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Profitability and Cost Management Cloud Services
Herman SnykersPrincipal Solution Consultant EPMOracle BeneluxNovember 8, 2016
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Cost Transparency Needs Improvement
78%
Source : “Cost Transparency: Helping Finance Create Business Value” – Deloitte
93%
Consider accurate cost information a top area
for improvement
Taking or planning action to improve the quality of
their cost information
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Are we as effective as we could be?
Which customers, product, services, channels?
Justify, trace and monitor cost effectiveness?
Optimize transfer pricing ?
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Product, Customer, Channel
Profitability
Management Allocations
IT Service Costing &
Chargeback
Shared Service Allocations
Cost Transparency
Allocation-based Business Processes
Operational Transfer Pricing
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Profitability & Cost Management: Typical Approaches
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Spreadsheets ERP Custom Built
MANUAL PROCESSESINCOMPLETE INFORMATION AUDIT ISSUES
SECURITY QUESTIONS LIMITED VISIBILITYLACK OF GOVERANCE
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Statutory Requirements Journals Journals, journals, journals Allocations Projects Cost centers, Profit Centers Operational data, Units of Measure
General Ledger or Detailed Ledger ?Alternative - Create a Performance Ledger
Performance Ledger
A faster, focused financial close process A straight-line reporting process Auditable results with drill-back transparency
Timely Performance Insights Reflect changes easily Model and compare different options
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A Modern Profitability Application
Transparency Access to data Ownership
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Transparency – Out of the box Profitability intelligence
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Transparency – Drillable reports
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Transparency - Spreadsheet integration
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Access - Combine data regardless of the source
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Access – Visible trace on cost sources
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Access – Self-service views
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Ownership - Maintain allocation models
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Ownership - Run allocation models
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Transparency Access to data Ownership
Identify drivers of cost
and profit
Focus your Working
Capital
Confidently Connect
Information
Improve Decision Making
Empower business users
Create a culture of Accountability
Oracle Profitability and Cost Management