Transforming Finance with Intelligent Planning

80% of organisations are still reliant on Excel for budgeting, planning, and forecasting. But with the complexities of today’s markets – speed of change, greater volatility, and increased supply and demand businesses need to adapt faster to keep up. This is where Integrated Business Planning - the next generation of planning- comes into play.

During this webinar, Paul Bavington, Director of Budgeting Solutions & Russell Downes, Financial Controller at Ricoh, will discuss the need for finance professionals to review traditional budgeting and forecasting processes. We will walk you through a demonstration on how organisations can quickly move from an Excel-based process to having an integrated planning process using practical example scenarios.

In this session you will learn:

• Excel in the workforce and risks to disconnected spreadsheets
• How to optimise Excel processes and enable more efficient work
• Reasons why Excel + Enterprise Planning Management is a good idea for integrated planning
• Hands-on demonstration highlighting how organisations can quickly move from an Excel-based process an integrated planning process using practical examples and scenarios

Speakers:

• Paul Bavington - Director of Budgeting Solutions, IBM Gold Business Partner
• Russell Downes - Financial Controller at Ricoh
• Zach King - Data & AI Technical Specialist at IBM