The Pain
Seven to fifteen Excel files for a single budget update
Up to 15 interconnected files per update
A single annual budget pass meant juggling 7 to 15 large, slow Excel files whose links rippled across every revenue and expense calculation.
Month-end analysis bogged down by slow models
Month-end, performance updates, and scenario planning got harder as the files grew. Excel's speed and sharing limits became a real constraint.
Too slow to answer the executive team
When leadership asked for changes, the cumbersome process made it hard to respond quickly. A team of 2.5 was stuck on data integrity, not strategy.
How Cube Fixes It
Keep the Excel models. Make them lighter, faster, and connected.
Cube connected to Edge's Dynamics GP general ledger and kept their Excel models in place, so the team modernized FP&A without throwing away years of work.
Patented bi-directional connectivity
Excel stays at the core, only lighter and quicker.
Cube's patented bi-directional spreadsheet connectivity let Edge keep every model they had built and make it better. The team's words: easier to adjust, lighter, quicker to update.
No rebuild, no lost work, just faster cycles.
General ledger integration
A direct line to the general ledger, live.
Cube's direct Microsoft Dynamics GP integration was a top priority, and it ensured a clean flow of financial data into the team's reporting. Accuracy went up; manual handling went down.
Edge went live in about two weeks.
Trace to Truth
Answer the board faster, with detail you can trust.
Cube is built on trace-to-transaction trust, so figures map back to the source in the GL. Edge can now address executive and board questions more quickly and in greater detail.
Better output, not just faster output.
We've certainly become more efficient, saving approximately 30% to 50% of our time on specific tasks. But the more significant benefit has been the enhancement of our output quality.
