Finance & Performance Management

Enabling enhanced Finance control and effectiveness

Most organisations now benefit from standardised finance operations enabled through an ERP backbone, which has resulted in a shift in focus from operational efficiency to business effectiveness. with Finance operating as a business partner.

With the increasing prevelance of standardised finance operations realised through shared services the role of the retained Finance function is shifting. Finance needs to operate as an integral business partner to support business growth, develop market insights and engage in risk management.

Through effective Financial Performance Management the Finance function can ensure that strategy is being embedded into the operations, that business plans reflect the business strategy and ideally work with HR to deliver an integrated performance management capability that aligns individual objectives to the strategy and associated business plans of the organisation.

AgilityWorks offer the full spectrum of services from strategy through to execution.

Translating strategy to roadmap

Roadmap

For many organisations knowing where to start is a key issue with competing demands for resources and budget. Our roadmap services allow organisations to take a step back and take a structured approach to prioritising the Finance and Performance Management initiatives.

EPM Assessment

Before a meaningful roadmap can be developed it is important to have confidence that the right capability gaps have been identified with clarity on how they affect business performance. The EPM assessment will analyse the fit of leading practices to the organisation with due consideration given to processes, people and technology.

Starting in the right way

EPM Framework Definition

By defining a balanced framework of Key Performance Indicators organisations can ensure that they are measuring the right things at the right time. All too often too great a focus is placed on the financial outputs as opposed to the forward-looking value drivers. We bring leading practices to help our clients determine a balanced framework and put in place processes for continuous improvement.

Integrated Business Planning project Appraisal

This Project Appraisal service is aimed at organisations that are looking for an impartial review of planned project scope, design, areas of complexity and high level resource needs. AgilityWorks have extensive experience in delivering large-scale global Integrated Planning solutions and this consultation is aimed at assisting organisations get off to the right start.

A trusted delivery partner

Solution Implementation

To deliver the benefits anticipated there needs to be a common understanding of capability gaps and how they will be resolved by the solution. We take a business-led approach to defining the best-fit processes, translating business requirements into functional design and delivering a solution that provides the business with the necessary flexibility to develop and evolve the solution as market dynamics change. We employ structured, repeatable processes to ensure consistent, high quality business deployment and transition to business-as-usual.