Our Approach to Modern Finance
Leveraging technology and process improvement to deliver greater impact
The Four Pillars of Modern Finance Solutions
We focus our Modern Finance initiatives across every area of finance, leveraging technology to solve big problems and transform how we deliver impact.
Financial Analysis & Reporting
Transforming legacy systems and tools to increase insight and productivity
Strategy & Forecasting
Driving forward-looking forecasting and strategic decision making
Business Process Automation
Enabling greater efficiency through chat bots and automated workflows
Risk & Compliance
Harnessing technology to mitigate and proactively control risk
Learning Library: Modern Finance in Action
Microsoft’s finance and business BI transformation
Succeeding in today’s data-intensive environment requires analysts and executives who can distill enormous amount of data into succinct insights. The revolutions in Microsoft's BI tools have changed the way that Microsoft finance explores data and gets to the right insights needed to drive impact in the company.
Modernizing the Microsoft Consumer Finance business rhythm and analytics
Learn how the Microsoft Consumer finance team reimagined how to deliver analytics and insights while increasing business partnership and alignment to drive faster – and better – decision making.
Making data-driven cash flow decisions
By connecting cash flow data to a broader financial data ecosystem, Microsoft has created a cash flow analytics platform capable of far greater insight. Learn how the platform provides actionable insights into daily cash flow, and how machine learning will propel cash flow analytics into the future.
Using AI and Chatbots to simplify finance tools
Rethinking our services using an AI-first approach is helping us become a data-driven organization. We’ve created a self-serve platform on which anyone can quicky and easily find answers, freeing up our finance teams to focus on more value-added work.
Video Library: Modern Finance in Action
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Financial Analysis & Reporting
Learn how you can modernize your finance analytics, reporting, and operations.
Modernizing the Microsoft Consumer Finance business rhythm and analytics
Learn how the Microsoft Consumer finance team reimagined how to deliver analytics and insights while increasing business partnership and alignment to drive faster – and better – decision making.
Learn moreStrategy & Forecasting
See what’s possible with Dynamics 365 to help you improve your cash flow forecasting.
Watch Microsoft’s story on integrating machine learning with FP&A.
Business Process Automation
How Finance delivered an enterprise-wide solution in 48 hrs.
Using a SOX controls example to illustrate automation opportunities.
Using advanced capabilities to provide richer insight.
Risk Management and Compliance
How we increased compliance with better data visibility.
Finance Foundations: Cost Savings and Productivity
Leveraging new tools for increased productivity and partnership.