Financial Performance Management

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Cognos solutions for Financial Performance Management provide the office of Finance with unprecedented visibility into current and future operating results—and complete control over the levers and drivers of performance.

Informed by best practices developed in customer implementations across a variety of industries, Cognos solutions support three essential Finance capabilities: enterprise planning, financial management and
control, and strategy management and execution.

Enterprise Planning
Cognos allows you to create a collaborative planning environment that links corporate objectives to operational plans, and market events to financial and operational drivers.

• Facilitate planning for capital spending and ensure that projects adhere to corporate guidelines—read about the Discretionary Capital Expenditure Planning Blueprint
• Drive expense planning processes using projections and forecasts, as well as actual history—read about the Expense Planning and Control Blueprint
• Analyze projections and actual history to drive labor or capital expense planning for new initiatives—read about the Initiative Planning Blueprint
• Integrate the sales planning process into supply chain forecasts, headcount projections, sales compensation planning, and integrated financials—read about the Sales Planning and Forecasting Blueprint
• Align strategic and financial objectives across the enterprise—read about the Strategic Financial Planning and Forecasting Blueprint
• Gain visibility into workforce decisions at divisional and company levels, and use headcount projections as drivers in your planning process—read about the Workforce Planning Blueprint

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Financial Management and Control
Cognos enables you to close the books faster, consolidate accounts, ensure compliance with regulatory standards, and accurately report financial information to management and other stakeholders.

• Address gaps and weaknesses in the financial close process and optimize the use of technology—read about the Close, Consolidate, and Report Blueprint
• Manage financial records to comply with European reporting standards—read about the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Blueprint
• Increase efficiency in the consolidation process and provide timely distribution of performance reports—read about the Management and Financial Reporting Blueprint
• Employ hundreds of pre-built reports , metrics, and connections to standard data sources to understand financial performance, cash flow, vendor relationships, and more—learn more about Cognos Financial Analytics

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Strategy Management and Execution
Cognos solutions for Strategy Management and Execution enable Finance to drive company strategy, measure results precisely, and ensure that financial and operational decisions support strategic goals.

• Analyze the impact of market growth and strategic initiatives on corporate P/L projections over a five-year period—read about the Strategic Long Range Planning Blueprint
• Align strategic and financial objectives across the enterprise—read about the Strategic Financial Planning and Forecasting Blueprint
• Monitor your performance results and manage strategy execution with Cognos 8 Business Intelligence
• Assess performance risks and quantify risk mitigation strategies—read about the Risk Analysis Blueprint

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