News/Events
New Hire Announcement: Greg Lakin – Principal Consultant
September 21st, 2022 Greg Lakin has 12+ years of experience architecting, developing, and managing SAP BPC planning and consolidations solutions. Most...
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Win Announcement: Financial Reporting for Manufacturing Company
September 15th, 2022 Technology manufacturing company selects SimpleFi’s prepackaged financial reporting content and SAP Analytics Cloud to meet their...
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Win Announcement: Predictive Planning for Technology Company
September 15th, 2022 A leading technology and manufacturing company selected SimpleFi to build Predictive planning applications to increase planning...
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Win Announcement: HR and Cost Center planning for Telecom Company
September 15th, 2022 TDS selects SimpleFi’s HR and Cost Center pre-packaged planning content with SAP Analytics Cloud to replace Excel / BPC.
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New Hire Announcement: Michael Thompson – NorthEast/South Regional VP of Sales
September 13th, 2022 We’re pleased to welcome Michael Thompson as SimpleFi’s new RVP of Sales for the North/Southeast region. He attended...
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SAP & SimpleFi Montreal Finance Analytics Innovation Summit
October 25-26th, 2022 Join us for the Analytics event of the fall! This year, we’re taking it out of the country and heading to Montreal, Canada! We’re...
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Who is SimpleFi? Finance and Analytics Experts
August 23rd, 2022 SimpleFi is a firm of experts focused on business process design, business content, automation and implementation of SAP Planning...
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New Hire Announcement: Emile Berube – SAP Planning & Analytics Intern
July 13th, 2022 Emile Berube is an intern in SAP – Planning and Analytics. He just finished his graduate studies in Business Intelligence at the University...
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New Hire Announcement: Sara Rimaoui – SAP Consultant
July 7th, 2022 July 2015: Sara Rimaoui is an SAP Consultant with a Master’s in Finance who decided to take a sabbatical year to discover life outside...
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SAPinsider Financials
July 19-21st, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV We are excited to announce that we will be participating at SAPinsider Financials in Las Vegas July 19-21st. SimpleFi is...
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Win Announcement: Power BI Replace; Planning Blueprint and Financial Reporting
June 3rd, 2022 Orbia selects SimpleFi for FP&A advisory and to implement SAP Analytics Cloud for Financial Reporting and Planning.
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Win Announcement: Consolidated Financial Reporting
June 3rd, 2022 Pharma company selects SimpleFi and SAP Analytics Cloud to meet their Consolidated Financial reporting requirements.
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Compensation planning with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SimpleFi’s pre-packaged FP&A content Case Study
May 24th, 2022 The Company had recently worked with SimpleFi to implement a Finance model. The compensation planning model was their second implementation...
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New Hire Announcement: Ankita Shah – Senior Consultant
May 11th, 2022 Ankita Shah is a Business Analyst and Financial professional with an experience over 12 years in Finance, Cost Accounting, and an SAP BPC/...
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Paper Company Case Study
May 10th, 2022 The compensation planning model was their first SAC implementation with SimpleFi. Their goal was to transition from an Excel based planning...
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SumUp Case Study
May 5th, 2022 SimpleFi proposed to SumUp that by leveraging our internally developed pre-packaged SAP Analytics Cloud Consolidations content we could...
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New Hire Announcement: Fernando Pereira – Senior Consultant
April 14th, 2022 Fernando joins SimpleFi as a Senior Consultant after a stint at Capgemini’s Insights & Data service line, where he worked as a...
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Plan to Win Workshop
March 17th, 2022 Now more than ever, it’s become critical for organizations to prioritize planning to unlock agile and strategic decision making. Join SAP...
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Packaged Food Company Case Study
February 23rd, 2022 While partnering with SimpleFi, The Company was able to produce a streamlined and more automated process for their forecasted savings...
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Win Announcement: SAP Analytics Cloud Consolidations
January 26th, 2022 SumUp selects SimpleFi and SAP Analytics Cloud to meet their Consolidations requirements.
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Win Announcement: SAP Analytics Cloud Planning for CPG Company Digital Supply Chain
January 26th, 2022 Leading CPG company selects SAP Analytics Cloud and SimpleFi labor planning content for their production labor planning needs.
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Professional Services Company Use Case
January 25th, 2022 Partnering with SimpleFi allowed the company to take advantage of several pre-built packages which greatly reduced configuration time and...
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Wolverine Use Case
January 25th, 2022 While partnering with SimpleFi and deciding on a Hyperion Planning replacement, WWW was able to identify and address key pain points in...
