Finance Intelligence · Virtual Department
FP&A Office
An always-on financial planning team that closes variance loops in days, not quarters.
Mandate
Own the rolling plan. Explain every variance. Surface the next decision before the board asks.
Cadence
Weekly variance · Monthly close · Quarterly re-plan
Reports to
CFO · CEO
What this department delivers
Six outcomes that move every quarter. Calculated in Python, reviewed by a human, evidenced at source.
Rolling 13-week plan
Refreshed weekly
Variance commentary
Auto-drafted, human-reviewed
Scenario library
Base · Stretch · Stress
Driver-based budgets
Top-down + bottom-up
Close acceleration
−40% manual hours
Board narrative
One-page, evidence-linked
Inside the workflow
Five governed stages. Every output traceable from claim to source.
- 01
Capture
Input
GL, sub-ledgers, ops KPIs
Method
Ingestion + mapping
Output
Single trial balance
- 02
Model
Input
Actuals + drivers
Method
Driver tree + scenario engine
Output
Plan vs actual deltas
- 03
Explain
Input
Variance > threshold
Method
Attribution analysis
Output
Reviewed commentary
- 04
Decide
Input
Options + impacts
Method
Recommendation with trade-offs
Output
Board-ready paper
- 05
Track
Input
Decision register
Method
Outcome follow-through
Output
Value proof per decision
FP&A Office — Weekly review pack
Trust by design
How FP&A Office outputs are governed
- 1
Connect evidence
- 2
Validate & protect
- 3
Select method
- 4
Calculate
- 5
Explain
- 6
Review
- 7
Prove value
Signals it produces
Atlas-8 doesn't ship dashboards in search of a question — it ships decisions waiting for a sign-off.
- Margin slipping vs plan
- Headcount run-rate breach
- Working-capital drag
- FX exposure widening
- OPEX category drift
- Revenue mix shift
Without Atlas-8
- Excel sprawl
- Quarter-late variance
- Re-keyed numbers
- No audit trail
With Atlas-8
- One reviewed plan
- Weekly variance with cause
- Numbers traced to source
- Decision register
Integrations & data sources
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