Most manufacturing companies struggle to achieve the level of integration between financial and operational processes and data to achieve dynamic scenario planning capabilities, the desired level of forecasting accuracy, and the strategic analytics required to deliver sustainable growth. This webinar will discuss the unique challenges facing manufacturing companies in these areas, and how overcoming them delivers competitive advantage and transforms Finance into a value added partner.

1. Ask, Share, Learn – Within the Largest Community of Corporate Finance Professionals
5 Steps to Unlocking the
Strategic Value of Finance in
Manufacturing

2. • Improve the alignment of financial and operational
processes within a manufacturing environment
• Identify opportunities to add value from Finance at your
company which are unique to manufacturing
organizations
• Establish direct connections between financial and
operational planning with your company’s strategic
objectives
After attending this event you will be able to:
Learning Objectives

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4. Ask, Share, Learn – Within the Largest Community of Corporate Finance Professionals
5 Steps to Unlocking the Strategic Value of
Finance in Manufacturing
Dean Sorensen, Founder, IBP Collaborative

5. Objectives
5 Manufacturing
Specific Capabilities
Strategic, Financial & Operational
Integration As A Means of Driving
Value From Finance Transformation
5 Steps To Realize
Benefits & Value

6. Objectives
Benefits & Value
Full Integration
Strategic, Financial & Operational
Integration As A Means of Driving
Value From Finance Transformation
Why Manufacturing
Has Unique Needs
Challenges Addressed
By Full Integration
What Full Integration
Looks Like
5 Manufacturing
Specific Capabilities
5 Steps To Realize
Benefits & Value

7. Agenda
1. Introduction 10
2. Integrated Process 10
3. Five Capabilities 10
4. Five Steps 5
5. Summary 5

8. Finance Challenges
Cross Functional
Alignment That
Eliminates Silos
Visibility Into
Product & Customer
Profitability
Connect budgets
to strategy to
drive execution
Managing
Margins and
Working Capital
Financial &
Operational
Transparency
Improve Accuracy
Of Profit & Cash
Flow Forecasts
Replace Budgets
With Effective Rolling
Forecast Processes
Forward Visibility
Into Risk Through
Scenario Planning
Key
Challenges

9. Operational Symptoms
Cross Functional
Alignment That
Eliminates Silos
Forward Visibility
Into Risk Through
Scenario Planning
Key
Challenges
Establish Profit-
Based S&OP
Process
Integrate S&OP
with budgeting
process
Extend S&OP
Beyond Production
To The Enterprise
Supply Chain
Transparency
Integrate S&OP
with budgeting
process
Effectively Plan
& Manage Supply
Chain Financials

10. Current State
Greater Organization
Complexity
100% of
Value and
Required
Capabilities
Large Scale
Changes to Manage
Market Variability
Interdependence
Global Organization
Value &
Capability
Gaps

11. Remaining Gaps
Process
Integration
Cross
Functional
Coordination
Planning Models Providing
Insight and Foresight

12. Thank you for your interest in this presentation.
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5 Steps to Unlocking the Strategic Value of
Finance in Manufacturing