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Fiserv Use Case
January 19th, 2022 Fiserv was using Excel for their Compensation Plan and uploading the results to SAP’s Business Planning and Consolidations (BPC), but...
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SAP & SimpleFi Virtual SAP Analytics Cloud Event
February 23rd, 2022 We are pleased to announce that we will be conducting an SAP Analytics Cloud Event, hosted by SAP & SimpleFi taking place on...
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The Future of Work for Financial Planning & Analysis
Jon Essig – Managing Partner at SimpleFi Solutions SimpleFi Managing Partner Jon Essig discusses how financial services firms can streamline...
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A Guide to Finance Consolidation Solutions
Jarrett Bialek – Partner, Planning, Analytics & Consolidations at SimpleFi Solutions The world of finance reporting and consolidation tools is...
Read more New Hire Announcement: Gil Carneiro – Solution Director
September 22nd, 2021 The SimpleFi Team is excited to welcome our newest team member, Gil Carneiro! Gil is taking the role of Solution Director. He is an...
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SAP & SimpleFi Chicago Analytics Innovation Summit
October 27-28th, 2021 Location: The Robey Hotel in Wicker Park Day 1: 9:00am – 4:00pm: Presentations by SAP, Customers and SimpleFi Solutions followed...
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Company Announcement: SimpleFi’s Sales & Revenue Planning Solution for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available for purchase at the SAP Store!
August 25th, 2021 The SimpleFi Team is excited to announce that our Sales & Revenue Planning Solution for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available...
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New Hire Announcement: Stephen Filreis – Solutions Director of Planning, Analytics & Consolidations
August 19th, 2021 The SimpleFi team is excited to welcome Stephen Filreis as Solutions Director of Planning, Analytics & Consolidations. Steve joins...
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Company Announcement: SimpleFi’s CRM Solution for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available for purchase at the SAP Store!
August 19th, 2021 The SimpleFi Team is excited to announce that our CRM Solution for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available for purchase at the SAP...
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Company Announcement: SimpleFi’s HR Planning for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available for purchase at the SAP Store!
August 19th, 2021 The SimpleFi Team is excited to announce that our HR Planning for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available for purchase at the SAP...
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Company Announcement: SimpleFi’s Capital Planning for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available for purchase at the SAP Store!
June 30th, 2021 The SimpleFi Team is excited to announce that our Capital Planning for SAP Analytics Cloud solution is now available for purchase at the SAP...
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Plastipak + SimpleFi
Plastipak selects SimpleFi to implement SAP Group Reporting for consolidations and SAP Analytics Cloud for FP&A. “Plastipak is happy to partner...
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Goodyear + SimpleFi
Goodyear selects SimpleFi to implement EMEA SAP Analytics Cloud FP&A solution and design global FP&A template! “SimpleFi experts proved SAP...
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Chris Cap appointed SimpleFi FP&A Content Leader
April 19th, 2021 Chris Cap is a consultant with SimpleFi Solutions LLC and has been with the Company since its inception. He has 10 years’ experience...
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The Magic of FP&A: Turning Pipeline into Sales
April 15th, 2020 Join us on April 21, 2021, to learn Financial Planning and Analytics leading practices applied to pipeline- and opportunity-based sales...
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Jon Essig to take part in SAPinsider Financials Finance Panel
March 9-11th, 2021 SAP remains essential to supporting core finance, accounting, planning, and reporting processes. New market demands are requiring...
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Furniture Company Case Study
February 16th, 2021 Download case study here (pdf, 501kb)
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Leadership Addition: Jarrett Bialek as Partner – Planning, Analytics and Consolidations
February 9th 2021 The SimpleFi team is thrilled to welcome Jarrett Bialek to the leadership team as Partner – Planning, Analytics, and Consolidations...
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New Hire Announcement: Greg Hachmeister as Senior Consultant
February 3rd, 2021 The SimpleFi team is excited to welcome Greg Hachmeister as Senior Consultant. Greg has held various positions in his 25-year Corporate...
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New Hire Announcement: Mehdi El Omri as Sales Executive
January 19th, 2021 The SimpleFi team is thrilled to welcome Mehdi El Omri, as Sales executive for SAP Planning and Analytics. After experience working...
Read more SimpleFi HR planning
Written by: Eric Blondin – January 5th, 2021 As we end this crazy year that 2020 has been, I figured I’d share some insights on where SAP Analytics...
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Wolverine Case Study
August 26th, 2020 Download case study here (pdf, 380kb)
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Customer Use Case – Stepan
August 19th, 2020 Download case study here (pdf, 167kb)
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Therapeutics Company Case Study
July 28th, 2020 Download case study here (pdf, 314kb)
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SAP Analytics Cloud HR Planning Hands-on Virtual event
August 11-12th, 2020 SimpleFi’s SAC HR Workshop will guide you through: • Train your project and development team to shorten your time to deploy any...
