We are Asher & Compan, a Florida-based Oracle Partner specialized in Profitability and Cost Management.
Our consultants and collaborators accumulate dozens of years of experience implementing Planning and Profitability & Cost Management methods and technology to reduce your business costs in a smart way.
We do Profitability & Cost Management Planning
Because we know Cost Savings are performed wrongly and without data in lots of companies:
- Would you reduce production of your most profitable product ? Some companies do.
- Would you fire your employees that bring the highest profits to the business ? Some companies do.
- Would you foster your sales team to sale more even loosing money ? Some companies do.
Profitability and Cost Management refers to making the decisions you have to make during tought times with data, scenario planning and simulations, diminishing the risks of a wrong decision.
Our Team
Here our some of our consultants (coded names to respect their privacy):
Pedro
Lives in the Americas but serves European customers, started his career as Cost Management consultant with Deloitte more than 20 years ago, and then implementing BPC (bought by SAP some years ago). Currently leads his own Oracle EPM practice in the USA, and is an advisor to PwC in several countries regarding their Oracle EPM practice. Currently is leading several Oracle Enterprise Profitability & Cost Management (EPCM) projects. Has had experience in almost all industries, but his key strenghts are Financial Services and Healthcare industries. Holds a Sustainability Busines Practices Certificate by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and is working hard to get his Oracle PCM Certified Implementer, while providing advice to Asher Analytics Europe’s customers too. Served as President of the Institute of Management Accountants, Spanish Chapter, from 2021 to 2024.
Laura
Based in the EU, has been implementing PBCS since 2017. Has played roles like PBCS Support Leader, Data Analysis Leader, PBCS Product Architect and NSPB Developer. The industries where has implemented or supported NSPB include: IT & Services, pharmaceutical manufacturing, non-profit and SaaS providers (Start-ups), among others. She is a world class expert in achieving performance improving in PBCS complex calculations, and always solves any support request in a fast and reliable way. Is currently certified by Oracle University on the implementation of PBCS (also known as Oracle Planning Implementer Certification), and is working hard to get a new certification soon.
Rafa
Based in the Americas but serving European customers too, started his involvement with Oracle EPM since 2010 as consultant for Business Intelligence supporting customers using Oracle Essbase (the database where NSPB runs) and Oracle Hyperion Planning (the “gran dad” of NSPB). Has deep experience in the Data Management (now Data Exchange) module of NSPB, and has participated in almost all industries that have implemented NSPB or its Oracle equivalente PBCS. Regarding certifications, he prefers to assign his time to self-learning towards complicated customer- related data integration issues in NetSuite EPM and Oracle EPM.
Arun
Planning and Budgeting, Accounts Reconciliation, Narrative Reporting, Consolidation Management and Close, etc… (some of these certifications shortly to be renewed as Oracle requires it from time to time). He is based in the Americas, but serves European customers too as he is based in US Eastern Time. Has been working with Oracle financial systems since 2005 and its different components (several related to BI and reporting), but since 2015 got formally “engaged” with Oracle PBCS. His previous position to his current was Manager for the Oracle EPM practice of one of the Top 3 consulting global companies. He is an avid trainer in Oracle EPM and enjoys to share knowledge in different social networks, which has awared him an Oracle ACE Pro-level (the equivalent to a “Platinum” in the music industry). His customer’s industries cover almost all types, but he is more interested in Startups and social-impact ones.
Juan
Based in the EU, he has been supporting Oracle and NSPB customers since 2021, after having supporting Anaplan and OneStream Planning and Close Management applications, respectively. Even not Oracle certified, has an special talent to align the customer needs to technology. The projects he has worked implementing or supporting PBCS include: agribusiness, IT & Services, SaaS (Startups) and communications are the main ones.
Roger
Worked for more than 9 years at Oracle both in the Americas and Europe. Have participated and leaded important digital transformation initiatives, including one related Oracle EPM jointly with a Top-3 consulting company in a 2 million/day oil producer in 2012. Leaded for 3 years a country branch of a multi-brand EU-head quartered EPM support leader, where he got his ITIL Service Management certification (the one required to set-up our world-class NetSuite EPM help desk). Major industries he know sadditional to Oil & Gas: utilities, IT & Services, SaaS providers (Start-ups), hotel & entertaining, manufacturing & automotive. Has a valid certification by Oracle University on the implementation of PBCS (Oracle Planning Implementer Certification is the name) and a Sustainability Busines Practices Certificate by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Certified in Oracle Profitability and Cost Management. Served as Vicepresident of the Institute of Management Accountants, Spanish Chapter, from 2021 to 2024.
Interested in joining us ?
Profitability and Cost Management is growing its acceptance worldwide, so if you are an experienced user or implementer, please contact us at info@asher.no