See how CFOs can add value to their business and gain competitive advantage based on the new research conducted by CFO research and sponsored by SAP “The Future of Financial Planning and Analysis".

1. Tight Integration Between Financial-Planning and ERP
Systems Helps Finance Support Decision Making
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“Yes, my company’s IT systems
for financial planning substantially
contribute to finance’s ability to
support decision making.”
Not at all
integrated
Level of integration between financial-planning systems and core ERP
Fairly loosely
integrated
Fairly well
integrated
Very tightly
integrated
82%41%16%12%
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2. Finance Executives Are Forced to Make Analysis Trade-Offs
Today—and Expect Even More Pressure Tomorrow
Financial Planning and
Business Analysis Today
Financial Planning and
Business Analysis in Two Years
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55%
Yes, we often trade off the scope
and granularity of data to produce
reports in a timely manner.”
89%
“Demand to increase the scope
and granularity of data is
likely to grow.”
53%
“Yes, we often trade off the
sophistication and complexity of
calculations to produce reports in
a timely manner.”
87%
“Demand to increase the
sophistication and complexity of
calculations is likely to grow.”
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