Catalyst, by EBM Software

Businesses have reported using Catalyst to consolidate large amounts of data from multiple ERPs consistently, resulting in improved efficiency and accuracy. The Profit Cube and Financial Cube have proven to be excellent tools for understanding accurate and timely customer/item margins and creating EBITDA bridges down to the customer/item level. With the integration of PowerBI, users have gained valuable visibility into the largest drivers of margins and costs, enabling faster and more accurate business decisions based on company data. This has allowed users to zoom in and out of data quickly and efficiently, leading to a better understanding of customer/item margin and identification of pricing issues/opportunities. The software has also elevated sales forces to mini-CEOs for their customer sets by providing margin as the lens for evaluating business performance.

Users have found Catalyst helpful in creating self-service reports on progress versus plan and previous year. It has been extensively used for financial reporting, data analysis, summarization of data, profitability analysis, sales reporting, inventory management, building out an analytical S&OP process, financial statement review, budget to actual analysis, reviewing forecasts and budgets. The software's ability to quickly see macro data and drill down to the smallest level aligns well with users' hierarchies, ultimately resulting in a better understanding of business performance and improved forecasting capabilities. Furthermore, Catalyst has been commended for its role in creating one version of the truth, increasing visibility and transparency of sales and finance numbers. Monthly reporting has become quicker with Catalyst, allowing more time for analysis. Users have also leveraged the software for quick analyses and pivots between various P&L scenarios and products through customizable upload processes.

In addition to financial insights, Catalyst's profitability cube has been particularly useful in providing accurate customer/item margins and driving SKU rationalization projects. By aligning item and customer hierarchies across multiple ERPs for consolidated case volume planning, Catalyst has simplified demand planning processes. Users have also found the software helpful in simplifying financial reporting and gaining better insights into margins. It has been successfully used to track invoices, manage payment status, avoid duplicate payments, and integrate with billing software for streamlined note-taking in a clinical setting.