Gartner defines financial close and consolidation solutions (FCCS) as tools that help CFOs manage group close, consolidation, and reporting. FCCS enables organizations to (1) manage financial close with collaborative, auditable workflows and dashboards, (2) consolidate financials across multiple legal entities and geographies, (3) comply with accounting standards for currency translation, intercompany elimination, and adjustments, and (4) generate reports meeting generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and regional requirements.
Financial corporate performance management (FCPM) solutions support the office of finance's accounting processes toward the financial close, as well as targeting improvements in management reporting and analysis and external financial reporting and disclosure. FCPM also includes components of EFCA capabilities and financial consolidation capabilities. These applications ultimately help CFOs and other business leaders to gain a clear picture of their financial and organizational performance by ensuring the accuracy of the consolidation for operational and financial information that forms the basis for business decisions. This market covers solutions available as on-premise only options.