Modern financial planning for growing UK organisations

As organisations grow, finance teams need to move beyond spreadsheets and static annual budgets to deliver faster forecasts, model different scenarios and give the wider business a clearer view of what lies ahead. Abacum provides an AI-native financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform that connects planning, forecasting and reporting in one collaborative environment.

RSM combines Abacum’s technology with practical finance transformation and FP&A expertise to help organisations build more efficient planning processes, improve visibility across the business and make better-informed decisions as they grow.

Who Abacum is suited to?

Abacum can help organisations that are looking to modernise their approach to FP&A, particularly:

• Organisations looking to move beyond spreadsheets and manual planning processes.
• Finance teams that need to shorten forecasting cycles and build more responsive scenario plans.
• Finance leaders and business partners looking to provide more timely insight without increasing the administrative burden on their teams.

Why choose RSM for Abacum implementation?

Introducing a new FP&A platform is about more than configuring software. It requires a clear understanding of how finance operates today, where planning processes need to improve and how technology can support better decision-making across the organisation.

RSM brings together finance transformation, FP&A and industry expertise to help you make the most of Abacum. We work with your finance team to align the platform with your planning processes, reporting requirements and wider business objectives – from initial design and implementation through to adoption and ongoing optimisation.

• More time for decision-making: automate data preparation, forecasting and scenario analysis so finance teams can focus on insight rather than maintenance and manual processes.
• A solution designed for mid-market and growing organisations: support more sophisticated planning and collaboration without the complexity and overhead often associated with traditional enterprise platforms.
• A proven implementation approach: benefit from experienced delivery, strong governance and practical support from design and configuration through to adoption and optimisation.

Our Abacum implementation approach

Abacum integrates with leading ERP solutions, customer relationship management (CRM) systems, human resources information systems (HRIS) and data platforms – allowing RSM to design a comprehensive planning architecture that fits your environment and growth plans. RSM aligns technology with your finance strategy, operating model and industry requirements.

Our approach includes the following steps:

Abacum FP&A capabilities

Move from static annual budgets to rolling forecasts and driver‑based plans that update seamlessly as your business changes. Quickly assess “what‑if” scenarios around pricing, headcount, demand and investments.

Enable cross‑functional participation with controlled workflows, role‑based access and live views for executives and budget owners – reducing version risk and improving alignment.

Leverage embedded intelligence to accelerate forecasting, surface insights, flag anomalies and summarise performance, helping finance teams respond with speed and confidence.

Provide always‑on dashboards and narrative‑ready outputs so stakeholders understand not just the numbers, but the drivers behind them.

Build and evolve multidimensional models quickly without the help of specialist admins while maintaining transparency and auditability.

Get started with Abacum

Find out how RSM can help you modernise financial planning and analysis with Abacum. Talk to our team about your current FP&A processes, planning objectives and how a more connected approach could support your organisation’s growth.