Join Cortell and IBM for an exclusive complimentary lunch, where we will explore how IBM is advancing and simplifying the world of Budgeting, Forecasting and Planning, with IBM Planning Analytics, using purpose-built applications for the Office of Finance and Artificial Intelligence to improve data insights and process efficiencies.

Discover CoreEPM™: A powerful Enterprise Performance Management solution built with IBM Planning Analytics, that delivers Time to Value in weeks, ROI in months, and Functionality out of the box that is a real game changer for the office of finance.

Learn how ASX-listed IPH Limited progressed from initial CoreEPM™ discovery workshops in January to delivering its Group Budget by April, before extending the platform to support Actuals, Forecasting and Financial Consolidation by July.

Trusted AI for the Office of Finance:

Nicholas Renotte, IBM’s Head of AI Developer Advocacy, will share IBM’s extensive AI capabilities and how they apply to the office of finance. Ensuring the appropriate guardrails, compliance and data governance aspects are in place to support the trust based foundations that finance has spent years creating.

CoreEPM™:

Cortell will demonstrate how CoreEPM extends the power of IBM Planning Analytics by delivering an out-of-the-box solution for faster financial planning, reporting and consolidations in weeks, without the time, cost, resources and complexity of traditional platform implementations.

IBM Planning Analytics - Enterprise Budgeting, Forecasting and Scenario Planning.

CoreEPM:

Actuals - General Ledger Actuals, Monthly Close Process and 3-way Reporting.

Planning - Enterprise-grade Budget, Forecast & Planning, built on Planning Analytics.

Consolidation - Financial Consolidations, Intercompany Eliminations, and Reporting.

Customer Story:

IPH is the leading intellectual property services group, comprising a network of member firms operating out of 27 offices and servicing more than 25 IP jurisdictions. The group includes leading IP firms AJ Park, Griffith Hack, ROBIC, Smart & Biggar and Spruson & Ferguson. IPH employs more than 1,700 employees working in Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

IPH Limited implemented Cortell’s CoreEPM™ modern planning and performance management platform to support budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial consolidation. The solution provides a consistent finance framework across the Group, improving governance, visibility and insight while supporting multiple entities, currencies and reporting requirements.

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