Master Financial Performance with Modern FP&A
From annual operating plans and rolling forecasts to month-end close automation and consolidated reporting—ANP helps finance teams move beyond spreadsheets to intelligent, scalable planning systems.
Value Propositions
- Reduce month-end close time from days to hours
- Automate financial consolidation across multiple entities
- Build driver-based forecasting models for greater accuracy
- Enable real-time variance analysis and performance reporting
- Improve cash flow and balance sheet visibility
Challenge & Solution
The Challenge: Manual Planning Meets Modern Business
- Most finance teams struggle with:
- Lengthy month-end close processes requiring manual reconciliation
- Fragmented data across multiple systems and spreadsheets
- Limited agility to create scenarios and stress-test assumptions
- Difficulty in producing timely consolidated reports across business units
- Inability to allocate costs accurately or track profitability by product/customer
Our Solution: Finance Transformation with Connected Planning
- ANP implements enterprise planning platforms that unify financial planning, consolidation, and reporting. We help you:
- Build scalable AOP and rolling forecast models using Anaplan, OneStream, or Tagetik
- Automate financial consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and regulatory reporting
- Create driver-based planning models that connect strategic assumptions to financial outcomes
- Implement real-time dashboards for variance analysis and performance reporting
- Enable cross-functional planning that aligns finance, supply chain, and workforce planning
Finance Implementation Areas
Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
Streamline your budgeting process with multi-step approval workflows, version control, and scenario comparison. Move from manual spreadsheets to structured, auditable planning models.
Rolling Forecasts
Build flexible forecasting models that update quarterly or monthly, enabling more accurate predictions and faster course correction.
Month-End Close Automation
Reduce manual effort through automated consolidation, journal entry posting, and close checklists. Compress close cycles from 10+ days to 2-3 days.
Financial Consolidation
Consolidate results from multiple entities with automated intercompany elimination, currency conversion, and statutory reporting compliance (IFRS/GAAP).
Profitability & Margin Analysis
Track profitability by product, customer, or channel. Allocate shared costs, perform margin analysis, and identify optimization opportunities.
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet Planning
Build comprehensive cash flow models and balance sheet forecasts to support strategic decision-making and working capital management.
Platforms We Implement
Anaplan
Connected planning with advanced modeling capabilities
Tagetik
Enterprise close and consolidation automation
OneStream
Unified platform for planning, consolidation, and reporting
Abacum
Agile FP&A with modern collaboration features
Expected Outcomes
40-60% reduction in close time
Automate manual tasks and eliminate spreadsheet errors
Improved forecast accuracy
Driver-based models deliver more realistic predictions
Real-time visibility
Dashboards enable faster decision-making
Reduced errors & audit risk
Automated workflows and audit trails improve compliance
Better strategic planning
Scenario modeling supports long-term strategy development
Ready to transform your finance function?
Lets start with a financial close assessment to identify automation opportunities and build your implementation roadmap.