Finance

Know before the close where margin is lost, how much cash you'll need and if the budget holds.

Where data sits across ERP, files and Excel, a manually built forecast is outdated the moment you save it. WhAI recalculates it on the data and brings the best decision, in euros.

Margin protected across products, customers and jobs

A faster month-end close, with far less manual work

Cash needs forecast weeks ahead, not found out late

WhAI estimating the month-end close and where margin is lost against budget
THE PROBLEM

Control is after the fact and manual: reports arrive when it is too late to correct.

October revenue from three sources with three different totals

Scattered data

Each entity and department keeps its own files: the numbers are rebuilt by hand at every close.

Margin variance versus budget from markdowns, stock and hours over quote

Margin lost along the way

Revenue meets budget, but markdowns, slow-moving stock and hours over quote erode margin.

Working days to close the month, by entity

Reports that arrive late

Closing the month in Excel takes days per entity, and the report arrives after the decision is made.

SOLUTIONS FOR 
Finance

From forecast to cash.

The function's recurring decisions, each with its own data and constraints.

FINANCE

Forecast and planning

Forecasts that update with the data and say how likely you are to hit the budget.

  • Probability of hitting budget, updated with the data
  • Budget variances corrected before the close
  • Less time to build budget and forecast
WhAI forecast showing the probability of hitting the margin budget by period
FINANCE

Forecast and planning

Forecasts that update with the data and say how likely you are to hit the budget.

  • Probability of hitting budget, updated with the data
  • Budget variances corrected before the close
  • Less time to build budget and forecast
WhAI forecast showing the probability of hitting the margin budget by period
FINANCE

Variances and drivers

The variance broken down into price, volume and mix, and tied to the lever and the owner.

  • Margin recovered before the close
  • Fewer hours of manual reconciliation
  • Anomalies caught before consolidation
WhAI breaking down margin variance into mix, volume and price, with lever and owner
FINANCE

Forecast and planning

Forecasts that update with the data and say how likely you are to hit the budget.

  • Probability of hitting budget, updated with the data
  • Budget variances corrected before the close
  • Less time to build budget and forecast
WhAI forecast showing the probability of hitting the margin budget by period
FINANCE

Variances and drivers

The variance broken down into price, volume and mix, and tied to the lever and the owner.

  • Margin recovered before the close
  • Fewer hours of manual reconciliation
  • Anomalies caught before consolidation
WhAI breaking down margin variance into mix, volume and price, with lever and owner
FINANCE

Impact on margin and cash

Where to free up cash, how much you will need over the next 13 weeks and how much debt you can sustain.

  • Cash freed from inventory and receivables
  • Cash squeezes and financing costs avoided
  • Debt capacity measured on 13-week cash
WhAI 13-week cash forecast showing where to free up cash
FINANCE

Forecast and planning

Forecasts that update with the data and say how likely you are to hit the budget.

  • Probability of hitting budget, updated with the data
  • Budget variances corrected before the close
  • Less time to build budget and forecast
WhAI forecast showing the probability of hitting the margin budget by period
FINANCE

Variances and drivers

The variance broken down into price, volume and mix, and tied to the lever and the owner.

  • Margin recovered before the close
  • Fewer hours of manual reconciliation
  • Anomalies caught before consolidation
WhAI breaking down margin variance into mix, volume and price, with lever and owner
FINANCE

Impact on margin and cash

Where to free up cash, how much you will need over the next 13 weeks and how much debt you can sustain.

  • Cash freed from inventory and receivables
  • Cash squeezes and financing costs avoided
  • Debt capacity measured on 13-week cash
WhAI 13-week cash forecast showing where to free up cash
A USE CASE

Management control: from reporting to a strategic function.

The decision
Where margin is lost, why, and what to do before the close.
What WhAI does
01
Automatically reconciles ERP, files and Excel
02
Breaks the variance into price, volume and mix
03
Estimates the close and flags anomalies early
04
Ties every variance to the lever and the owner
What the annual return depends on
Margin recovered before the close
Manual reconciliation hours saved
Anomalies caught before consolidation
Starting data
P&L and budget, sales and purchase lines
Who it is for

CFO, Management control

DECISION INTELLIGENCE

Decisions calculated on your numbers

WhAI: the missing layer for your decisions

WhAI turns the way your company decides into a calculation model. It simulates every choice before you act, estimates the probability of hitting the goal and tracks the outcome.

DISCOVER WHAI
Open margin decision in WhAI, with constraints checked and corrective actions compared
AI Navigator start page: where AI creates the most value in your processes, with a preview of the AI Value MapAI Navigator start page: where AI creates the most value in your processes, with a preview of the AI Value Map
AI NAVIGATOR

Which processes should you bring AI into?

AI Navigator is the assessment that identifies where AI creates the most value and which use case to start with: it cross-references data, process maturity, impact on margins and people, and returns your AI Value Map.

The highest-value use case
The KPIs to track
The estimated annual return

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