Vena , the Complete Planning platform loved by finance and trusted by business, today announced a strategic partnership with Fluence Technologies , the purpose-built financial consolidation, closing and reporting software for high-growth businesses, that offers an integrated solution that empowers FP&A, advanced planning (xP&A) and financial close management for Vena and Fluence customers.
Traditional ERP and CPM applications no longer fit the needs of today’s modern FP&A and accounting professionals, who must work more closely together to guide their organizations through dynamic business conditions. Teams are forced to settle for a “good enough” solution that compromises capabilities and causes some users to hack solutions to get the job done, risking errors and inaccurate results.
The consolidation of best-of-breed capabilities from Vena Complete Planning and Fluence into an integrated solution enables a true and seamless digital transformation of the entire finance function – from forecasting and modeling, integrated planning and budgeting to streamlining financial reporting and close management – ​​supported by the inherent flexibility and familiarity of a built-in Excel interface.
“Vena and Fluence have worked together since 2019 and have enabled joint customers to reduce time to close by as much as 90%,” said Vena Chief Marketing & Ecosystem Officer Allison Munro . “This next evolution of our ongoing partnership provides our customers with an integrated solution that effectively services the unique needs of FP&A and accounting functions. Teams are able to leverage our mutual Excel-first approach to drive ease of use, broad adoption and collaboration on across the organization to promote the company’s agility, productivity and resilience.”
“The combined Vena/Fluence offering delivers a highly differentiated solution for financial planning, consolidation and closing,” added Don Mal , chairman and co-founder of Fluence Technologies. “Fluence and Vena have a proven track record of delivering joint solutions to customers globally for over three years, and I am excited to see us further strengthen our relationship.”
Joint customers across a wide range of industries can use Vena and Fluence to drive FP&A, advanced planning and financial close processes such as close management, consolidation, account reconciliation, lease accounting, tax accrual, capital planning, sales and revenue planning, ESG planning and more.
“Fluence and Vena have been trusted partners since the early days of Fluence,” said David Wood , Chief Revenue Office at Fluence Technologies. “This expansion of the Vena/Fluence alliance offers tremendous value to customers and partners and provides the market with the only ‘best-of-breed’ enterprise performance management offering for mid-market organizations.”
There is increasing demand from accounting teams for the type of efficiencies that Vena users have enjoyed for years, including an easy-to-use experience rooted in the Excel spreadsheets they work in daily. Vena and Fluence provide a better experience when used together.
