## Finance Solutions Built for Professional services

Professional services organisations rely on people, projects and time to drive revenue and profitability. Our solutions help you plan with accuracy, close faster and gain clear visibility across clients, projects and performance.

## The Financial Challenges Professional Services Companies Face

### Limited visibility into project profitability

Tracking revenue, costs and margins across clients, projects and engagements can be difficult without a unified view.

### Revenue recognition complexity

Time based billing, fixed fee projects and milestone billing create complexity in recognising revenue accurately and consistently.

### Utilisation and capacity planning challenges

Balancing resource allocation, billable hours and demand is critical to maintaining profitability.

### Pressure for timely and insightful reporting

Partners and leadership teams expect clear, up to date insights into performance across clients and service lines.

### Dependence on manual processes

Spreadsheets and disconnected systems slow down reporting and increase the risk of errors.

## How Pacera Supports Finance in Professional Services

### Revenue and project forecasting

### Driver based financial planning

### Resource and capacity planning

### Scenario planning

### Revenue recognition support

### Intercompany and multi entity handling

### Performance reporting across clients and service lines

### Project and client profitability dashboards

### Variance and performance analysis

### Drill down capabilities

#### Revenue and project forecasting

Forecast revenue based on pipeline, project timelines, billing models and client demand.

#### Driver based financial planning

Link financial outcomes to key drivers such as billable hours, utilisation rates, pricing, headcount and project mix.

#### Resource and capacity planning

Align staffing plans with demand to ensure optimal utilisation and avoid over or under resourcing.

#### Scenario planning

Model the impact of changes in utilisation, pricing, hiring or project delays on revenue and profitability.

#### Revenue recognition support

Handle different billing models and ensure revenue is recognised consistently and correctly.

#### Intercompany and multi entity handling

Manage transactions across offices, regions or legal entities with automated matching and elimination.

#### Performance reporting across clients and service lines

Analyse performance by client, project, service area or region from a unified model.

#### Project and client profitability dashboards

Monitor revenue, costs, margins and utilisation across projects and clients.

#### Variance and performance analysis

Understand differences between planned and actual performance and identify improvement opportunities.

#### Drill down capabilities

Move from high level performance views to detailed project or client level insights.

## Pacera Products

### [FP&A](/content/products/mercur/index.html)

Better budgeting, forecasting and performance management

### [Group Consolidation](/content/products/aaro/index.html)

Transparent, controlled and efficient group consolidation and reporting

### [Close & Reconciliation](/content/products/aico/index.html)

Automate close activities, reconciliations and journal entries across entities.

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## Customer Stories within Professional Services

### [How a global facilities organisation cut journal processing time by 90%](/content/case-studies/how-a-global-facilities-organisation-cut-journal-processing-time-by-90/index.html)

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### [ICAM Case Study](/content/case-studies/icam-case-study/index.html)

ICAM wanted to improve stability and efficiency in its reporting and planning processes.

### [Sallén Elektriska Case Study](/content/case-studies/sallen-elektriska-case-study/index.html)

After strong growth, Sallén Elektriska needed a modern solution to support planning, business intelligence, and project management across...