“Planful is a Swiss army knife for finance; it’s the tool we’re always using. Being on a finance-owned solution is huge. We don’t have to rely on other people who might have other priorities that could cause delays in reporting. When it’s finance-owned, we can troubleshoot anything.”
"As we grow, Host Analytics will enable us to look at a hundred different ways the company could go. We'll do a lot of scenarios, much more quickly than we could have in the past."
“My role was to get the company on Planful for consolidation, It was taking hours for the controllers to create their monthly financial reports. What made it rough was that each did it in a slightly different format and it was all in Excel. We had to bring some efficiency to the process and create a bit more clarity and traceability along the way.”
"Host Analytics will make it possible to streamline our processes while reducing costs and [providing] timely financial reporting."
“Adopting Host Analytics is one of the better decisions I’ve made in my career. It’s easy for new members to pick up, and from a personal perspective the rich information it provides me with on a consistent basis is just priceless.”
“Being able to change assumptions, without having to worry about the data integrity, is a lifesaver. It makes comparing scenarios, for example, much easier.”
“Before, we were lucky just to get the numbers. With Host Analytics we get the numbers and the whole story.”
“With [Planful] we’ve streamlined the budget and reporting process so we can spend more time considering the implications of the information instead of just getting the numbers right.”
“[Planful] has transformed our budget process from a manual task with limited participation to collaboration among managers on building a detailed budget.”
“Host Analytics helps everyone understand the nature of their costs and what they control.”
“Host Analytics provides for us the same value as a large, on-premises system at a much lower cost of ownership.”
“[Planful's] Planning Cloud & Close Management Cloud have improved the accuracy of our financial consolidations and workforce budgets dramatically.”
“The flexibility to slice up the data has been a huge win for my department.”
“Host Analytics allows us to understand our business more thoroughly and make better decisions about investments and resource allocations.”
“Host Analytics allows us to work with fewer resources and get more out of them.”