The budget lives in a spreadsheet. The decision arrives late.
Abstra automates assumption collection, budget consolidation, forecasting and variance analysis: it connects ERP, banks, CRM and spreadsheets, validates the data and routes each exception to the right person.
The FP&A pipeline
Assumptions by area via form, spreadsheet, email, ERP or CRM
Completeness, cost centers, limits and cross-version inconsistencies
Areas, entities and cost centers into one view, with versions
Prioritized variances, area rationale and an approval trail
Exceptions do not disappear in email: variances above the threshold become a task with an owner, rationale and recorded approval.
If your FP&A looks like this, we fix it.
“Every area sends the budget in a different template.”
“The forecast takes so long to update that it arrives already stale.”
“Leadership asks about a variance and we have to hunt across multiple spreadsheets.”
“To consolidate the group, the team manually adjusts each entity.”
Where to automate first
From budget to variance, in parts.
Budgeting, forecasting, scenarios, reports, KPIs and modeling. Start with the process that consumes the cycle most.
Corporate budgeting
Distribute templates, validate assumptions, consolidate submissions and control versions through approval.
See processResults forecasting
Refresh the forecast with actuals, pipeline, headcount and recurring expenses.
See processScenario analysis
Compare base, downside and growth cases on the same trusted base.
See processManagement reports
Publish budget vs. actual and open items without hand-building Excel.
See processKPI analysis
KPIs and variances from already validated sources — not screenshots.
See processFinancial modeling
Models that read live operational data, with a source audit trail.
See processHeadcount planning
Project headcount and workforce cost with hiring, attrition and backfill scenarios.
See processBeyond named cases
Real FP&A patterns
Multi-entity group
Each entity submits budget in the same flow. Abstra validates, converts and consolidates the corporate view.
SaaS company
Forecast combines recurring revenue, churn, expansion, pipeline, headcount and opex.
Decentralized budgeting
Areas stay owners of assumptions; the process gains rules, deadlines, validations and approvals.
Team drowning in files
Spreadsheets by email are received, validated, compared and consolidated with version control.
Integrations that matter for FP&A
ERPs and finance systems
SAP · Protheus · Omie · NetSuite · Conta Azul · Granatum
Sales and operations
CRM · sales · collections · HR · payroll
Cash and banks
Open Banking · OFX/CSV · AP/AR · liquidity projections
Spreadsheets and files
Excel · Google Sheets · CSV · email · portals without an API
FP&A is not just a dashboard. It is the process that collects, validates, consolidates and explains the number. Rules for the repetitive work, automation in the pipeline and a human on the decision.
Why not generic AI?Frequently asked questions
Does Abstra replace my ERP, BI or planning system?+
The ERP stays your core finance system. For BI, we can replace it or integrate with what you already use: Abstra automates the process between sources, teams and destinations and delivers the number ready for analysis.
Can we start with our current spreadsheets?+
Yes. The process can start with Excel, CSV or Google Sheets and evolve into ERP, CRM, banks and other integrations.
How does assumption approval work?+
Each submission can go to the right owner, with validation, deadline, comments, change requests and recorded approval.
Can variance analysis request a rationale from the area?+
Yes. When a variance exceeds the threshold, Abstra opens a task for the area to provide cause, impact and action plan.
Does AI make budget decisions?+
Automation flags inconsistencies, classifies information and highlights variances. Decisions stay with the users defined in the process, with approval and history.
Transform the next planning cycle.
Bring the budget, forecast or variance analysis that consumes the most team time.