SAP Industry & Finance

Financial Planning and Analysis

Plan, budget and forecast in one connected model, with actuals from SAP and analytics that turn numbers into decisions.

Overview

Budgets and forecasts built on live numbers, not old spreadsheets

Most finance teams still plan in spreadsheets that are emailed around, merged by hand and out of date the day they are finished. Forecasting takes weeks, and there is little time left to actually analyse the numbers.

With SAP Analytics Cloud for planning, connected to SAP S/4HANA, budgets, forecasts and actuals live in one model. Departments enter their plans in the same place, what-if scenarios take minutes, and reports update as soon as the numbers change. For groups, SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting brings the consolidation into the same picture.

Data ETL builds planning models around how your finance team actually works: the drivers that matter, the approval flow you need and the reports your board asks for. We also help companies move off SAP BPC and other older planning tools.

Our services

Our SAP FP&A services

Faster planning cycles and more time for the analysis that matters.

Budgeting and forecasting

Driver-based budgets and rolling forecasts in SAP Analytics Cloud.

Scenario planning

What-if models for prices, volumes and costs, compared side by side in minutes.

Financial reporting

P&L, balance sheet and cash reports with drill-down to the underlying postings.

Group reporting

Consolidation, intercompany and group close with SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting.

BPC migration

A planned move from SAP BPC to SAP Analytics Cloud, keeping the logic that works.

Data integration

Live and scheduled connections to S/4HANA, BW, Datasphere and other sources.

How we deliver

How we deliver planning and analysis

We build around your planning calendar, so the first cycle on the new model is a real one.

  1. Step 01

    Understand

    We learn your planning cycle, drivers and reports.

  2. Step 02

    Design model

    Dimensions, drivers and workflows agreed with finance.

  3. Step 03

    Connect data

    Actuals and master data linked from S/4HANA.

  4. Step 04

    Build and test

    Planning screens and reports built and tested with users.

  5. Step 05

    First cycle

    A real budget or forecast run, with us beside you.