Bill Guilmart
Sr. Director, Solutions
Marketing
Workday
Brian Anderson
Principal, Advisory Finance
Transformation
KPMG
Scott Fredrich
Managing Director, Advisory
Finance Transformation
KPMG
Ray Alwani
ENMAX
Director, Business Systems
Process and Strategy
Bill Guilmart
Sr. Director, Solutions
Marketing
Workday
Brian Anderson
Principal, Advisory Finance
Transformation
KPMG
Scott Fredrich
Managing Director, Advisory
Finance Transformation
KPMG
Ray Alwani
ENMAX
Director, Business Systems
Process and Strategy
KPMG overview…
Summarize of key themes: Strategic Planning, Forecasting, Analytics & Insights
Trends:
Longer term outlook
Continuous forecasts
Driver based models
Enhanced reporting
Incorporating external data (e.g., KPMG Signals Repository)
Overview
Background on ENMAX journey to new BP&A system (started with ERP, moved to planning…)
Key themes that align to 3 core areas.
Strategic Planning: Shifted to 3-year outlook; single working forecast – one 3 year rolling forecast with snapshot to create the budget; July of every year tack 1 year on ; focus is usually on immediate 18th months
Forecasting: Driver based modelling – more models built directly in adaptive insights (call center based on hours by rep as driver – using historical models to estimate future hours) ; tight integration with Workday HCM
Forecasting: Leverage tech to reduce cycle time (from identify change to seeing results ); prior to adaptive, could take up to 1 week. More immediate feedback, helps with what if scenarios
Forecasting: Self service – pushing input out to business professionals who are closest to the drivers; create shared accountability throughout the year on same timeline,
Analytics / Insights: eventually Finance will better understand and have more transparency into the dynamics between operational drivers and financial plan/forecast