Read more SAP & SimpleFi Virtual SAP Analytics Cloud Event
June 10th, 2020 9:00am – 2:00pm: Presentations by SimpleFi, SAP and customer use case followed by a virtual SAP Analytics Cloud interactive workshop...
Read more Leadership Addition: Eric Blondin as VP Platform and Technology
March 23rd, 2020 The SimpleFi team is thrilled to welcome Eric Blondin, who is now leading our Platform and Technology competency. Eric joins us with over...
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Furst-McNess Case Study
January 31st, 2020 Download case study here (pdf, 252kb)
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SAP & SimpleFi Summer Analytics Innovation Summit
June/July 2020 Two-Day Event Location: The Iron Horse in Milwaukee Day 1: 9:00am – 5:00pm: Presentations by SAP, Customers and SimpleFi Solutions...
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SAPinsider Financials Conference in Amsterdam
June 2 – 4th, 2020 The premier annual gathering of the world’s foremost experts on SAP technology. Featuring (6) immersive conferences...
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SAPinsider Financials Conference in Las Vegas
August 2020 The premier annual gathering of the world’s foremost experts on SAP technology. Featuring (6) immersive conferences...
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SAP & SimpleFi Present: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Philadelphia Flyers
October 24th, 2019 Enjoy a VIP experience from our suite! Join us for an exclusive evening networking event in our suite at the United Center on Thursday...
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SAP & SimpleFi Chicago Analytics Innovation Summit
June 18-19th, 2019 Location: The Robey Hotel in Wicker Park Day 1: 9:00am – 5:00pm: Presentations by SAP, Customers and SimpleFi Solutions followed by...
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Join us in Vegas for SAP Financials March 19-21st
March 19-21, 2019 Join us at SAP Financials in Las Vegas, March 19th-21st where you’ll have the chance to meet with other customers, hear their project...
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Chicago Analytics Innovation Summit
SAP Chicago Analytics Innovation Summit – Workshop Prep – start marketing in January Product focus: SAP Analytics Cloud; SAP BPC Day 1 Keynote...
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SAC Financial Reporting: P&L Structure
Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 As a leading practice, companies are moving the chart of accounts to a lean chart structure, providing only a single account...
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Planning using SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) combined with SAP Datawarehouse Cloud (DWC)
Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 Datawarehouse Cloud is built to manage data from multiple sources in varying degrees of complexity, whereas SAC Planning is...
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SAC and Group Reporting integration
Wednesday, August 17th, 2022 This session will take a look at the reporting options in Group Reporting and how we can use SAC to build dynamic, user...
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Basics of Inventory Planning in SAP Analytics Cloud
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 Let SAP Analytics cloud (SAC) be the centralized hub for your collaborative enterprise planning! One extension of the...
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Control the Planning Process with SAP Analytics Cloud Calendar
Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 Here is your scenario… your organization uses SAP Analytics Cloud for its forecast and planning processes. As a leader in...
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The New Paradigm: Intro to Reporting and Analytics in SAP Analytics Cloud
Wednesday, June 15th, 2022 Are you doing month-end reporting in an “EPM” tool and extracting data to another solution[i.e. Power BI]? Is your month end...
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Costing and Intercompany Planning in SAP Analytics Cloud
Thursday, May 19th, 2022 Join our webinar on Thursday, May 19th, as SimpleFi’s VP Planning & Analytics, Eric Blondin, discusses “Costing and...
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How to configure connections and source data from multiple systems into SAP Analytics Cloud
Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 Join our webinar on April 13th, 2022, as Partner of Planning, Analytics & Consolidations, Jarrett Bialek, discusses...
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Sales and Revenue Planning in SAP Analytics Cloud
Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 Join our webinar on Wednesday, March 30th, as our Senior Solutions Director, Beth McBreen, demonstrates the robust planning...
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SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning – Getting a Handle on Advanced Formulas
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 Join our webinar on March 9th, 2022, as Principal Consultant, Dan Skiendziel, discusses “SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning –...
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Allocations in SAP Analytics Cloud with SimpleFi’s business content
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 Join our webinar on Wednesday, February 16th, as SimpleFi’s Managing Partner, Jon Essig, discusses allocation business...
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Pre-Packaged Solution for Project Planning & Analytics
Tuesday, December 14th, 2021 Spend less time planning Projects while also getting better visibility into your process with our comprehensive pre-packaged...
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SAC Planning using the Excel Add-in: Ready for Prime time?
