BI & Analytics Consulting for Finance and Operations
Plan faster. Decide smarter.Centida is a partner for finance and operations teams ready to move beyond reporting into governed, ROI-driven planning and decision-making.
- Improve forecast accuracy – see risks early.
- Reduce planning cycles from months to weeks.
- Turn BI into decision-making – empower finance to act.
Why Centida is the right partner for finance leaders?
More than successful projects completed
Active customers in different countries
Consultants with 10+ years of experience
Centida is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI on Azure.
Being recognized as a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Data & AI reflects our ongoing commitment to high-quality work. For our clients, it means added confidence that we follow proven practices and have access to the latest tools and guidance from Microsoft.
Companies who trust Centida
When planning breaks, control is lost
Forecasts slip. Plans take too long. Cash and margins come under pressure that could have been avoided.
When finance and operations plan in silos, decisions slow down, and problems only show up once it’s too late.
Centida gives finance and operations one version of the truth, and the control to plan around it.
Data, models, and people stay aligned, so you plan faster, see risks sooner, and keep control of cash, margin, and strategy.
Gain certainty in business planning
Resilience against external shocks
Make your enterprise resilient to economic and market-related shocks.
And secure the income of your employees!
Navigate compliance with confidence
Learn how to deal more effectively with increasing regulations and minimize compliance costs – with a success model – in just a few weeks.
Work with partners who deliver
Feel comfortable in a business relationship with clear and effective communication and deliverables, and prevent your consulting experience from becoming another expectation management nightmare.
Common challenges we fix
Forecasting errors and planning delays
Missed signals and long cycles create costly surprises.
We improve forecast reliability and cut cycle time, so decisions happen faster.
Lack of governance
Models drift, assumptions go undocumented, and adoption stalls.
We embed guardrails – ownership, audit, and change control.
Disconnected financial and operational data
Siloed numbers break alignment between plan and execution.
We unify data from different departments in one plan, improving accuracy and accountability.
Pressure to deliver ROI from investments
Pilots don’t scale and tools don’t change decisions.
We design around cash, margin, and cycle time, measuring impact and providing ROI in weeks.
Overreliance on Excel
Version sprawl slows teams and hides risk.
We keep Excel where it adds value, but replace manual consolidation with governed, real-time planning.
Slow scenario planning and What-if analysis
Teams can’t test options fast enough to steer outcomes.
We enable governed, writeback-driven scenarios, so you can compare options and act quickly.
Why choose Centida
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Decision Intelligence: We start with business levers: cash, margin, and cycle time. Then build the data and models that improve them.
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End-to-End Delivery: We assess, design, build, train, and support. So, every solution is owned and run confidently by your team after go-live.
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Built-in Governance: Writeback, audit trails, and controlled change management keep every number traceable, trusted, and compliant.
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Business-First Expertise: We think like CFOs and COOs, not vendors, blending business and technical expertise to drive measurable results.
What our clients say
We relied on Centida for our digital journey in our finance and performance functions. Thanks to their expertise and pro-active guidance, we achieved amazing results far above our initial expectations. They have guided us in the right direction and provided us with the necessary training, advice, and support.
Centida provided expertise to break down ROCE in a way that a network planning engineer could see their contribution to company value. As always, the work was delivered with quality, on time, within budget, and professionally. We look forward to future collaborations.
Centida supported us in setting up a key performance metrics reporting for our new Mobility-As-a-Service platform “goodride”. Motivation, interaction and knowledge of the Centida team was great and highly recommendable.
Our approach
Build
We listen, ask questions and deliver a planning and reporting concept that gives you the certainty you desire to become resilient to economic and market shocks.
Run
We embed governance and auditability, so every number is trusted and every change is tracked. Your teams learn to plan confidently, operate independently, and adapt to shifting conditions without losing control.
Improve
We monitor adoption, optimize models, and hand off full ownership once performance stabilizes. The result: sustainable, self-service planning that keeps evolving with your business.
Client success stories
BuyIN: from data chaos to a single source of truth
“Thanks to Centida’s expertise, we achieved results far beyond our initial expectations,” – Head of Controlling, BuyIN
The challenge
Multiple versions of data were circulating within the Controlling team.
Historical files were scattered across folders, creating inconsistencies, reporting delays, and constant reconciliation effort.
The result
Centida delivered a centralized, governed Power BI solution – a single source of truth for reporting, quality management, and analytics.
The transformation
BuyIN’s Controlling team moved from manual reconciliation to self-service analytics with full data ownership.
Team members now validate data once, analyze it instantly, and focus on business decisions rather than data maintenance.
Turnover: Turnover €30 million yearly.
Lechler: transforming the sales planning
“In just two weeks, we had our prototype up and running, and could build the dashboards ourselves from there,” – Sales Planning Manager, Lechler
The challenge
Sales planning relied on more than 50 Excel files. Manual consolidation slowed decisions, reduced accuracy, and made it difficult to respond to market changes.
The result
Centida implemented an integrated planning and reporting solution in Power BI, connecting sales, finance, and operations data into one governed model.
The transformation
Lechler moved from an annual Excel-driven process to a quarterly rolling forecast.
