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OneStream for Pharma & Life Sciences —The Right Formula for Finance Transformation

Transform finance for a rapidly evolving pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. With Ascend Partners and OneStream, unify planning, reporting, and performance management in a single platform that delivers greater agility, stronger governance, and faster, more confident decision-making.

OneStream: A Unified Platform for Pharmaceutical Finance

OneStream brings financial consolidation, planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytics together on a single, extensible platform. Rather than managing disconnected applications and spreadsheets, finance teams gain a single trusted source of data spanning research, clinical operations, manufacturing, commercial functions, and corporate finance.

The result is greater transparency, improved collaboration, and faster access to insights that help organizations respond confidently to changing business conditions.

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Partnering with Ascend

Finance transformation in pharmaceutical and life sciences requires more than technology—it requires industry expertise. Ascend combines deep financial consulting experience with proven OneStream implementation capabilities to help organizations simplify complexity and build a scalable finance function.

Whether you're replacing fragmented planning processes, modernizing financial close, or improving enterprise-wide forecasting, our consultants work alongside your team to deliver solutions that create long-term value while supporting compliance, growth, and operational excellence.

DISCOVER THE ASCEND DIFFERENCE

  • ERP & Enterprise Integration Expertise 

    Seamless integration with SAP, SuccessFactors, SAP IBP, and other critical finance, HR, and operational systems.

  • Pharma-Specific Planning Solutions

    Support for zero-based budgeting, workforce planning, driver-based forecasting, KPI reporting, and allocation models tailored to the unique needs of pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations.

  • Rapid Value Realization

    Proven implementation methodologies, accelerators, and prebuilt frameworks help reduce deployment timelines while maintaining flexibility to accommodate evolving business requirements.

  • Finance Transformation Beyond Planning

    Ascend helps organizations expand their OneStream investment over time with capabilities such as Financial Consolidation, Account Reconciliations, Reporting, and ongoing platform optimization.

  • Continuous Optimization

    Managed Service Operations (MSO) provides ongoing support, enhancement services, and strategic guidance to help organizations maximize value from their OneStream investment long after go-live.

Industry Use Cases

Research & Development Planning

Manage complex R&D portfolios with greater confidence through driver-based planning and scenario modeling. Evaluate investment priorities, forecast funding requirements, and understand the financial impact of shifting clinical timelines or pipeline decisions.

Financial Close, Consolidation & Regulatory Reporting

Accelerate financial close while supporting global reporting requirements through automated consolidations, intercompany eliminations, currency translation, and governed financial data. Improve reporting accuracy while reducing manual effort across the finance organization. 

Labour Planning

Connect workforce planning with budgeting and forecasting to improve visibility into labour costs across regions, facilities and departments. Model hiring, transfers, leaves, and workforce changes while applying regional labour rules and benefit structures to support more accurate planning.

Commercial & Product Portfolio Planning

Connect commercial forecasts with financial planning to improve visibility across brands, therapeutic areas, geographies, and product lifecycles. Model new product launches, patent expirations, pricing scenarios, and demand changes to support more informed business decisions.

Product Line & Channel Planning

Connect product line performance with revenue planning to gain deeper insight into profitability, growth opportunities, and channel effectiveness. Evaluate pricing strategies, sales mix, market demand, and channel trends to improve forecast accuracy and support data-driven business decisions.

 

Scenario Planning & Forecasting

Respond quickly to changing market conditions with continuous forecasting and integrated scenario planning. Evaluate the financial impact of regulatory changes, supply chain disruptions, acquisition activity, or shifts in market demand using a single, trusted planning platform.

Financial Signaling

Move beyond monthly reporting by combining operational and financial data to deliver timely business signals. Monitor performance drivers across research, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial operations, enabling finance leaders to identify risks earlier and act before month-end. 

Strategic Cash Flow & Investment Planning

Improve capital allocation by connecting long-term strategic planning with operational forecasts. Gain better visibility into cash flow, investment priorities, capital projects, and resource requirements to support sustainable growth while maintaining financial discipline.

Ready to Accelerate Your Finance Modernization?

Manage Pharma & Life Science finance with confidence, through OneStream implemented by Ascend Partners. Whether you need to shorten close cycles, improve forecast accuracy, or simplify reporting, our extensive experience in building robust financial infrastructure can create a solution for you.
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Frequently asked questions

How can OneStream help pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations improve planning and forecasting?

OneStream provides a unified platform for planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis, helping pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations move beyond disconnected spreadsheets and manual processes. By connecting financial and operational data, organizations can improve forecast accuracy, strengthen governance, and make faster, more informed decisions in a rapidly changing industry.

Why choose Ascend Partners for a OneStream implementation?

Ascend Partners combines deep OneStream expertise with extensive experience delivering solutions for complex, highly regulated organizations. Our team helps clients design, implement, and optimize OneStream applications that align finance, operations, and business strategy—accelerating time-to-value while building a scalable foundation for future growth.

Can OneStream support workforce planning and operational planning in the pharmaceutical industry?

Yes. OneStream enables organizations to integrate workforce planning, operational drivers, and financial planning within a single platform. This allows pharmaceutical companies to model headcount requirements, compensation, production plans, and key business drivers while understanding their impact on financial performance and strategic objectives.

Can OneStream integrate with existing pharmaceutical systems and ERPs?

Yes. OneStream is designed to integrate with leading ERP, HR, and operational systems, including SAP environments. This creates a trusted source of information for planning, reporting, and decision-making while improving data quality, consistency, and governance across the organization.

Is OneStream only suited for large global pharmaceutical companies?

No. OneStream is flexible enough to support organizations of varying sizes and levels of complexity. Whether a company is modernizing planning processes, improving forecasting, strengthening reporting, or pursuing a broader finance transformation initiative, OneStream can scale to meet current and future business requirements.

What business outcomes can pharmaceutical organizations expect from OneStream?

 Organizations can streamline planning and reporting processes, improve forecast accuracy, strengthen financial governance, and gain greater visibility into the drivers of business performance. By creating a single platform for finance and operations, OneStream helps support faster decision-making and a more agile, data-driven organization. 

Discover OneStream

OneStream simplifies complex financial processes into a single, intelligent platform, empowering organizations to streamline operations, improve decision-making, and drive financial transformation.

Why Ascend?

Our team possesses the perfect combination of technical expertise and extensive knowledge to provide cutting-edge solutions that perfectly align with the constantly evolving technological landscape of today and tomorrow.

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