EPM for planning, close and consolidation on the same figures as your ERP

We implement Oracle EPM and NetSuite EPM and connect them to your ERP. Strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, account reconciliation, the financial close and reporting then run in one system, and plan and actuals use the same figures.

your ERP
EPM actualsplan plan and actuals use the same figures

Planning, budgeting, forecasting, account reconciliation, closing and reporting

  1. Planning
  2. budgeting
  3. forecasting
  4. account reconciliation
  5. closing
  6. reporting
EPM
  1. Planning
  2. budgeting
  3. forecasting
  4. account reconciliation
  5. closing
  6. reporting
one standardized database
  • Typed by hand
  • Passed on by the systems

Accelerated monthly and quarterly closings Close tasks, reconciliations and reporting run in one system, so each monthly and quarterly close finishes sooner.

Standardized closing and consolidation processes Intercompany eliminations and currency translation are automated, so every close and consolidation follows the same controlled, repeatable steps.

Transparent management of financial performance Planning, forecasting, close and reporting share one standardized database, so actuals, budget and rolling forecast can be compared side by side.

Real-time insight Real-time reports and dashboards show managers performance trends and give them a basis for data-driven decisions.

EPM on top of your ERP

EPM works as an extension of the ERP. The ERP records what happened, and EPM plans, forecasts, consolidates and reports on the same figures for every company in the group.

Key figures, reports and dashboards come preconfigured, so the project starts from working reports and spends its time on your planning model.

Cloudmaven has run more than 600 projects across ERP, EPM and integration. Before the build, we define with your finance team how planning, forecasting, the close and reporting should run.

ERP
EPM
The ERP records what happened EPM plans, forecasts, consolidates and reports

on the same figures for every company in the group

What advantages does Enterprise Performance Management offer?

Financial management in one place
Planning, analysis and control sit in one system, so nobody reconciles the plan in one file against the actuals in another.

Financial Signaling
Daily and weekly operating figures from the ERP, the CRM and other sources show the finance team where the month is heading before the close.

Automated closing processes EPM manages the entire close in one central workflow, from task lists to reclassifications and write-offs.

Forecasting functions Rolling, driver-based forecasts replace the annual planning cycle in spreadsheets.

Sound analyses Ad hoc analyses draw on the same data as planning, close and reporting, so decisions rest on one consistent set of figures.

“What if” scenarios Driver-based models link volume, price, capacity and cost to the financial outcome, so downside, base and upside scenarios can be compared before a decision.

Automated account reconciliation Reconciliations of general ledger and balance sheet accounts are standardized and automated, which raises the quality and speed of the monthly and annual close.

Scalable planning Top-down targets, bottom-up plans, workforce, CapEx, revenue and cash are planned in one model that grows with the organization.

Efficient reporting Management reports are built once in the system and refresh from the same figures each month, without being rebuilt in spreadsheets.

Optimized financial processes Workflows, tasks, responsibilities and approvals are mapped and documented in the system, so every step can be audited.

We connect EPM to the ERP and the systems around it

EPM takes its actuals from the ERP. We connect the ERP and EPM in both directions to HubSpot, Workday, Perk, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, banks, payment providers and specialized finance tools, through eUnify, our own integration platform, or through Boomi, Celigo and other platforms.

Companies that work with us

Customer Testimonials

Svenja Frankenberger
Head of Accounting, Qualifyze

Revenue recognition used to take an employee five working days.
With NetSuite, it is now 100% automated.

Richard Gausch
CFO, TEVEO GmbH

Cloudmaven supports us on our growth path. Teveo was launched in 2019 by two founders and has since grown to over 100 dedicated team members, with sales increasing from zero to over 50 million euros. We are delighted to be advised by Cloudmaven AG with their ERP and financial expertise.

Martin Hoffmann
former CFO and Co-CEO, ON

This tool is so valuable to us that its benefits can hardly be expressed in figures. It saves an enormous amount of time and energy and, in financial terms, represents precisely the freedom we want to give our employees in their day-to-day work.

Jan Christopher Stahl
CEO, TEVEO GmbH

We chose Cloudmaven AG because their reliable end-to-end solutions enable us to develop our company securely, precisely and scalably.

FAQs

Why is implementation crucial to the success of EPM?

Because EPM plans and consolidates only as well as the processes and figures behind it. We define the planning, close and reporting processes first, connect EPM to the ERP, and build the models last.

How does Cloudmaven integrate EPM into existing ERP, CRM and financial landscapes?

EPM takes the actuals from the ERP and, where needed, the sales pipeline from the CRM, through eUnify, our own integration platform, or through other middleware. Planning, forecasting, the close and reporting then work from one set of figures.

What role do governance, auditability and compliance play in EPM?

Every workflow, task, owner and approval is recorded in the system. An auditor can follow each step of the close and each change to the plan, which makes internal and external audits easier.

How does Cloudmaven work with the finance team on an EPM implementation?

Our consultants know the finance work as well as the software. With your finance team we write down how planning, forecasting, the close and reporting should run, and build the EPM models from that.

For which companies is EPM particularly suitable?

For companies whose planning, consolidation or reporting has outgrown spreadsheets, typically groups with several entities, currencies or countries. Because Cloudmaven connects EPM to the CRM as well as the ERP, CRM data flows into planning too.

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