Finance

Overview

KPI and Cognos deliver software and services to help finance professionals build an efficient, accountable, and performance-driven organization:

Optimize budgeting and planning processes

• Create a single, collaborative planning environment to streamline financial processes and communicate strategy across the enterprise.

Speed up operational reporting and analysis

• Gain a unified view of financial information, including general ledger, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. Drill down through the data for in-depth analysis.

Drive company strategy in measurable terms

• Use metrics to scorecard key performance indicators, pinpoint areas requiring corrective action, and give everyone a clear sense of next steps.

Benefits and Value

KPI and Cognos provide the most comprehensive suite of integrated performance management software and services.

Your finance department can use the following metrics, reports, and plans to streamline planning and other core financial processes, speed up operational reporting, and drive performance and accountability.

Reporting, analysis, and business intelligence

Meet the information needs of all users with flexible, user-friendly reports, dashboards, and online analysis on vital topics such as:

• Profit drill-down analysis.
• Day sales outstanding.
• Cash flow analysis.
• Key financial ratios (EPS, EBIT, ROA).
• Income statement analysis.

Learn more about Cognos reporting, analysis, and business intelligence.

Planning, forecasting, and consolidation

Use integrated planning, modeling, and budgeting software to build cross-divisional plans for:

• Mergers and acquisitions modeling.
• Capital expenditure planning.
• Revenue planning.
• Expense planning.
• Cash management planning.

Learn more about Cognos planning and consolidation software.

Scorecarding

Communicate priorities and key metrics across the organization to answer the key question: Are we making progress on the things that must be done?

Track metrics such as:

• Gross revenue.
• Cash flow.

Learn more about Cognos scorecarding software.