plan for the future.

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Planful

MARCH 18, 2019

Department Budget vs. Actual Reports. Every department in the business is responsible for a budget. Throughout the month, department managers need help from the FP&A team to understand how actuals are tracking against their budget targets. Short Term Cash Flow Analysis & Financial Forecasting Reports.

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Collectiv

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Highlighting budget changes on a certain project. Analyzing inventory, impact, price, and/or volume. Microsoft’s built-in KPI visualization allows you to take one number— a forecast or a budget—and compare it against itself. Maps allow users to efficiently interact with your data or drill into the data.

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Collectiv

JUNE 13, 2023

Additionally, the manual nature of these spreadsheets makes the process prone to human error when inputting, interpreting, and distributing data. By contrast, a tool like Power BI makes it easier (and quicker) to reliably collect, organize, and analyze data.

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The Finance Weekly

MARCH 22, 2022

But the consensus in corporate finance is that FP&A describes plan creation (mainly financial), analyzing data, and interpreting its meaning with the aim of providing senior management with information to support strategic leadership and operational decision-making. Enhancing Forecast Accuracy.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Implementing xP&A allows planning, forecasting, analytics, and all of the other benefits of FP&A to reach all of the operational departments in the company. Not only does this approach help everyone be more connected to company data and goals, but it also eliminates the traditional barriers between finance and operations.

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Planful

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

To support this, EPM includes the following management processes: Budgeting, planning, forecasting and modeling. Analyzing performance vs. plan, prior years, across divisions or products. Packages such as Hyperion Pillar helped manage the process of budgeting and planning across the enterprise.

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The Finance Weekly

AUGUST 30, 2022

Today, the average FP&A analyst , only spends 25% of their time analyzing data , while the other 75% of their valuable time is spent on activities such as collecting and cleaning the data. Many of the forecasting reports need to be built individually from scratch instead of having prebuilt templates to choose from. #3

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Planful

APRIL 29, 2021

Navigating unprecedented events requires looking at the most recent data impacting your company. Dr. Barry Keating, professor of business economics and predictive analytics at Notre Dame, recommends “nowcasting” —conducting short-term forecasting with very recent data. Ed Goldfinger , CFO at Quantum Metric, agrees.

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Jedox Finance

AUGUST 6, 2019

In the past, what made you a successful FP&A professional was your technical skills like Excel modeling and ability to analyze data. A radically different skills model. To some extent that will always be the backbone of FP&A, yet they are not the determinants for your future success.

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