Challenges.
Denny¡¯s recognized the need to modernize their finance and HR systems to deliver business agility. They then launched a digital transformation and phased deployment of Â鶹´«Ã½ enterprise cloud applications to support their business strategy and goals, including a vigorous refranchising program.
Results.
Since deployment, Denny¡¯s has used Â鶹´«Ã½ across the business to deliver more efficient and effective services. Significantly improved functional capabilities have generated both strategic and business benefits, including a $1.2 million gross annual savings.
Benefits and results.
Consolidating to one cloud solution.
Denny¡¯s consolidated a convoluted network of systems and applications into one cloud solution that is configured for efficiency and optimization. With Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s continuous new releases and updates, Denny¡¯s avoids disruptive and disjointed upgrades, and Â鶹´«Ã½ Services and Community help streamline testing and feature adoption.
$1.2M
gross annual benefit
A new data model for faster reports.
To make the billing in their franchised model more transparent, Denny¡¯s restructured the data model for reporting and generating automatic accounting. Users can make faster decisions with fewer manual journals, quicker invoice processing, rapid reconciliation and performance closures, ? and simpler financial and management reporting.
135%?
improvement in the number of automated SOX control
4-day
reduction in time for accurate franchisee invoicing
Better people processes.
Improved automation and self-service functionality boost Denny¡¯s HR efficiency and drive internal adoption. Digital onboarding and shortened merit planning, payroll, and open enrollment cycles increase morale. Fast payouts of bonuses and franchise sales are a welcome change. And on-demand access to reports on topics like compensation equity and tax credits have made the HR team more credible and strategic.
$500K
annual savings in captured tax credit opportunities
Planning for the future.
To make business decisions faster, Denny¡¯s deployed a unified planning program. This not only reduces the time it takes to complete financial forecasts and their annual budget but also enables monthly reforecasting and scenario planning.
60%
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