Thrive. Grow. Achieve.
Make Your Budget
Processes More
Efficient
Raffa & Prophix Technology Seminar
Seth Zarny – Raffa Partner
Buu-Linh Tran – Raffa Manager
Nicole Diceman – Prophix Product Manager
June 4, 2015
AGENDA
• INTRODUCTIONS & AGENDA
• INTRODUCTION TO CPM & PROPHIX
• PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION
• Q&A
2
CHALLENGES
THE OFFICE OF FINANCE FACES NEW CHALLENGES
• COMPANIES TODAY CAN ACCESS MORE DATA
• THEY NEED TO FORECAST MORE OFTEN
• COLLABORATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL
REQUIREMENT
3
SPREADSHEET PAINS
• LABOR AND TIME INTENSIVE
• ERROR PRONE
• DATA INTEGRITY ISSUES & VERSION CONTROL
• CONFIDENCE IN PROCESS
• MULTIPLE USER ACCESSIBILITY
• INCOMPLETE SOLUTION
• LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, OWNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION
4
WHAT IS CORPORATE PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT (CPM)?
5
CPM Component Functionality
Planning and Forecasting
Budgeting; rolling
forecasts; multi-year plans
Financial and
Management Reporting
Monthly report books;
statutory reporting;
variance analysis
Financial Consolidations
Inter-company
eliminations; journal entries;
multi-currency
Profitability Modelling and
Optimization
Cost analysis;
product/customer
profitability; allocations
Strategy Management
Scorecarding; KPIs;
data visualization
6
• BIG COMPANIES
• BIG PROJECTS
• VERY EXPENSIVE
• VERY “STRATEGIC”
CPM IN THE PAST
CPM TODAY
7
Automating non-transactional
processes in the Finance Department
such as…
• BUDGETING
• MONTHLY REPORTING
• MID-YEAR FORECASTING
• FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATIONS
• SCORECARDS
• OPERATIONAL PLANNING
CPM TODAY
8
• MORE OFTEN
• MORE DATA
• MORE PEOPLE
DEMO OVERVIEW
9
MONITORING
PERFORMANCE
01
STREAMLINING OPEX
PLANNING02
UNLOCKING
PERSONNEL PLANNING03
ACCELERATING SALES
PLANNING04
IMPROVING STRATEGIC
DECISION-MAKING
05
06 AUTOMATING
REPORTING
DEMO – LET’S SEE PROPHIX
10
PROPHIX SOLUTIONS
11
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
12
Seth Zarny – Raffa
szarny@raffa.com
301.379.6500
Buu-Linh Tran – Raffa
btran@raffa.com
301.279.6511
Nicole Diceman –
Prophix
ndiceman@prophix.com
Helping Great Organizations Thrive

2015-06-04 Solving Your Budget Management Challenges Raffa & Prophix

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    Thrive. Grow. Achieve. MakeYour Budget Processes More Efficient Raffa & Prophix Technology Seminar Seth Zarny – Raffa Partner Buu-Linh Tran – Raffa Manager Nicole Diceman – Prophix Product Manager June 4, 2015
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    AGENDA • INTRODUCTIONS &AGENDA • INTRODUCTION TO CPM & PROPHIX • PRODUCT DEMONSTRATION • Q&A 2
  • 3.
    CHALLENGES THE OFFICE OFFINANCE FACES NEW CHALLENGES • COMPANIES TODAY CAN ACCESS MORE DATA • THEY NEED TO FORECAST MORE OFTEN • COLLABORATION IS A FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENT 3
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    SPREADSHEET PAINS • LABORAND TIME INTENSIVE • ERROR PRONE • DATA INTEGRITY ISSUES & VERSION CONTROL • CONFIDENCE IN PROCESS • MULTIPLE USER ACCESSIBILITY • INCOMPLETE SOLUTION • LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, OWNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION 4
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    WHAT IS CORPORATEPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (CPM)? 5 CPM Component Functionality Planning and Forecasting Budgeting; rolling forecasts; multi-year plans Financial and Management Reporting Monthly report books; statutory reporting; variance analysis Financial Consolidations Inter-company eliminations; journal entries; multi-currency Profitability Modelling and Optimization Cost analysis; product/customer profitability; allocations Strategy Management Scorecarding; KPIs; data visualization
  • 6.
    6 • BIG COMPANIES •BIG PROJECTS • VERY EXPENSIVE • VERY “STRATEGIC” CPM IN THE PAST
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    CPM TODAY 7 Automating non-transactional processesin the Finance Department such as… • BUDGETING • MONTHLY REPORTING • MID-YEAR FORECASTING • FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATIONS • SCORECARDS • OPERATIONAL PLANNING
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    CPM TODAY 8 • MOREOFTEN • MORE DATA • MORE PEOPLE
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    DEMO OVERVIEW 9 MONITORING PERFORMANCE 01 STREAMLINING OPEX PLANNING02 UNLOCKING PERSONNELPLANNING03 ACCELERATING SALES PLANNING04 IMPROVING STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING 05 06 AUTOMATING REPORTING
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    DEMO – LET’SSEE PROPHIX 10
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    QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 12 SethZarny – Raffa szarny@raffa.com 301.379.6500 Buu-Linh Tran – Raffa btran@raffa.com 301.279.6511 Nicole Diceman – Prophix ndiceman@prophix.com
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