Business Partnering
Stakeholder requests, departmental insight, action tracking, and decision support in one connected workspace.
Every finance request — logged, owned, and tracked
Ad-hoc requests, analysis asks, and decision support needs — captured centrally with priority, ownership, and response tracking.
Active Request Queue
All departments — current cycle
Headcount cost model — 3 new roles
Marketing campaign ROI analysis
Sales territory P&L breakdown
Opex reforecast — Q3 assumptions
Regional cost centre reconciliation
Board slide — people costs June
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
3-month trend (spend index)
Travel overspend flagged — Q2 variance under review.
Operations
Cost centre performance — June
3-month trend (spend index)
Logistics costs above plan — freight surcharge impacting Q2.
HR
Cost centre performance — June
3-month trend (spend index)
3 new roles pending cost model — BPR request open.
Marketing
Cost centre performance — June
3-month trend (spend index)
Campaign ROI analysis requested — pending BP response.
APAC Region
Cost centre performance — June
3-month trend (spend index)
Strong quarter — cost centre reconciliation complete.
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
Owner: J. Clarke
Incremental cost of $204K annualised. Breakeven at month 7 assuming 85% quota attainment. Recommend approval with Q3 start gate.
APAC regional office — shared services expansion
Owner: M. Hassan
Two scenarios modelled: full build vs. hybrid. Hybrid saves $180K in Year 1, with 14-month payback. Business case in preparation.
Marketing technology stack consolidation
Owner: A. Reid
Consolidation saves £82K per annum. Risk: 3-month transition period with reduced reporting capability. CFO approved 15 Jun.
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.
Action Register — Current Cycle
By stakeholder and meeting
Share updated HC cost model with HR
Complete sales territory P&L analysis
Review opex assumptions with Ops lead
Prepare board slide — people costs
Reconcile APAC cost centre Q2
Draft marketing ROI summary
Follow up on IT capex sign-off
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
HR Board Slide Deck
Owner: J. Clarke — Due 25 Jun
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
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.
