Cost and Performance Management Leverage real-time data to create lasting and meaningful change. As organisations face challenges and struggle to find the right talent to meet increasing demands, the time is now to start refining cost and performance management.We help you gain access to a transparent, timely view of your financial performance at any time. With the ability to access data and reports remotely and from multiple channels, our cost and performance management tools deliver superior performance and results.Our experts help you improve data quality, efficiency, and operational results. Develop innovative approaches to scalable and sustainable cost control 2024 Global Finance Trends Survey Explore key findings from our finance survey on CFO transformations and global trends, emphasising tech's role in strategic growth and security. Read more Our Cost and Performance management services We deliver a wide-range of capabilities to support your organisation's unique finance needs and beyond: Pro Briefcase Data and Analytics At Protiviti, we understand that data is the foundation necessary for effective planning and analysis that supports management decisions. Our technology solutions enable you to use data efficiently to produce meaningful reporting and analytics to make timely data driven business decisions. Pro Building office Finance and Accounting Process Excellence We aim to design, deliver, and manage processes that enable scalable growth, leverage leading technologies, transform the workforce from transactional to advisory, and better integrate with other business functions. Pro Document Consent Target Operating Model When you need to refine your finance target operating model, we focus on enabling this future-state model while considering the shortage of skilled talent, and the impacts on people, process, technology, and governance. Pro Document Stack Intelligent Automation Organisations are increasingly turning to intelligent automation to automate business processes, improve efficiency, and drive finance transformation. Learn more about how we can help you integrate intelligent automation into your finance function. Pro System Security Technology Whether you are looking to automate, modernise, or embark on an end-to-end finance transformation journey, our technology consulting solutions range from strategy, design, and development through implementation, risk management, and managed services. Pro Legal Briefcase Operations At Protiviti we empower resilient and flexible operating models to optimise operational effectiveness, driving better throughput, quality or work, labor utilisation while improving the customer experience. All enabled through new digital process models, advanced analytics and autonomous techniques that are changing ho... Pro Rightmark Square Managed Business Solutions A one-of-a-kind, flexible delivery model, Managed Business Solutions blends Protiviti’s unmatched consulting experience with Robert Half’s deep operational expertise to build resource teams customised to address unique client challenges and deliver rapid improvement. Pro Screen System Integration Business Planning & Analysis Leverage Protiviti’s end-to-end customised solutions to understand and address your most challenging planning and analytics issues. We combine the strategic approach of consulting with the power of practice experience to deliver results. Our approach Performance measures for the finance and accounting team must align with the overall business strategy. This ensures that your organisation has the key capabilities and data to make decisions and take action. We help develop innovative approaches to scalable and sustainable cost control.These insights enable organisations to make intelligent business decisions and drive performance and growth while managing risks.At all times, you can dive into the relevant data and reports and track your organisation’s performance in real-time.Using leading practices, our professionals deliver solutions in the following key areas:Budgeting, planning and forecastingData management and strategy, and visualisationCost optimisation and strategies to save capitalThe improvement and standardisation of policies and procedures Our methodology Organisational Redesign Our advisors assess the skills of your current employees and evaluate opportunities to integrate cross-functional teams throughout the planning processes from departments such as finance and accounting, demand planning, procurement, sales and marketing, and HR. Process Improvement We’ll assess your current processes and establish a current framework for linking strategic plans into annual planning and forecast processes. After developing and implementing a comprehensive, integrated business planning process, we’ll work across finance and HR to connect incentive targets to financial performance. Technology Enhancements and Automation Together, we’ll look at the system architecture across business units and/or geographies. We’ll coordinate and implement your technology enhancement projects for maximum efficiency and results. Improve the Quality and Access of Data and Reporting Our advisors analyse or develop a standard set of reporting across divisions and at a consolidated level. They’ll perform strategic analysis to build or improve upon financial models, data quality, and data access, as well as identify opportunities to optimise operating spend and investments. Leadership Sam Bassett Sam is the country leader for Singapore. With over 25 years' experience, he's primarily worked in financial services with consulting firms or directly in the banking industry to deliver change and support strategic, tactical, and operation goals across Asia, Europe and ... Learn More The need for improved forecasting in a challenging marketplace The market’s volatility is changing the way organisations use forecasting approaches. The traditional forecasting method of collecting a stable set of fixed costs, demand projections, and other inputs is no longer enough to keep up in a rapidly changing landscape. Now more than ever, we need real-time data at our fingertips to propel decisions at critical business junctures. With the help of Protiviti’s consulting services, we can amplify the impact of your organisation’s data and create lasting and meaningful change. 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