Mercur Business Control
More than a BI, more than a CPM, more than the union of the two
Mercur provides a complete answer to global business control.
Leading developer of innovative Corporate Performance Management solutions with Business Intelligence. Solutions designed to automate and model business processes, optimize financial control and planning, and streamline customer collaboration at the operational level (directors, managers,…). Mercur Business Control ‘s objective is to reduce risks and make your respective companies more profitable.
Mercur AB ‘s 50 years of experience as a specialist in business control, its experience in large multinational companies and public organizations in Northern Europe and the world, certify Mercur AB as a key player in Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.
Mercur Solutions AB and its integrators offer superior value by combining high functionality and low cost of ownership with rapid implementation of their software Mercur Business Control, management solution dedicated to Corporate Performance Management.
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
- You can do without a datawarehouse in SQL, ORACLE or other, although if it exists in the organization, Mercur can connect to the respective sources to retrieve the necessary data. Mercur has its own database design, with “staging” of the information, without further development.
- Database with proprietary and dedicated technology to ensure maximum performance. Mercur works “in memory” and is more powerful than an OLAP, capacity 7 EB / database.
- Sophisticated ETL included, 100% customizable. Connection and data format support: sql queries, txt, csv, xlsx, etc.
- Available in Web and Client-Server version. 100% compatible with Windows / Apple / Linux because it is developed in Java.
- Web access from all browsers, PC, Mac, tablets, Android, iPad, and any smartphone.
- Log system, usage statistics, built-in backup at the highest level of encryption and data compression. 100% time savings for the IT department.
- Available for purchase and SaaS
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Budget
In a client-server or Web environment, Mercur Business Control provides the secure, end-to-end user-level equivalent of thousands of spreadsheets, eliminating the need to create multiple spreadsheets and the repetition of formulas.
Provides data entry templates in a secure, integrated environment for all departments in the organization and shows each manager only the information needed.
Quickly configure the data entry template and update centrally at any stage of the budgeting process.
Analysis
You can build interactive dashboards, navigate through data to understand and analyze deviations and variations.
You will instantly have the financial situation of profitability as well as other key management indicators. In Mercur Business Controlsit is easy to keep in the same environment, financial data, statistics and KPI’s.
It is easy to make year-over-year, period-over-period comparisons of your business units using delta analysis.
Forecast
Easily create expense or sales forecasts and projections using specific budget or actual items (price / Units / EUR), calculating different formulas.
Mercur Business Control provides a forecast creation functionality to immediately incorporate past data into the new forecast.
The solution features “Multi-user input“, where instead of involving a single person in the preparation of forecasts, this will be a collaborative process in your organization. That is, a manager can enter financial data and at the same time enter detail data (e.g. Personnel Budget) and be an approver for another part of the business budget.
Consolidation
Consolidation in Mercur Business Control eliminates manual intervention and presents a clear view of consolidated financial information. consolidated financial information. Regulatory impositions such as Sarbanes-Oxley and IFRS are minimized as consolidation becomes more efficient, transparent and collaborative. Results are accurate and readily available to validate and share throughout the organization with key stakeholders.
Mercur Business Control provides consolidation with a set of necessary tools ranging from multi-source import to elimination entries and audit trails.
Reports
Reporting in Mercur Business Control is the complete solution for both users and managers to make timely decisions, react quickly to monthly forecasts, annual accounts and other specific periods throughout the year.
The cross-functional nature of Mercur’s standard reports offers standard financial statements, any custom or company-specific documents, ad hoc documents for ongoing review and analysis.
This functionality enables organizations to transform valuable company data into information shared among decision makers and timely decisions.