NetSuite Financial Planning with PBCS

For those that have been in the NetSuite ecosystem for a few years you may recall a time where NetSuite partnered with Adaptive Insights to create a module known as NetSuite Financial Planning to offer clients a cloud-based planning and forecasting solution that was imbedded in NetSuite. Since the recent acquisition by Oracle, the NetSuite Financial Planning module is no longer available, however Oracle has created a connector to tightly integrate NetSuite with Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service, also known as PBCS.  

A little history on Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service… For over a decade, Hyperion Planning has consistently been recognized as a market leader in the Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) space. However as the demand for SaaS-based EPM tools have increased over the past five years, Oracle has retooled its best-in-class capabilities for the cloud and since being released in 2014 has seen rapid adoption to the tune of 2,500 customers.

Oracle is a cloud-based planning tool that provides planning and budgeting functionality capabilities within the flexible and customizable framework that enables companies to address a wide variety of financial, sales, and operational planning use cases across many industries. In this post, we’ll take a look at Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) and how it might be useful to NetSuite customers to consider as they move from an Excel based planning process to a cloud-based financial planning solution.

Three Benefits of Oracle PBCS for NetSuite

#1: Eliminate inefficient forecasting processes

Spreadsheets have been central to operations for many SMB’s and mid-market companies. PBCS allows you to migrate from spreadsheets, decreasing the risk of errors and inaccuracies. Furthermore, PBCS increases the ability for team members and departments across the organization to collaborate and have visibility into forecasts, making that data all the more actionable.

#2: Better forecasting

With Oracle planning cloud modeling capabilities, approval workflows, and reporting, sales and strategic planning goals can be linked to short and long-term financial plans. PBCS also performs business logic to provide instant analysis and reporting. Furthermore, PBCS’ analysis engine understands market volatility and uses predictive analytics to answer the elusive question of “what if,” thus minimizing risk and uncertainty.