2015 FP&A Innovation Summit Chairperson, Dev Tandon, shares his insights on the evolution of finance and its effect on the business world. Learn more about The Kini Group and KiniMetrix at https://thekinigroup.com.

1. 7 Takeaways from the latest
Financial Planning & Analysis
Innovations
insights from

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Takeaway One:
Data Has Pushed Finance to the
Next Level

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Data started in the IT domain, it has bled
over to finance.

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Finance professionals are now charged
with:
supporting sales growth
and
cost-improvement initiatives.

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Finance professionals use the insights
hidden within their data to impact their
bottom line.

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Takeaway Two:
Speed and Efficiency Are the
New Resume-Builders

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Data automation allows for
streamlined reporting
and…

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Puts finance professionals within reach
of
real-time actionable insights for profit
improvement.

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Finding and leveraging that information
and reporting on real-time progress is
no longer the bar;
it’s the norm.

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Takeaway Three:
Data Points Fingers

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Easy data access brings finance
professionals’ accountability into the
limelight.

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Your data serves to make you better by
• helping you catch underperforming
strategies early
• allowing you to turn things around.

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Takeaway Four:
The Simpler, the Better for
Intuitive Reporting

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CFOs
want
one-touch reporting,
so they can make decisions quickly and
effectively.

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Takeaway Five:
Be Nimble, Be Quick

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Huge enterprise-level solutions
often take months to launch
and
require intensive training for use.

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Software developers recognized this
need
and filled the holes with simple
but …

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Powerful intuitive analytics solutions for
finance professionals.

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Takeaway Six:
Play the Worst-Case Scenario
Game

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Finance professionals can now:
plug and play with their strategies
using
scenario analysis as a form of predictive
analysis.

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Takeaway Seven:
Analytics, Anytime

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Profit and pricing strategies are no
longer “set and forget.”

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Enhanced data analytics allow finance
professionals to
jump into company data at any given
time
and…

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Determine which initiatives are
creating profits or generating loss.

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