Business Model Almanac
EPOCH 2026.0 PCF v7.4 snapshot 2026-Q3
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Umbrella thread

Record-to-Report

  • R2R
  • Transaction-to-Report
  • Close-to-Report
  • Financial-Close-to-Disclose

The accounting backbone: capture and process financial transactions, run the period-end close and consolidation, and produce statutory, management, and investor reporting.

The constellation

The brass line traces the thread; the lit houses are the category plates it crosses, in process order. 4 steps across 3 categories.

The thread, step by step

  1. Manage Financial Resources Perform general accounting and reporting 9.3
  2. Manage Financial Resources Manage international funds/consolidation 9.10
  3. Manage Enterprise Risk, Compliance, Remediation, and Resiliency Manage compliance 11.2
  4. Manage External Relationships Build investor relationships 12.1

Signature software

The systems most associated with Record-to-Report, in prominence order. Selection basis and the dated-snapshot policy are on the methodology page.

SAP S/4HANA

SAP SE Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

The large-enterprise manufacturing and finance ERP standard.

RANK #1 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis

BlackLine

BlackLine, Inc. Financial Close / R2R

Enterprise financial close, reconciliation, and accounting automation.

RANK #3 as of 2026-Q3 ranking basis

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