FP&A is evolving
As we enter a new era of finance transformation with organizations looking to integrate, manage and analyze their enterprise data, the FP&A job description will take on a strategic, digital-first approach. Organizations will need to adopt strategies that are focused on process automation, integration, agility, transparency and data-driven decisions that expand across the entire enterprise. Creating plans that provide an enterprise-wide impact is the new normal. It’s no longer just about financial planning and analysis (FP&A); it also includes the expansion into continuous, integrated planning.
IBM® Planning Analytics with Watson accelerates the planning process. FP&A teams can now focus on higher-value work by providing deep insights into business drivers, forecasting multiple scenarios and generating predictive insights to adjust plans and forecasts easily. With IBM Planning Analytics with Watson, planning and analysis can be easily extended across all lines of business to ensure operational activities are aligned with financial plans and corporate strategies and organizational goals.
Use cases
Planning solutions for financial planning & analysis
Planning, budgeting & forecasting
Deliver dynamic, reliable plans, budgets and forecasts with speed, and easily adjust as the market changes. Infuse AI, predictive insights and advanced analytics into your process to make smarter business decisions and drive future-ready business performance.
Profitability modeling & analysis
Gain new insights into the drivers of revenue, profit and cash flow by evaluating the performance of products, customers, channels and model changes. Resources can then be shifted to support the most profitable areas of the business.
Operational planning
Align financial plans with operational plans, linking strategic goals with operational performance and execution. This will provide a holistic view of the business to drive better financial outcomes.
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Modern FP&A solutions drive business results
Businesses that couple EPM solutions with analytics capabilities
Streamline planning across the enterprise
45%
of these businesses have the ability to connect and analyze financial and operational data
Accelerate forecasting
+50%
improvement in the amount of time it takes to complete a forecast over others
Make decisions faster
+90%
improvement in time to decision over others
How resilient is your business to market disruptions?
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Watch the solution in action
Discover how IBM Planning Analytics with Watson can be used to create and track a financial plan for a large enterprise with multiple divisions, by allowing finance teams to access real-time data across the organization.
FP&A and IBM Planning Analytics with Watson (07:24)
Ancestry models 51 quintillion data points
“The key in any business is to be able to react quickly. You don’t want to wait one day, two days, or even several hours to make a decision. With Planning Analytics [with Watson] you can go in, make a change in the parameters or make a code change so easily, and users are able to see the end results.”
Jose Balitactac
FP&A Application Manager for Ancestry
Trusted by clients around the world
Featured resources
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The Total Economic Impact™ of IBM Planning Analytics with Watson
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