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Financial Reporting Analysis Module

  

Features & Benefits

Scorecards, dashboards, reports, and metrics in the Financial Reporting Analysis Module help your organization immediately begin reporting, analyzing, and monitoring financial information from existing operational systems and data warehouses.

BUSINESS
Feature Function Benefit
Profit and Loss Statement Reports & Metrics Delivers reporting and analysis of all revenues and operating expenses during a given period of time Improved transparency into operating performance, ensuring that all personnel can access financial information relevant to their role in the organization
Balance Sheet Reports & Metrics Delivers reporting and analysis of assets, liabilities, and equity Unfettered analysis of assets, liabilities, and equity at any level of detail with transaction-level drilling for thorough investigative analysis
Cash Flow Analysis Reports & Metrics Tracks the inflows and outflows of cash Improved analysis of cash inflows and outflows across operating, investing, and financing activities in order to optimize cash on hand
Revenue Reports & Metrics Delivers reporting and analysis of revenues at summary and detailed transaction level information Improved reporting on revenues in statutory reports as well as ad hoc analyses
Expenses and Costs Reports & Metrics Delivers reporting and analysis of costs and expenses across multiple business dimensions for any given time period Reduced cost outlays by activities, employee, and business units across the organization
Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Reports & Metrics Enables analysis of current and aging accounts, broken down by days outstanding, business organizational structure, and vendor or customer
  • Improved tracking of Accounts Receivable to increase cash on hand
  • Improved tracking of Accounts Payable for monitoring all liabilities
Planning & Forecasting Reports & Metrics Delivers reports and analyses for testing accuracy of forecasts across multiple business dimensions, including business units and accounts Enhanced forecasting abilities and predictive analysis via what-if analysis, trend analysis, regression, and data mining capabilities
Scorecards & Dashboards Delivers at-a-glance performance management information with ability to follow workflow paths, navigate to reports, view performance indicators, perform OLAP analysis, and drill to more detailed analyses Improved corporate performance management for specific domain or across the entire enterprise for all business users at any level in the organization
TECHNICAL
Feature Function Benefit
Application Documentation

Provides extensive references on:

  • Descriptions, usage scenarios, and screenshots for all reports and metrics
  • Descriptions and diagrams of the logical data model and physical schema tables and columns
  • Glossary of all terms
Implement, deploy, and customize in a dramatically quicker fashion using this comprehensive roadmap
Application Model
(Logical Schema)		 Provides conceptual model and corresponding metadata repository for:
  • Relationships between business dimensions and attributes organized into hierarchies
  • Facts or captured units of measurement and their time-based transformations
  • Production-ready reports and metrics grouped by functional areas
  • Meet reporting needs quickly and flexibly as requirements change -- without coding
  • Leverage logical model across multiple domains
  • Implement modularly with only those areas of analysis relevant to the organization
  • Customize and extend business dimensions, reports, and metrics
Data Warehouse Model (Physical Schema) Stores domain-specific data for implementation or reference.
  • Model is not hard-wired and therefore can be replaced with existing database investments
  • Entity-Relationship diagram fully explains the data warehouse structure
  • Use packaged physical schema or leverage existing investments in existing data warehouse, data mart, or multiple data sources
  • Run module directly against financial and accounting systems
MicroStrategy Platform Built on and fully integrated with the MicroStrategy platform
  • Development products included
  • Extend reporting, analysis, and monitoring to business users across the enterprise from any Web browser, email program, or from Microsoft® Excel, PowerPoint®, Word, and Outlook
  • Centralized administration, security, and maintenance across all MicroStrategy applications