Financial Director Web seminar

Fast Close and Financial Governance:
Seeking a single version of the truth.
Concentric participated in a web seminar hosted by FinancialDirector which explored: what is now required to meet tough reporting standards whilst reducing compliance costs, how to shorten close cycle times whilst reducing control risk and how best to demonstrate central ownership and oversight of the reported numbers and statutory detail. >> Watch the full panel discussion <<

Concentric's latest report is featured on the National Computing Centre website

We are pleased to announce the Concentric's latest report is featured on the Accounting Software & Financial Reporting Software section of the Evaluation Centre". Playing fast, but not loose" discusses whether finance departments can meet the conflicting challenges of a fast close together with full financial governance. You can download this paper from the Evaluation Centre here.

Working together

We would like to thank a small number of our clients who were kind enoug to let us make a small video of them discussing their use of our services:

Getting behind the wheel of an inspired solution at the OUG EPM & Hyperion 2011 Conference Series.

Concentric announce the lucky winner who gets to experience the awesome performance power of a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG with a thrilling driving experience at this prestigious venue. Read further details here.

Three steps to completing your entire closing and reporting cycle in five days or less

Find out how the Group Financial Controller from a a global steel manufacturing and service company was able to reduce their monthly close cycle by around 2 weeks and save 30+ man days of time at head office. Read further details here.

Hyperion Support Client List Doubles in 2010

In just 12 months, our list of Support customers running Oracle EPM technology has doubled resulting in new staff joining our Managed Services team. Concentric now supports a wide range of customer applications across the Hyperion EPM product set. Find out more.

Concentric Relocates to New London Offices

Concentric Solutions the leading Enterprise Performance Management consultancy is pleased to announce the move to a new Head Office in central London. Our existing website and email addresses will remain though our main contact number has now changed to: +44(0)203 411 0140. Read further details here.

Concentric Solutions awarded GOLD Hyperion Partner for the second year in a row

For the second year in a row the Oracle Hyperion specialists win UKOUG Gold Hyperion Partner of the Year. Concentric Solutions received votes from a large number of their existing customers. The award is based upon a number of key selection criteria including innovation, excellent delivery, great customer service and intuitive client relationships, all whilst meeting the needs of each and every one of their Hyperion customers. Read the full press release online.

EDGAR Online and UBmatrix to merge, creating global XBRL leader:

This merger creates a single source for software, filing services and data that delivers financial transparency for issuers, regulators and investors. Read the full press release on the Edgar Online website

The result is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive set of products and services in the XBRL market. This technology, coupled with Concentric Solutions depth of knowledge and experience, provides a full validated, proven platform for your first iXBRL submission and lays down a proven platform for future reporting cycles. Read about our XBRL First Steps programme.

Concentric Solutions launches its First Step Program for first-time XBRL Filers

The Concentric Solutions First Step Program for XBRL Filers is a complete solution enabling companies to generate and validate XBRL documents easily and quickly. It brings together our Oracle Hyperion domain experience, market leading UBmatrix XBRL technology and your financial statement filing needs, resulting in a package that includes all the software and services needed to produce your first, fully validated iXBRL submission and lay down a proven platform for future iXBRL reporting cycles. Read about our XBRL First Steps programme.

UKOUG Conference Series - EPM & Hyperion 2010:

Concentric Solutions exhibited at the UKOUG at Twickenham Stadium on 16th and 17th June, it was an informative event with our own Peter Broom presenting in the Financial Consolidation stream. His presentation - Automating the data integration process for HFM using Hyperion FDM - discussed how Hyperion FDM is commonly used to manage the transformation, mapping and loading of source system dat to Hyperion applications. The session explored two approaches to using the FDMM Batch Loader and Task Manager features to add process automation to the ETL cycle.

XBRL compliant reporting solutions for Oracle

Concentric Solutions announces partnership with UBmatrix to provide XBRL compliant reporting solutions for Oracle Hyperion. With XBRL compliant tax reporting deadlines looming for UK companies, there is a pressing need for businesses to address how they will organise reported information into a format that can be output in XBRL. HMRC require that all corporate tax returns falling due from end of March 2011 are filed in iXBRL format. Download the full press release here