Decision cycles became faster, data consistency improved, and planning meetings shifted from reconciling numbers to steering performance.
Company size: Turnover €150 million yearly.
Technology that supports your decisions
Leading self-service Business Intelligence from Microsoft
- #1 BI product according to Gartner
- Available in cloud, on-premises, or hybrid
- Unprecedented performance at highly competitive prices
Acterys – Write-back & Planning, Built Into Power BI & Excel
- Real-time planning and write-back (built in, not bolted on) across Power BI, Excel & Microsoft Fabric.
- Enterprise governance + auditability, with centralized SQL models behind the scenes.
- Rapid deployment with “Apps” and low-code models—no coding required.
Aimplan is a Financial Planning and Analysis Solution built specifically for the Microsoft stack.
- Provides extensive data integration from 170+ sources
- Offers real-time data entry and writeback capabilities in Power BI
- Delivers flexibility and efficiency for business users
deFacto Power Planning – a 100% Microsoft-based Financial and Operational Planning solution
- A fully integrated Corporate Performance Management
- Unified platform Integrated into Excel and Power BI
- Provides unprecedented flexibility and ease of use for business users
Planning and Write-back in Power BI
- Makes Power BI a two-way street, analysis + data entry.
- Flexible for many scenarios (Sales Planning, Forecasting, Demand Planning…)
- Adheres to extensive global security and compliance rules.
Articles & professional insights
We focus on what matters to you in the operational day-to-day reality of finance & controlling departments.
We understand what’s important in this business, because of extensive experience in both management consulting and leading line management roles in global companies just like yours.
See our articles and videos to learn how you can take advantage of recent technology and process advancements for your organization.
Our story
Centida was founded in 2013 based on the simple need to build an efficient cost monitoring system.
At the time, Christian and Ilya were working in leading positions for a large telecommunications & IT company.
There they painfully realized that quick answers to crucial business specific questions were not available ad hoc, leaving leaders in despair. In order to obtain the simplest information on cost management, the heavy mills of the data machine had to be powered first.
These rigid structures were inefficient, cost a lot of time and resources and as soon as the information was prepared, it was already outdated.
For Christian and Ilya, this gave rise to the idea of setting up an agile information lab, in which business information could be produced faster, using agile tools and technologies.
A new service was founded whose outcome was so convincing that it gained a special status as an additional workbench alongside the core business in the Group.
Christian and Ilya had managed to master the transformation from dissatisfied Financial Controlling specialists to agile technology providers under their own steam.
Centida came to life.
Since then, Christian being the CEO has taken care of the management recipes and Ilya being the CTO prepares the meals, technologically delicious, based on a One-Truth-Model approach and conveying convincingly consistent truths at the first click.
Today, they help companies like yours in becoming Kings of Analytics.
Our mission
Over-regulation, laws, cybercrime and an uncertain market situation – are these also the fairways through which you have to steer your company?
Are you passionately devoting 110% to your work and trying to keep your employees and investors happy, but instead of a transparent business environment, you are facing sandbanks and cliffs in strong currents?
At the end of the day, employees and investors are still happy. However, many customers and suppliers are already migrating to other locations. And you may worry about how long business relationships that have been built up over many years can be maintained in the future?
You are not alone! Over 20 secret market leaders have been exactly where you are today.
But how can it be that competitors are more stable in navigating the waters? As if they had a navigation system that predicts bottlenecks and traffic jams? They seem to be able to adapt more quickly to the market environment and juggle compliance requirements with ease. At the same time, they bring their visions to reality and make this world a better place… The key to success lies not only in efficient processes, but also in modern Business Intelligence solutions, which are indispensable today.
Economic success is a combination of a mature, solid corporate strategy and a reliable information base from which the management can derive important options for action.
Centida’s Advisory Services offer the optimal mix of both: you gain insights into your processes that previously seemed closed to you. At the same time, you are equipped with a technical portfolio that takes away any uncertainty and will be a reliable tool for the security of your company.
Does that sound like success?
Then book your appointment for a free strategy meeting now!
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Frequently asked questions
How do you define the specific outcomes I can expect from your service?
We define specific outcomes by aligning our services with your business goals. Each project starts with a thorough assessment to understand your needs, followed by setting clear, measurable objectives that are agreed upon before implementation.
Can you describe the entire process from implementation to project completion?
Our process is structured into four main phases: Initial consultation and needs assessment, strategy and planning, implementation, and ongoing support and evaluation. We ensure transparency and regular communication throughout each phase.
What are the timeframes for the various phases of the project?
Timeframes vary based on project complexity and scope. Generally, initial consultation and planning take 1-2 weeks, implementation ranges from 3 to 6 months, and ongoing support is tailored to your needs. Specific timelines will be discussed during the planning phase.
How do you handle unforeseen challenges or delays?
We proactively manage risks by continuous monitoring and having contingency plans in place. Should challenges or delays arise, we communicate immediately, reassess timelines if necessary, and deploy additional resources to stay on track.
What kind of regular updates and reports will I receive during the project?
You will receive weekly updates and detailed monthly reports on project progress as per agreement. These reports include key performance indicators, milestones achieved, open issues and any adjustments to strategy or timelines. We also offer real-time access to project dashboards for continuous monitoring.
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