With more consumers demanding digital solutions, how can utilities optimize their operations to meet those expectations and increase overall efficiency?

1. Digital Finance
Copyright 2018

2. Digital Finance can help you solve key challenges of
today’s finance function
“TRANSFORMED” FINANCE
OF THE FUTURE
DIGITAL FINANCE
Are your finance operations time and
cost efficient?
Future-proof finance departments will have to leave legacy systems and rely on digital
technologies for improved planning, streamlined processes and better cost management.
QUESTIONS CHALLENGING
TODAY’S FINANCE FUNCTION
Agile
Efficiency Driven
Situational Reactive
Resource Optimized
Cost Savings Oriented
Do you utilize the full potential of
automation?
Do you use data analytics to ensure
transparency and accountability?
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3. Our Digital Finance solutions address the key indicators
of a “transformed” finance function
DIGITAL FINANCE SOLUTIONS
Greenfield
Budgeting
Robotic Process
Automation
Data
Analytics
DIGITAL FINANCE
INDICATORS
Agile
Efficiency Driven
Situational Reactive
Resource Optimized
Cost Savings Oriented
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4. Greenfield Budgeting is targeted at cost optimization
and savings
Re-evaluate your budget
from line zero to reduce
costs, increase transparency
and achieve greater profits.
Greenfield Budgeting
involves justification of all
budget line items.
1 Greenfield Budgeting approach can be altered and adapted as per client’s need
GREENFIELD
BUDGETING
WHAT IS REQUIRED? HOW YOU WILL
BE IMPACTED
Assist in budget planning
and optimization
Typical process for Greenfield
Budgeting1
Increase organization
wide transparency
Present consolidated view
of spending across all BUs
Define clear next steps
for process improvement
Deliver cost savings
of around 25%
DEMAND ANALYSIS
Identify and justify
required services
MEASURE IDENTIFICATION
Identify cost saving
measures
IMPLEMENTATION
Plan and roll-out
identified measures
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5. WHAT IS REQUIRED?
RPA can help your finance function to operate more
efficiently and smartly
1 RPA approach can be altered and adapted as per client’s need
HOW YOU WILL
BE IMPACTED
RPA is based on virtual
robotic users that don’t
affect the existing systems
and helps in reducing
redundant human functions.
30 – 50% of applicable rule-
based finance activities have
the potential to be fully-
automated.
Free up employee capacity
for more value-adding tasks
Typical process for RPA1
ROBOTIC
PROCESS AUTO-
MATION (RPA)
Aid in cost savings ranging
from 10 – 30%
Increase process speed up
to 4 times
Reduce human errors
and improves quality
IDENTIFICATION & SELECTION
Select potential activities
for automation
OPTIMIZATION & PILOT
Test for automation potential
on pilot activities
IMPLEMENTATION
Transfer of processes
for automation
OPERATIONS
Realize benefits through
automation
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6. WHAT IS REQUIRED?
Data Analytics makes finance function agile, responsive
and performance driven
HOW YOU WILL
BE IMPACTEDDATA
ANALYTICS
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SCOPE DEFINITION
Define requirements, scope,
visualization, expectations
BUILD
Configure and build data &
analytics platform
TRAIN
Launch dashboard and train
relevant staff on usage
MAINTAIN
Refine content and ensure
regular maintenance
Data analytics can help
organization to build new
revenue streams or optimize
the current business
processes, while increasing
overall transparency.
Customized data dashboards
can acquire, manage, analyze
and present financial data in
an interactive setup.
Deliver real-time data to
improve finance operations
Reduce time and effort in
data reporting
Improve financial planning
and forecasting through
better insights
Ensure more accountability
and control over data
Digital Finance
Typical process for Data Analytics1
1 Data Analytics approach can be altered and adapted as per client’s need

7. We are able to provide a multidisciplinary team with
vast experience in strategy, finance and digital
Relevant topics of expertise
• Data Strategy
• Digital Analytics & Transformation
• Process Automation
Max is an expert in Digital and Data strategy
at innogy consulting. With vast exposure across
many industries, he brings 10+ years of experience
in analytics and data management.
MAX DEITMER
Partner, Digital Practice
SEBASTIAN KOENIG
Director, Digital and Data
Relevant topics of expertise
• Finance Strategy
• Budget Forecasting
• C-Level Support
Oliver has over 22 years of management consulting
experience and 17 years with energy clients from
around the globe.
OLIVER RIEDEL
Managing Director US
Relevant topics of expertise
• Corporate Strategy
• Cost Optimization
• Digital Finance
Jonathan has 12+ years of experience as a consultant
and a P&L leader. Previous employers include
A.T. Kearney, Alcoa and the KION Group.
JONATHAN CHEN
Principal
Relevant topics of expertise
• Data driven Business Models
• Corporate Data Strategy
• Business Process Automation
Sebastian has 16 years experience in digital,
e-commerce and working with data for optimization
and reporting across various industries.
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8. We have extensive experience in delivering finance
projects supported by our Digital Practice
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In 2017, our 200+ consultants delivered 91 projects,
40% of these in the Finance segment
Conventional Generation, Supply & Trading
Renewables
Grid
Retail
Finance
Other
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Data
Strategy
Data
Visualization
Data
Management
Our dedicated Digital Practice supports technical
implementation of Digital Finance solutions
Digital Practice Mission Statement
We discover new business opportunities or optimization
potential based on digitalization and realize measurable value by
implementing our solutions
Key Support Areas
Dedicated Staff
• Growing team of 20+ full-time digital specialists
• Data scientists, engineers, analysts and experts on demand

9. innogy consulting combines best-in-class management
consulting with deep energy expertise
ENERGY DNACONSULTING EXPERTISE
Upstream
• Renewable
power generation
Midstream
• Supply & Trading
• Distribution
networks
electricity + gas
Downstream
• Sales to end
consumers
Digital FinanceLean
Management
Change
Management
Strategy
Development
Cost Reduction
Financial Analysis
& Benchmarking
Re-organization Process
Optimization
Innovation
• Advanced analytics
• New digital business models
We have consulting expertise across diverse segments
and a proven track-record of impactful projects.
We are an energy focused consulting firm – with
access to experts from the innogy Group.
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10. Since 1981 we have been helping utility clients succeed
through our unique access to global energy experts
GLOBAL
PRESENCE
ACCESS
TO INNOGY
GROUPHISTORY
LEADING
PRACTICES
innogy consulting started
its operation in 1981
and in past 37 years it has
transformed from a small
organization to a global
management consulting firm
offering various services to
utility clients.
We offer traditional
management consulting
expertise within
the following practices:
Strategy, Operations,
Change Management,
Digital, and LRN Lab. We
have worked on projects
spanning across the entire
energy value chain.
Our extensive knowledge
in management consulting
is backed by 45,000 global
energy experts from the
innogy Group, who have
practical utility experience
and help us in delivering real
world recommendations and
exceed clients expectations.
In order to provide the best
client service we have local
offices around the world:
Essen, Berlin, Munich,
Frankfurt, Den Bosch,
Prague, London, Dubai,
Boston. We staff our
projects on a global basis,
leveraging the unique
expertise of each team
member.
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11. JONATHAN CHEN
Principal
200 Portland Street,
Boston, MA-02114
+1-857-928-6386
jonathan.chen@innogy.com
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