Abacist Group is a business consulting firm focused on accelerating the financial performance of our clients via Corporate Planning & Performance Management Consulting and CFO Services.

Working closely with you as a trusted advisor, we will help you navigate the current economic storm.

Our Mission: Enable our clients to realize their strategic and financial goals by leveraging our expertise in the use of World-Class Corporate Performance Managment and Financial Planning & Analysis solutions and approaches.

We deliver value to our clients efficiently via:

  • CFO, Corporate Finance, and Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis Services
  • Corporate Performance Management Consulting
  • Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Implementation Management -- for CPM, Planning, Forecasting, and Budgeting Software
  • Fractional and Interim Finance Staff
  • On-demand Planning and Analysis Services

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News:

Abacist Group is pleased to open our new office at Watters Creek in Allen, Tx

June 30, 2009

Today, Abacist Group relocated its headquarters offices to accomodate growth in demand for our services.

We are pleased to announce, effective July 1, 2009, our new headquarters in Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm in Allen, Texas.

Watters Creek is a unique location in North Dallas featuring world-class design alongside natural beauty.  The development has been certified by the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally-sound construction and finish-out, and is home to the first LEED certified retail development in the state of Texas.

Please visit us at our new location:

Abacist Group                                                           825 Market Street                                                Building M                                                              Suite 250                                                               Allen, TX 75013

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Free Webinar: Leverage Planning, Forecasting & Analytics to Outperform the Competition during the Economic Storm

June 1, 2009

Top performing organizations leverage Planning, Forecasting and Analytics best practices as a competitive advantage. Now more than ever, a disciplined approach to Corporate Performance Management will enable your company to weather the economic storm and compete more effectively.

By attending this webcast, you'll learn:

• How the Oakland A’s leveraged planning & analytics to outperform the competition

• Characteristics of top performing finance organizations

• Practical financial tools and techniques to help you outperform

• How to automate your revenue planning to see your business in a whole new way – by location or by SKU using Host Analytic's Corporate Performance Management solution

 
Abacist Group helps companies enhance their Corporate Planning and Performance Management acuity. Prior to founding the Abacist Group, speaker Bill Aiken was responsible for managing a $7 Billion P&L for PepsiCo, where he worked in the Finance organization for a decade, helped gain market share against strong competitors like Coca-Cola, and grew the top-line while expanding profit margins.

Register today to gain valuable takeaways that will help you manage your business in uncertain economic times.

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Dallas Executive Seminar: Secrets to Transforming Finance to be held May 19, 2009

April 30, 2009

Adaptive Planning & NetSuite will host a free breakfast seminar for finance executives on May 19, 2009 at the Westin Galleria in Dallas, TX.

Bill Aiken, Principal and CEO of Abacist group, will be a featured speaker at this engagement.

Attend this seminar and learn how your organization can deliver real-time financial control, comprehensive visibility, collaborative planning and forecasting, and rapid what-if analyses. Hear case studies that reveal how real-world finance teams have been able to transform their operations, enhance their role in corporate strategy, and navigate their company through rough waters—while simultaneously cutting IT costs.

This seminar will be hosted by NetSuite and Adaptive Planning—leaders in on-demand financial systems for companies of all sizes. They will be joined by Abacist Group, a business performance management consulting firm, who will outline best practices from experience with financial performance management implementations. You'll also learn first hand how the latest innovations in accounting, planning and reporting technologies are changing the game for growing companies like Shared Technologies.

During this free seminar, you'll learn:

  • The secrets to leapfrogging both antiquated accounting systems and Excel-based planning and forecasting
  • Steps to slash budgeting time by 90% and enable timely "what-if" analyses
  • Tactics for getting instant business visibility
  • How achieving a single version of the truth is easier than you think
  • How Software as a Service will keep IT costs in check
  • Financial best practices for companies of all sizes

Please email bill.aiken@abacistgroup.com for more information or if interested in attending.

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World Class Corporate Planning and Performance Management

March 23, 2009

Bill Aiken, Principal and CEO of Abacist Group, will be presenting "World Class Corporate Planning and Performance Management" at a series of upcoming seminars hosted in Texas by Adaptive Planning.

Bill is scheduled to speak at the following seminars:

  • Houston 3/24
  • Austin 4/23
  • Dallas 5/19

Please join this complimentary executive breakfast seminar and learn best practices for improving the agility and accuracy of your financial planning, reporting, and what-if-analysis.