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IBM Controller.

Accurate, auditable close, consolidation and reporting – IBM Controller enables finance teams to automate and accelerate the financial close with minimal IT support.

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Why IBM Controller?
The Business Benefits

More effective solutions for complex financial consolidation

 

  • Multiple currencies
  • Complex ownership structure
  • Changing organisation structure
  • Multiple organisation structures
  • Constant currency reporting
  • Intercompany Trading
  • Multiple GAAP requirements

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IBM Controller is IBM Cognos Controller

If you are looking for Cognos Controller, you are in the right place, and we can help you!

In January 2024, IBM renamed IBM Cognos Controller to IBM Controller. The name change doesn’t affect the functionality, features or support of the software.

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Get more from your data than ever before

Use our software to gain insight from your data to understand your business better.

Handles complexity with ease

Easily manage reporting against multiple organisational structures, different GAAP standards, historical data across changing structures, multi-currency environments, and automatic intercompany eliminations – all handled effortlessly by finance users.

User-friendly Web interface

A modern, engaging web interface guides finance users through the necessary steps to ensure an efficient and streamlined period close.

Integration with Planning Analytics for enhanced financial analysis and planning

As part of the IBM Business Analytics suite, Controller seamlessly integrates with Planning Analytics, providing real-time reports, intuitive dashboards, and comprehensive financial planning capabilities.

More Efficient Financial Period Close

 

  • Guided user experience and workflow
  • Easy data loading
  • Connection to ERP and finance ledger systems
  • Automatic data reconciliation
  • Automatic eliminations
  • Automatic currency translation
  • Acquisitions
  • Allocations
  • Automatic Cashflow

 

Improved audit control

 

  • Audit trail
  • Journal control

 

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What our customers say

I’ve got a little spring in my step today because I was in a call earlier with some colleagues and they were all singing the praises of moving to IBM Cloud.  
Our teams have spent years accessing TM1 and Controller via a lengthy log in process and it was always inefficient and frustrating. Being able to work straight from their laptops (smoothly and without issue) has been a huge step forward. 
It’s all gone really well. It’s hugely gratifying that we were able to ‘go live’ on the day that such a significant project was expected to go live – in fact, we went live early! 
Canopius

The move to IBM Controller on Cloud was a success, we’re now using a modern version of the software and we won’t have to worry about staying current in the future. This not only saves time for our IT team; it also puts us in an even stronger position in terms of auditing and compliance, with support for the latest IFRS standards.

Premier Foods

IBM Controller has given us the flexibility to change structures, move companies between sectors, elevate a company or look at trends. This flexibility has been very, very valuable to us.

Halma

We had a vision of distributing dashboards throughout the business on mobile devices, Aramar has enabled us to make that dream a reality. We have turned our data into the rich information we were looking for.

Apollo Fire Detectors

Aramar take all the hassle out of software support. Whether it’s providing the full range of support from training to implementation, development & technical support, to someone to bounce ideas off or sharing the roadmap of upcoming features.

 

Specialised Recruitment

Before we could move to the cloud, we needed to do a pretty big upgrade to our existing system, including moving to a new consolidation engine. Since Controller is a critical system for Premier Foods, we wanted to mitigate risk during the transition, so we looked for an experienced partner. Aramar is one of the few companies in the UK with Controller expertise—they have dedicated Controller consultants, and they had already helped several other companies migrate to the cloud.

Premier Foods

We have not used a lot of consultancy, it has been a case of learning, experimenting and using Aramar in a mentoring capacity for advice, Aramar are very good at a quick fix, and I feel comfortable to pick up the phone.

Halma

Aramar provided strong guidance for the smooth transition from our On Premise environment to SaaS, which required strong efforts by all parties. 

Specialised Recruitment

…our finance team can deliver insight to the business faster and more reliably than ever before.

SCC

IBM recommended Aramar as Aramar have experience getting the Cognos products to work together.

Halma

I liked the ease of the Aramar solution, the professional look for easy reporting. It’s the first solution I have seen that lets us do it all in one place.

Media

I have used Aramar as our IBM Business Partners for a number of years. They have always shown a good understanding of our business needs and what we want to achieve and developed the system and processes to meet those needs.

Acteon

The most important decision we made on our project was working with Aramar. Their expertise was crucial to delivering on our objectives within such a tight timeframe. And as we continue to build our corporate finance function, it’s great to know that Aramar is always there at our side

Sharp

We have worked with Aramar for a number of years on our IBM systems, including initial IBM Controller system implementation, and subsequent migration of Controller and Planning Analytics to IBM Cloud SaaS which were all successful projects.

Renewable Energy

We have a history of working with Aramar in the past, which was to a high quality. We’re comfortable with Aramar managing the project and moving the management of our licence to them.

The project outcome was successful, our objectives were achieved plus value-added in the use of Cognos.

Specialised Recruitment

The approach from Aramar, in terms of planning at the initial stages and through the project, ensured a successful outcome of the project. At no time did we feel left in the dark, or on our own for a project of this magnitude. The support was always on hand. 

Specialised Recruitment

Excellent work by the whole team at Aramar

Your expertise lead to the successful outcome of the project.

Specialised Recruitment
I have a great team here at Canopius who were able to complete this project so successfully, and the Aramar team made a huge difference too.
What really stood out was the way everyone consistently pulled towards the same objective. On projects I’ve worked on in the past, when challenges have appeared, it has created friction. But with this project, the focus was always on finding the solution and keeping things moving forwards.
People were adaptable, open to new ideas and flexible to keep the project on track. It made for a very smooth project all round.  
Canopius

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What is IBM Controller / Cognos Controller, and what is it used for?

IBM Controller is the new name for Cognos Controller.

It is a purpose-built solution specifically for financial consolidation and reporting, supporting many features such as multiple currencies, complex ownership structure, changes in your organisation and so forth. IBM Controller aims to be an all-encompassing solution for financial auditing regardless of the size of your business.

Cognos Controller, while still referred to in many different places, is now the legacy name for this solution, not to be confused with IBM Cognos Analytics.

What is the difference between Cognos Controller and Cognos Analytics?

IBM Controller is purpose-built for financial consolidation and reporting. Cognos Analytics is Business Intelligence software for visualising, analysing and reporting performance across any function of your organisation.