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DiscoverFinancial consolidation and group reporting:
from close to performance management
More than a regulatory requirement, financial consolidation and group reporting are true performance levers. With Anaplan Financial Consolidation & Reporting and Beyond Plans, gain speed, reliability, and consistency between statutory reporting and management steering.
Beyond Plans:
consulting & expertise dedicated to consolidation and reporting
As a multi-certified Anaplan consulting firm, Beyond Plans helps finance leaders modernize their close processes and group reporting. Our mission: transform statutory consolidation into an agile, automated management lever that is fully compliant with IFRS standards.
The essentials:
solution, consulting and adoption for your consolidation
From IFRS modeling to annual report publication, Beyond Plans deploys Anaplan Financial Consolidation to accelerate close cycles, automate intercompany eliminations, and unify statutory and management reporting within a collaborative cloud environment.
Context
Secure, accelerate and automate the financial close
Solution
Consulting + integration + adoption, end to end
Key benefits
Shorter close cycles, reliable data, clear governance. Stronger collaboration and faster decision-making.
Secure, accelerate and automate the financial close
Many finance teams still juggle Excel spreadsheets, rigid ERPs and manual processes. The result is delays, errors and strong IT dependency. In a multi-standards and multi-currency environment, consolidation must become an automated, traceable process driven by Finance.
Our solution: end-to-end support
Consulting + integration + adoption: Beyond Plans implements the Anaplan Financial Consolidation application to centralize data, adjustments and reporting. IFRS rules, intercompany reconciliations, reciprocal and non-reciprocal eliminations, cash flow statements, P&L by nature and by function, and data entry packages.
Key benefits for the Finance function
Fast close: up to 75% faster closing. Auditability: complete traceability and automated intra-group reconciliation. Autonomy: no-code model, IFRS/PCG compliant. Integrated management: equity variation and narrative reporting in a single tool.
About Anaplan for Consolidation and Reporting
Beyond Plans is a certified Anaplan partner for performance planning and financial consolidation (Anaplan FCR). With Lemon Learning, we ensure user adoption and connect Anaplan to your ERP and BI tools for integrated group reporting.
Consolidation and reporting FAQ
Are you looking to automate your closing processes and improve the reliability of your reporting? Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions from the finance departments we support.
What is a statutory consolidation solution?
It centralizes subsidiary data, automates intercompany reconciliations and IFRS restatements to produce balance sheets, P&L statements, and cash flow statements. Beyond Plans adapts the model to your compliance and management needs.
What is the estimated timeframe and budget for deployment?
The implementation timeframe for the Anaplan Financial Consolidation application and the budget required vary depending on the scope and complexity of the entities. Beyond Plans ensures efficient, auditable deployment tailored to your financial governance.
Can Anaplan Financial Consolidation be connected to our ERP and BI tools?
Yes. Anaplan Financial Consolidation integrates natively with SAP, Oracle, Sage, Dynamics, Power BI, and other tools via API or ETL. Beyond Plans designs a secure model to ensure reliable balance sheet imports and automate intra-group reconciliations.
Can consolidation and management reporting be combined?
Yes. Anaplan enables you to unify statutory consolidation, management reporting, and narrative reporting. Finance departments have a single environment for closing, analysis, equity variation, and consolidated publication.
Consolidation & reporting demo
Discover how Anaplan Financial Consolidation automates intercompany transactions, intragroup reconciliations, reciprocal eliminations, IFRS restatements, cash flow statements, and changes in equity. Beyond Plans supports you from configuration to adoption.
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