Financial Planning & Analysis

A core concept in Performance Management

Want to predict the future of your business?

Then you need FP&A



Financial Planning & Analysis


At the heart of Enterprise Performance Management, Financial Planning & Analysis, or FP&A, is the most important driver of financial value creation—and for good reason.


FP&A professionals play a critical role in financial strategy, handling budgeting, forecasting and other cash flow analyses that support the decisions made by senior executives.


It goes without saying that without a strong FP&A team, it would be difficult for any modern business to survive.

Every FP&A professional is familiar with the challenge of financial processes spread across Excel spreadsheets and numerous different file types. On top of that, overhauling and optimizing these processes, including budgeting, is a demanding task in itself. You simply need a tool built for the job. 

With an EPM tool, you gain visibility and support in translating strategic decisions into operational plans, as well as collecting and communicating results. 
EPM tools are therefore essential for achieving a single source of truth from which sound decisions can be made.
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FP&A and Enterprise Performance Management

The FP&A function in your organization

FP&A, formerly known as 'Financial Planning & Accounting', is a critical factor in every company's success.


The function covers not only auditing and cash flow management, but also the strategic planning of future financial activities.


Every FP&A function therefore depends on modern EPM technology to forecast and ensure the business meets its objectives going forward. This sets FP&A apart from traditional controlling, which focuses more on looking at historical data. 

FP&A and Enterprise Performance Management

Planning and forecasting are challenging. FP&A teams rely on performance management software that can bring different data sources together and make the work that follows simple and easy to navigate.


Analyzing and reporting on a company's activities is also an impossible task without a good BI tool.



Unfortunately, there are many pitfalls when choosing a good BI and EPM tool.


That's why we recommend defining what you need before taking a close look at the market. Here are a number of tools we can vouch for.

What our customers say


Kvadrat
"We've got a system-supported 
budgeting process up and running with Jedox. 
Jedox is a very fast system that updates our data warehouse quickly, so the data is always fresh."
Laurent Weiler, 
Finance Manager, 
Kvadrat A/S
daka
"We chose a Prophix solution from Accobat to meet a clear need to simplify and consolidate our budgeting processes. Together with Accobat, we have built a best-practice engine that delivers a wide range of benefits for us."
Tom Andersen,
Finance Manager, Daka. 
Total produce nordic
“Accobat’s consultants managed to streamline our data warehouse and remove superfluous data, making accounting follow-up faster. We have more than 20 companies in the group, and this is where Cubus is helping us with P&L reporting"
Nicolas Couppé,
Chief Controller, 
Total Produce Nordic 
EUC syd
 ”We use Prophix with Accobat's accoSTAT cubes, and we stopped distributing reports in Excel more than 10 years ago. Now we use Power BI and Prophix for all reporting, with great support from Accobat, who help us bring order to our data.” 
Poul Kirkegaard
Head of Internal Development, 
EUC Syd

FP&A from Accobat - what do you get?


Where do we start?


Budgeting, forecasting and planning
Payroll and HR, investments, sales and expenses
Reporting, analysis and controlling
KPIs, management reporting and follow-up
Subsidiaries, groups, currencies and eliminations
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EPM is both an approach and a tool for improving decision-making, optimizing forecasting and planning, accelerating consolidation, streamlining workflows, optimizing resources and much more.

This e-book points you in the right direction and gives you all the tips and tricks you need to get off to a great start.

Getting started with EPM can be challenging without help. Download our e-book for a great introduction to the concept, and get a guide to choosing an EPM tool at the same time.  
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Valuable EPM tools


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Jedox is the world's fastest EPM system, helping you get even more out of Excel. You don't have to give up Excel, the controller's preferred tool—instead, you can make even better use of it. 
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Prophix does it all and more. Planning, forecasting and consolidation, designed to work with your Microsoft systems. 
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AccoSTAT is a bespoke EPM and reporting solution designed for educational institutions and public sector organisations. 
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Planning, forecasting and budgeting have never been faster. accoPLANNING is our take on an affordable, easy-to-use solution for businesses looking to quickly offload data for financial reporting. Learn more about accoPLANNING here. 

Our EPM solutions deliver results for businesses and organizations across a range of industries. 


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