industry
Energy & Utilities

Power co. needs more powerful data and reporting​

Key metrics:
  • Created operational data model to serve as a single source of truth
  • Built an effective monthly reporting package​​
Value levers pulled:
  • Stakeholder reporting and KPI development
  • Big data analytics
  • FP&A process redesign and implementation

Picture this...

You’re a leading provider of mission-critical power and energy solutions to the defense, aerospace, and medical markets. You’re experiencing challenges with visibility into operational and financial results, due to primarily offline operational data sources across business segments and limited insight into variance drivers. You need help organizing your data and enhancing reporting. ​

You turn to Accordion.

Your new CFO and sponsor engage us to develop an operational data model reporting package. We:

  • Work closely with your newly hired finance leadership team and key stakeholders to understand key financial and operational KPIs and reporting requirements.
  • Partner with your finance, IT, and operations team to assess existing data capture processes, currently produced reports, reporting granularity, and identify areas to enhance reporting capabilities.
  • Create an operational model, by defining data format, structure, and content; leveraging Microsoft Power Pivot and Power Query to create a relational database for analyzing large data assets; and establishing interactive dashboards with drill-down capabilities for stakeholders.
  • Establish a monthly reporting package, including collaborating with stakeholders to create essential metric views; partnering with finance and IT teams to document data sources, owners, and availability timelines; and establishing and documenting a standardized updated process, automated with Adaptive Insights.

Your value is enhanced.

You successfully:

  • Create an operational data model with interactive dashboard capabilities that serve as a single source of truth for operational KPIs.
  • Build a monthly reporting package focused on financial and operational metrics to help key stakeholders understand overall business performance and make informed decisions going forward.
Enhanced value:

You reap multiple benefits, including:

  • Operational data model to serve as a single source of truth
  • Effective monthly reporting package​​​​