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EVENT: CPMConnect – OneStream Dashboards – The Art of the Possible
OneStream Workspaces and Dashboards are the gateway to the broader platform. Based on feedback from our last session, the focus of the November 28, 2023 session will be on “OneStream Dashboards – The Art of the Possible“. During the session, we will be showing the art of the possible with OneStream Dashboards including how it
EVENT: Unlocking Strategic Insights – Leveraging OneStream for Enhanced FP&A Analytics
Register Harmonizing top-down with bottom-up plans unlock strategic insights. Learn how with OneStream. Click here for webinar replay. Front-line operations often plan at levels of granularity necessary to support key business decisions, but these details are diverse and frequently vary from business area/unit to one another – from key business drivers, non-linear events, to initiatives that
Let’s be kind, let’s give back!
Hopefully, as we back away from crisis levels caused by the pandemic, and are moving towards a return back to some form of normalcy, we are able to step back and count our blessings and be appreciative of what we have and how many of us have prevailed through these difficult times. Although it is
What Is Profitability Analysis, & Why Does It Matter?
Profitability analysis is an important and powerful tool for Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) professionals looking to drive business results. Such analysis not only shows what business units or product lines within an organization are profitable, but also helps model what-if scenarios – such as how pricing, new products and mix changes would impact customer
EVENT: Unlock Value from Account Reconciliations Webinar – Blackline Deep Dive
Designed entirely in the cloud from the ground up, BlackLine is a unified technology solution built specifically for accounting and finance. High-volume reconciliations can be some of the most time-consuming and painful components of the period-end close process. BlackLine Transaction Matching streamlines and automates detail-heavy reconciliations, such as bank reconciliations, credit card matching, intercompany reconciliations, and invoice-to-PO matching—all in
EVENT: Unlock Value from Account Reconciliations Webinar – Oracle Deep Dive
Account Reconciliation is a purpose-built business process available in the Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM designed to manage the global reconciliation process. It provides real-time visibility into the performance of reconciliations, ensuring that all reconciliations prepared are properly qualified. It also helps companies streamline and optimize performance by automating certain reconciliation tasks, including high volume transactional
EVENT: Unlock Value from Account Reconciliations Webinar – OneStream Deep Dive
Conquer complexity and improve the integrity of financial results by aligning account reconciliations with financial reporting. Replace spreadsheets or standalone accounts reconciliation software solutions with a unified Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software platform. Often seen as a back-office after thought, proactively and thoughtfully tackling Account Reconciliations can unlock tremendous value for Finance and Accounting, and
EVENT: Unlock Value from Account Reconciliations Webinar
Rather than look at how fast you can close your books, how about focusing on how much value can be created as part of the financial close? Click here for webinar replay. There is plenty of literature out there focusing on streamlining the financial close and achieving greater efficiency – the fast close. While it
Oracle EPM Security Alert (21-12-13): Hyperion Serious Vulnerability
Update: 21-12-14 Oracle has provided updated instructions for Hyperion 11.2. Application specific instructions can be found by following the ‘My Oracle Support Documents’ link. Updated: 21-12-13 On Friday Oracle issued a security alert that may have an impact for your Oracle EPM systems. What is it: The vulnerability, assigned the name CVE-2021-44228, leverages a Java-based logging tool called “log4j”
EVENT: Leveraging Automations within Finance and Accounting
Cost reductions and process efficiencies are at the forefront of organizational goals. Join us as we explore how automations can be leveraged within finance and accounting. Click here for webinar replay. It is no surprise that organizations are increasingly adopting automation and agile methodologies to allow their employees to focus on more strategic tasks. One
Time to #ReInventFinance
In 2019, we discussed the idea of Finance Business Partnering, highlighting the growing trend of finance needing to actively collaborate with the broader business function to truly drive the business. The onset of the pandemic in 2020 put the importance of Finance Business partnering and xP&A directly into the spotlight. Now, more than ever, the need of integrated
Value Creation with Intelligent Process Automations for Finance
Cost reductions and process efficiencies are at the forefront of organizational goals, especially for the finance function. Given that labour is likely a company’s biggest expense, it is no surprise that more and more companies have adopted automation and agile methodologies to allow their employees to focus on more strategic tasks. One such form of
Oracle EPM Cloud – August 2021 Update
Each month, Oracle EPM Cloud releases a list of updates to each of the products in the EPM Cloud Suite. The patches are first deployed to Development environments (occurred on August 6th) and two weeks later to Production environments (August 20th after 22:00 UTC). Below are some of the highlights of changes made to your
Data Integrity and EPM
As data operations have expanded and grown more complex, risk of disasters and outages has increased and this can cause significant downtime to your company’s operations, often resulting in a large potential loss of revenue. However, downtime is not the only potential consequence of security breaches. CPM/EPM software have been developed to meet the needs
Hyperion Shared Services 11.1.2.4.104 is Available
The following Patch Set Update (PSU) has been released for Hyperion Shared Services 11.1.2.4.x and is available from the My Oracle Support | Patches & Updates section. Hyperion Shared Services PSU 11.1.2.4.104 Patch 33028338 The Readme file describes all of the requirements and instructions for applying this patch. Please review in its entirety. About this