Industries · Manufacturing
See true unit cost the moment actuals land.
Cube is manufacturing FP&A software that connects your ERP, MES, and payroll to one governed layer. Plant, product line, and consolidated views tie to the same actuals, traced to the transaction.
Every plant · consolidated · live
The problem · margin drift
Standard cost says one thing. The close says another.
Every manufacturing finance leader knows the close where the margin quoted six weeks ago turns out to be gone.
Standards drift in silence
Standard costs drift from actuals for months, and nobody sees it until the close lands.
Swings hit between cycles
Commodity and freight moves hit margin mid-quarter, in the dead zone between forecast cycles.
Every plant, its own format
Each plant reports on its own template and calendar, so consolidation becomes manual translation.
FP&A in manufacturing
Unit economics at line speed.
Standard-to-actual variance, plant by plant, in the same model the plan lives in.
One connection · every surface
How does manufacturing FP&A software keep every plant on the same actuals?
Cube connects NetSuite, Dynamics, SAP, Epicor, MES, and payroll to one governed layer, then delivers decision-ready numbers to Excel, Google Sheets, Slack, and the board deck.
Cube
The Agentic Finance Layer. One governed model, every figure traced to the transaction.
The product
One board for the whole business.
Reports, dashboards, and plans built on the same governed numbers.
Bi-directional · live data
The plant P&L, live in the grid your team already runs.
Actuals from every plant land in one sheet the moment they close, and the plan builds on them.
| Plant network · $K | Apr · Actuals | May · Actuals | Jun · Actuals | Jul · Plan | Aug · Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 8,420 | 8,610 | 8,930 | 9,100 | 9,250 |
| Materials | 3,240 | 3,310 | 3,464 | 3,490 | 3,540 |
| Direct labor | 1,180 | 1,210 | 1,232 | 1,260 | 1,280 |
| Freight | 470 | 495 | 612 | 520 | 525 |
| Overhead | 940 | 955 | 968 | 985 | 990 |
| Total COGS | 5,830 | 5,970 | 6,276 | 6,255 | 6,335 |
| Gross margin | 2,590 | 2,640 | 2,654 | 2,845 | 2,915 |
The bridge · June
Where the margin went, step by step.
Every step of the June walk from standard to actual opens to the transactions behind it, so the review starts at the answer.
What you get · the payoff
Unit cost you can plan on, every month.
Variance you see as it happens
Actuals flow into the governed layer as they post, so standard-to-actual drift shows up during the month.
One layer, every plant
Cube sits on top of the ERPs you already run, so every plant reports from the same governed numbers.
Trace to the transaction
Every figure opens to the GL and subledger entries behind it, in one click.
Getting started · finance-led
What does it take to adopt?
Cube runs alongside the ERPs and spreadsheets you already have, designed for finance to run without outside consultants. You start from templates and best practices built with manufacturers like yours, so nothing begins from a blank sheet.
Finance-led setup
Configured by your team, guided by ours.
of sources
Hundreds of source systems, with pre-built connectors for major platforms.
Rip-and-replace
Deploys alongside the ERP stack you run today.
Onboarding
Hands-on setup with a named contact.
Workflow-native
The same numbers, everywhere your team works.
Cube syncs one governed model across the tools finance already lives in. See every surface.
The browser
Cube’s app in the browser: a full SaaS experience for dashboards, reports, plans, and workflows.
Excel & Google Sheets
Live, governed numbers inside the spreadsheets your team already runs.
PowerPoint & Google Slides
Board decks and monthly packs that refresh from the same model.
Slack & Teams
Ask a question, get a governed answer where the conversation is happening.
AI assistants
Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot answer from decision-ready data.
Cube MCP Server
One universal interface that puts governed finance data at every AI endpoint.
FP&Agents · on your data
Agents that work the variance while you review.
Cube's FP&Agents monitor, explain, and reforecast inside the governed layer, so every answer carries its source.
Smart Analysis
Flags the freight variance and names the driver before anyone builds a pivot.
AI Analyst
Answers plant and product-line questions in plain language, with the transactions behind every figure.
Forecasting
Reforecasts margin when input costs move, on drivers your team approves.
Use cases · on the floor
Where manufacturing finance puts Cube to work.
Finance teams in retail and multi-location operations run the same playbook on their own dimensions.
Cost variance analysis
Standard-to-actual variance by plant, product line, and SKU, traced to the source.
Plant-level consolidation
Every plant on one calendar and one chart of accounts, comparable at a glance.
Input-cost and capacity scenarios
Steel, resin, freight, and shift plans as drivers. Change one, watch the P&L move.
Product-line margin reporting
Margin by product line and customer, out of the ERP and into the grid your team runs.
See it on a plant you run.
Bring one plant's P&L to the demo and watch the drilldown work on real structure.
Security · governed
Finance-grade AI on finance-grade controls.
Read-only by default, permissioned by role and dimension, and logged end to end.
Read-only by default
Cube reads your sources; nothing writes back without permission.
Role and dimension permissions
Plant controllers see their plant. The CFO sees everything.
Full audit trail
Every change is logged, with who and when.
Encryption everywhere
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
On the floor
Input costs move daily. Unit economics keep up.
Materials, freight, and labor shift under every SKU. Cube keeps true cost current, plant by plant, while your team plans in the tools they know.
See true unit cost the moment actuals land.
Book a demo and watch plant, product line, and consolidated views tie to the same governed actuals.
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