Cognos Financial Performance Payables Analytics

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Analytic reporting for controlling cash outflow and vendor relationships

IBM® Cognos® Financial Performance Payables Analytics provides packaged reporting and analysis of accounts payable. It is a module of the Cognos Financial Performance Analytics application. The solution helps finance managers gain insight into cash outflow, vendor account and payment trends, the handling of adjustments and adherence to payment policies.

Cognos Financial Performance Payables Analytics allows finance to gain better control over cash outflow and vendor relationships.

Report on the status of payables—forecast cash outflow based on existing invoices.
Analyze vendor relationships—examine history of relationships with vendors and identify trends and patterns.
Adapt to changing business conditions—modify reports quickly and add new content to reflect changing business requirements.

Report on the status of payables

Forecast cash outflow based on existing invoices, payment terms and discount trends.
Track and report on ongoing status of payables including upcoming due dates and deviations in vendor payments.
Determine the most efficient use of available cash to pay the most important bills first.

Analyze vendor relationships

Access information on vendors from multiple data sources.
Examine the history of relationships with vendors, and identify trends and patterns.
Identify suppliers who are positioned to allow extended payment terms or discounts for prompt payment.

Adapt to changing business conditions

Access data residing in different transactional systems to gain an integrated view of financial performance.
Configure reports to meet changing business needs, enabling faster insight and smarter financial decisions.

Cognos Financial Performance Payables Analytics resources

White paper: Bridging Operational & Financial Forecasting
Learn how Cognos solutions help finance and other departments synchronize their financial and operational planning to optimize performance.

Demo: IBM Cognos Financial Performance Analytics
See how a straightforward prompt process enables finance users to analyze details and easily run reports.

White paper: Extending Planning & Forecasting with Analytics
Steve Player from the Beyond Budgeting Roundtable explains how finance teams can use advanced planning and forecasting to gain insight and make better business decisions.

White paper: Optimizing Transaction Systems for Faster Business Insight
Learn how packaged, self-service reporting and analysis gives you faster insight at the point of business impact.

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