NG Bailey Powers Up Financial Planning with Spitfire Analytics
NG Bailey is the UK’s largest independent engineering and services business, with a legacy spanning over a century. Operating across complex, multi-entity structures and diverse revenue streams, the finance team needed a way to bring visibility, control, and efficiency to their planning process.
The Challenge
Before working with Spitfire Analytics, NG Bailey’s finance team were stuck in the same old loop:
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Budgeting took months, with 15+ separate spreadsheets being emailed back and forth
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There was no single source of truth, every stakeholder had their own version of “the right numbers”
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The process was so manual and error-prone that it felt more like a chore than a strategic exercise
Finance had become less about insight and more about spreadsheet survival.
The Solution
Spitfire Analytics stepped in to bring order to the chaos with a tailored implementation of IBM® Planning Analytics.
Here’s what changed:
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All entities and business units were brought into one unified platform
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Budgeting processes were automated, reducing manual input and human error
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The team gained real-time visibility into actuals vs budget
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Finance leadership could finally trust the numbers and act on them
The Result
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75% faster budgeting process
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Full visibility across departments and entities
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Accurate, reliable reporting, no more version-control drama
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Increased confidence in financial decision-making
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More time spent on insight, not input
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