Wednesday, October 13th, 2021 The SAC Excel add-in has been out for quite a while, but is it ready to be rolled-out as part of a large scale SAC...
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SimpleFi Webinar: Is SAP Analytics Cloud ready to replace the “P” in BPC?
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 We know SAP Analytics Cloud offers more than BPC from a strategic standpoint. But join our webinar on Wednesday, September...
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Job Opening: Junior FP&A Technology Consultant
Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 Are you looking to apply your finance and accounting knowledge to systems, sales and operations? Want to implement cool FP&A...
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SAC for Planning: Visualize your Variances
Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 Have you started your SAC for Planning journey, and are currently using only SAC table/report formats to compare actual results...
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SimpleFi Webinar: Real-world experience using the New SAC Model
Wednesday, August 4th, 2021 Join our webinar on Wednesday, August 4th at 10am CST, as SimpleFi’s VP of Platform & Technology, Eric Blondin, discusses...
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SIMPLEFI WEBINAR: Consolidations and Reporting with Group Reporting and SAP Analytics Cloud
July 14th, 2021 Join our webinar on July 14th as SimpleFi’s Managing Partner of Planning, Analytics, and Consolidations, Jarret Bialek, discusses and demos...
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SimpleFi Webinar: How FP&A can turn Pipeline into Sales
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 Join our webinar on June 16th to learn Financial Planning & Analytics leading practices applied to Pipeline and Opportunity...
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Explore End-to-End Planning Capabilities using SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
May 26, 2021 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT Join us to learn how SAP Analytics Cloud can simplify your planning processes by automating...
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HR Planning – SimpleFi HR Planning Workshop
May 19th and 20th , 2021 Join us for our Virtual SAP Analytics Cloud HR Planning Event on May 19 and 20th, as SimpleFi experts and SAP Planning and...
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Accelerating Value on M&A Activity through Analytics & Planning
May 4th, 2021 11:45 AM – 12:15 pm Join this session to learn about the common pitfall’s companies fall into...
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HR Planning – SimpleFi HR Planning Workshop
May 19th and 20th , 2021 Join us for our Virtual SAP Analytics Cloud HR Planning Event on May 19 and 20th, as SimpleFi experts and SAP Planning and...
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SimpleFi workshop : Intro to Financial reporting in SAP Analytics Cloud Training
April 28th and 29th Join the SimpleFi team on April 28th and 29th for an informational and hands-on training session related to financial reporting in...
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SimpleFi’s Pre-Packaged Solution for CapEx Planning & Analytics
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 Spend less time planning CapEx while also getting better visibility into your planning process with our comprehensive pre-packaged...
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SimpleFi’s Future of HR Planning on SAP Analytics Cloud Webinar
Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 Salary expense can be substantial expense for companies, which is why it is so important to have a proper solution to prepare...
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SAP Modern Analytics Webinar Series: Explore End-to-End Planning Capabilities using SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
Wednesday, May 26th, 2020 Join us to learn how SAP Analytics Cloud can simplify your planning processes by automating collection of your plan, building it...
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Stepping Into the Future of Finance with Data and Analytics
March 24th, 2021 SimpleFi’s Managing Partner, Jon Essig, is excited to present with SAP’s VP – Head of SAP HANA Database & Analytics...
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SimpleFi & SAP Present: HR Planning – Step by Step with Wolverine & SAP Analytics Cloud
Wednesday, March 17th 2021 Join SAP and SimpleFi for an engaging discussion around Wolverine Worldwide’s decision to replace their existing Hyperion...
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Automated Performance Reporting: SAP Analytics Cloud/BPC Cloud
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021 Want to automate your print ready P&L variance or bridge reporting? And answer your business questions faster with...
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Professional Services Planning for SAP Analytics Cloud
Wednesday, February 17th 2021 Join our webinar on Wednesday, February 17th at 10am CST to see SimpleFi’s prepackaged content for Professional Services...
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Streamlining your SAC Planning process with Analytics Applications
Thursday, January 28th 2021 Join our webinar on Thursday, January 28th at 10am CST to understand how you can streamline your SAC Planning process with...
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SAP & SimpleFi Present: Virtual Holiday Wine Tasting
Go your own way – How Growmark started their SAP Analytics Cloud Journey Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 Location: The comfort of your own home Date...
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Bill of Material Scenario Modeling within SAP Analytics Cloud Planning
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 Join our webinar on Wednesday, November 18th at 10am CST to understand how SAP Analytics Cloud can be leveraged for planning...
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Financial Statement Planning in SAP Analytics Cloud
Thursday, October 29th, 2020 Join our webinar on October 29th, 2020 at 10am CST, as SimpleFi’s Managing Partner, Jon Essig, discusses and gives a live...
