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Business Partnering
Business Partnering Module

Business Partnering

Stakeholder requests, departmental insight, action tracking, and decision support in one connected workspace.

-50%
Request Response
faster turnaround time
100%
Actions Tracked
owned and followed up
+34pts
Stakeholder NPS
uplift vs baseline
-60%
Pack Build Time
vs manual process
Stakeholder Request Hub

Every finance request — logged, owned, and tracked

Ad-hoc requests, analysis asks, and decision support needs — captured centrally with priority, ownership, and response tracking.

2
New Requests
2
In Progress
1
Overdue
1
Completed

Active Request Queue

All departments — current cycle

RequestDepartmentPriorityOwnerDueStatus

Headcount cost model — 3 new roles

HRHighJ. Clarke26 JunIn Progress

Marketing campaign ROI analysis

MarketingMediumA. Reid30 JunNew

Sales territory P&L breakdown

SalesHighJ. Clarke20 JunOverdue

Opex reforecast — Q3 assumptions

OperationsHighM. Hassan28 JunIn Progress

Regional cost centre reconciliation

APACLowM. Hassan22 JunComplete

Board slide — people costs June

HRMediumJ. Clarke25 JunNew
Department Insight

Tailored insight for every department your team supports

Spend vs budget, performance trends, cost centre view, and key issues — configured per department, updated in real time.

Sales

Cost centre performance — June

Spend vs Budget
-2.1%
Revenue vs Target
+$1.2M
HC Costs
+4.3%

3-month trend (spend index)

AprMayJun

Travel overspend flagged — Q2 variance under review.

Operations

Cost centre performance — June

Spend vs Budget
+3.8%
Efficiency Index
91%
Opex per Unit
-1.1%

3-month trend (spend index)

AprMayJun

Logistics costs above plan — freight surcharge impacting Q2.

HR

Cost centre performance — June

Spend vs Budget
+1.2%
HC Count
142
Avg Cost/Head
$68K

3-month trend (spend index)

AprMayJun

3 new roles pending cost model — BPR request open.

Marketing

Cost centre performance — June

Spend vs Budget
-5.4%
Campaign ROI
3.2x
Digital Spend
+8.1%

3-month trend (spend index)

AprMayJun

Campaign ROI analysis requested — pending BP response.

APAC Region

Cost centre performance — June

Spend vs Budget
-0.3%
Revenue Growth
+9.2%
Margin %
21.4%

3-month trend (spend index)

AprMayJun

Strong quarter — cost centre reconciliation complete.

Decision Support

Structured business cases — from analysis to approved recommendation

Templates, scenario summaries, linked data, and a clear review flow — so decisions get made faster, with confidence.

Headcount expansion — 3 FTEs in Sales

Review

Owner: J. Clarke

Incremental cost of $204K annualised. Breakeven at month 7 assuming 85% quota attainment. Recommend approval with Q3 start gate.

HC cost model v3.xlsxSales capacity analysisRevenue attribution model
CFO review scheduled 27 Jun

APAC regional office — shared services expansion

Preparation

Owner: M. Hassan

Two scenarios modelled: full build vs. hybrid. Hybrid saves $180K in Year 1, with 14-month payback. Business case in preparation.

Shared services cost modelAPAC P&L — 12moHeadcount assumptions
Initial draft due 30 Jun

Marketing technology stack consolidation

Approved

Owner: A. Reid

Consolidation saves £82K per annum. Risk: 3-month transition period with reduced reporting capability. CFO approved 15 Jun.

Vendor comparisonTCO modelRisk assessment
Implementation underway
3
Business Cases Active
1
In Review / Approval
4
Approved This Quarter
Action Tracker

Every action owned, tracked, and followed up

Actions by stakeholder and meeting — with due dates, priority, ownership, and completion status. Nothing falls through the cracks.

7
Total Actions
5
Open
1
Overdue
2
Completed

Action Register — Current Cycle

By stakeholder and meeting

1 overdue
ActionStakeholderOwnerMeetingDueStatus

Share updated HC cost model with HR

HR DirectorJ. ClarkeJun BP Review26 JunIn Progress

Complete sales territory P&L analysis

Sales VPJ. ClarkeSales QBR20 JunOverdue

Review opex assumptions with Ops lead

COOM. HassanOps Finance Review28 JunIn Progress

Prepare board slide — people costs

CFOJ. ClarkeBoard Pack25 JunTo Do

Reconcile APAC cost centre Q2

APAC MDM. HassanAPAC Monthly22 JunComplete

Draft marketing ROI summary

CMOA. ReidMarketing Review30 JunTo Do

Follow up on IT capex sign-off

CTOM. HassanIT Finance24 JunComplete
Meeting Pack Builder

Presentation-ready department packs — built in the platform

Section progress, commentary status, KPIs included, and export-ready output — so business partners spend less time building and more time partnering.

Sales Monthly Finance Review

Owner: J. Clarke — Due 27 Jun

85%
ready
Executive summaryCommentary ✓
Revenue vs planCommentary ✓
Cost variance analysisCommentary needed
KPI scorecardNot started
RevenueGross MarginHC CostsTravel & Expense

HR Board Slide Deck

Owner: J. Clarke — Due 25 Jun

60%
ready
People costs summaryCommentary ✓
Headcount movementNot started
Recruitment pipeline costNot started
Forecast outlookNot started
HC CountAvg Cost/HeadAttritionOpen Roles
Business Partnering Assistant

AI-assisted business partnering — structured and stakeholder-ready

Ask in plain language. Get structured responses on requests, department performance, follow-up actions, and meeting summaries — ready to share.

Business Partnering Assistant

Connected to live workspace data

Hello. I'm your Business Partnering Assistant. I can summarise open requests, draft department commentary, suggest follow-up actions, or prepare a meeting pack summary for your stakeholders.

Suggested prompts:

In a live environment, the assistant connects to your request hub, action tracker, and department data to generate commentary, summaries, and stakeholder updates — instantly shareable.

Business Partnering Module

Help finance business partners respond faster and add more value

Purpose-built for finance business partners who need to manage stakeholder requests, deliver department insight, and track decisions and actions — all in one workspace.

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