Unlocking an agile finance structure

When was the last time your finance team closed the books without stress, manual errors, or last-minute scrambling for data validation? How often does your financial planning and analysis (FP&A) department find themselves able to move forward quickly and confidently with their forecasts and analysis, without waiting on accounting?

If you're drawing a blank, you're not alone.

Research shows that nearly 90% of spreadsheets containing more than 150 rows have at least one significant error. These errors can cost companies millions in rework and poor decision-making, but it doesn't have to be this way. End-to-end finance and accounting solutions are enabling teams to finally ditch the disconnected and siloed processes, delivering a strategic advantage that's not just beneficial — it's essential.

The challenge: Fragmented processes and disconnected systems

If you're still navigating financial planning and consolidation cycles with offline workarounds or legacy systems, you're aware of the following inefficiencies:

• Time-consuming data reconciliation: Hours spent double-checking figures instead of analyzing them.

• Lack of real-time visibility: Decisions delayed by outdated reports.

• Increased risk of errors and compliance challenges: Manual data entry opens the door to inaccuracies and audit risks.

This outdated approach doesn't just slow down your financial close and planning process, it weakens your ability to respond swiftly to changing business dynamics. Your finance team's potential is buried under spreadsheets and heavy IT reliance to maintain your legacy systems, leaving critical insights hidden in the noise of manual efforts.

A unified approach to financial consolidation, reporting, and planning

Anaplan bridges your finance teams’ critical functions — financial consolidation, reporting, and FP&A — by unifying actuals, budgets, and forecasts in a single, collaborative environment. Faster and more confident closings free your FP&A team to forecast, plan, and analyze more quickly, delivering insights when they're most impactful.

How Anaplan delivers value

Speed and efficiency in financial close

Say goodbye to tedious manual tasks. Anaplan automates your consolidation and reporting processes, meaning your accounting team can confidently finalize financial statements faster and refocus their time on strategic insights. Customers using our solution complete their financial close and reporting up to 90% faster than before.

True finance and accounting ownership

Step away from thick coding handbooks and heavy IT reliance with a solution designed specifically to be owned and maintained by your finance and accounting teams. Ad hoc analysis and reporting, integration of new acquisitions, currency changes, intercompany eliminations, and more can all be completed by your team directly within the solution.

Real-time visibility for smarter decision-making

You no longer need to wait hours or days for insights. With Anaplan’s Data Orchestrator, you have continuous visibility into your financial health. Real-time, connected insights replace static, outdated data, enabling accounting to close the books early and your FP&A team to analyze and forecast faster for timely, confident decision-making.

Scenario modeling and planning to navigate uncertainty

Change is inevitable — but your ability to respond shouldn't be limited. With Anaplan, you can easily adapt your forecasts to match evolving market conditions. This form of integrated scenario planning lets your team quickly evaluate multiple ‘what-if’ scenarios, assessing risks and capitalizing on opportunities as they arise. By anticipating and adapting quickly, you move from reactive finance to proactive, strategic management.

Enhanced compliance

Audits no longer need to be stressful. You read that right! Our built-in audit trails, data validation, and integrated regulatory reporting tools significantly lower the risk of financial misstatements and reduce the time spent on your year-end audit by up to 50%. This level of governance safeguards your financial integrity and compliance posture, ensuring your team always stands audit ready.

Improved collaboration

Finance and accounting teams collaborate effortlessly through a unified platform, anchored by a single source of data truth. Version control capabilities ensure team members always see the most accurate, relevant information tailored precisely to their roles. This transparency eliminates confusion, accelerates communication, and ensures everyone — from analysts to executives — can access consistent, reliable data. When your teams share the same clear insights at the right moment, decision-making becomes more aligned, efficient, and impactful.

Future-proof your finance and accounting team

Today's business environment doesn't tolerate inefficiency. The speed of change demands agile responses that legacy systems simply cannot support. With an end-to-end finance solution like Anaplan, you can move from reactive problem-solving to proactive, strategic planning. Don’t let legacy systems hold you back, position your organization for sustainable success. Integrate and innovate.