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Using Analytic Applications in your SAC Planning Process
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020 If you have been following our many webinars around SAC Planning, you now have a good understanding of the potential to...
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Consolidations Accelerator for SAP Analytics Cloud
Thursday, September 17th, 2020 Are you an Oracle or BPC customer? Or a One Stream customer who has more complex planning or reporting requirements? Join our...
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Pre-Packaged Solution for Retail Sales and Margin Planning
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 Retail companies commonly struggle with creating a collaborative approach to Sales and Margin planning. In order to complete...
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Migrating your planning to the cloud using SAP Datawarehouse Cloud with SAP Analytics Cloud
Thursday, August 20th, 2020 Join our webinar on Thursday, August 20th at 10am CST as SimpleFi’s VP Platform & Technology, Eric Blondin, discusses...
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SAP Modern Analytics Webinar Series: Explore End-to-End Planning Capabilities using SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning
Thursday, July 23rd, 2020 Join us to learn how SAP Analytics Cloud can simplify your planning processes by automating collection of your plan, building it...
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Inter-company Planning and Transfer Pricing using SAP Analytics Cloud
Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 International companies are planning more than ever for disruptions and big shifts in their supply chain. SimpleFi’s prepackaged...
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Key considerations when migrating to SAP BW/4HANA or SAP HANA native data warehouse
Thursday, June 18th, 2020 Join our webinar on Thursday, June 18th at 10am CST as SimpleFi’s VP Platform & Technology, Eric Blondin, discusses “Key...
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SAP Planning and Analytics – Ask the experts
Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 Join our webinar on Wednesday, May 27th at 10am CST as the SimpleFi Team will discuss and field questions around SAP Planning...
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Should you consider moving from SAP BO to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)?
Thursday, May 14th, 2020 Join our webinar on Thursday, May 14th at 10am CST as SimpleFi’s Eric Blondin, VP Platform & Technology, discusses and demos...
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End-to-End Planning Capabilities Using SAP Analytics Cloud
April 30th, 2020 Join us to learn how SAP Analytics Cloud can simplify your planning processes by automating collection of your plan, building it from the...
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Implement SAP Analytics Cloud for Financial Reporting and Dashboards
April 16th, 2020 Join us to learn how you can produce book ready financial reporting and performance analytics with SAP Analytics Cloud. See example...
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Compensation Planning Accelerator using SAP Analytics Cloud
April 2nd, 2020 Join our webinar on Thursday, April 2nd at 10am CST as SimpleFi’s Sr. Solution Director, Beth McBreen, discusses and demos our “Pre-Packaged...
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Pre-Packaged Solution for CapEx Planning & Analytics
February 27th, 2020 CapEx is one of those areas of the planning process that often gets overlooked. Have you ever wanted to seamlessly integrate a...
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Evaluate Your Options: Upgrade to SAP BPC or Convert to the Cloud?
January 23rd, 2020 Join our first webinar of the year on Thursday, January 23rd as Managing Partner, Jon Essig, will discuss “Evaluate Your Options...
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SAP Analytics Cloud for Planning – Understanding Advanced Analytics
November 26th, 2019 Join our last webinar of the year on Tuesday, November 26th as Sr. Solution Architect, Beth McBreen, discusses “SAP Analytics...
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Automated Performance Reporting – SAP Analytics Cloud / BPC
October 17th, 2019 Join our webinar on Thursday, October 17th as Managing Partner, Jon Essig, discusses “Automated Performance Reporting – SAP...
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SAP Planning and Consolidations Roadmap Evaluation
August 22nd, 2019 Join our webinar on Thursday, August 22nd as Managing Partner, Jon Essig, discusses “SAP Planning and Consolidations Roadmap...
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Implement SAP Analytics Cloud for financial reporting and dashboards
June 13th, 2019 SAP Analytics Cloud provides a solution that is highly integrated with SAP and has user-driven dashboarding and print-ready reporting...
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May 16th, 2019 This session will help you understand the automated processes SAP Analytics Cloud has to offer, in addition to version and scenario planning...
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SAP Analytics Cloud – Automated Analytics
April 25th, 2019 SAP Analytics Cloud can unlock your business’s value drivers with Predictive analytics. Predictive analytics uses multiple techniques such...
Read more SAP Analytics Cloud – Quick Start Solution for Sales and Revenue Recognition Planning
March 27th, 2019 Presenter Jon Esssig Managing Partner SimpleFi Solutions LLC Presenter Beth McBreenSolution Director SimpleFi Solutions LLC Wednesday...
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