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Multi-Entity P&L Consolidation

Consolidated fragmented financial reporting across multiple business entities into a single source of truth for executive decision-making.

Power BI DAX Financial Reporting Data Mapping
01. Context

A company with multiple business entities relied on dozens of separate reports for financial analysis. Each entity used different account structures, naming conventions, and reporting formats.

02. Problem

Leadership couldn't get accurate P&L figures without weeks of manual consolidation. Conflicting numbers from different reports eroded trust in financial data. Strategic decisions were delayed or made on incomplete information.

03. Constraints

Multiple teams responsible for different data segments—no single owner

No access to implement proper ETL pipeline (SQL transformations blocked)

Inconsistent chart of accounts across entities

Client-provided data with embedded quality issues

04. Key Decisions

Mapping/Dictionary Architecture

Built a comprehensive mapping layer to translate disparate account structures into a unified financial hierarchy. This became the backbone enabling consistent DAX measures across all entities.

DAX-First Transformation

Without SQL access, pushed all transformation logic into DAX and Power Query M. Optimized measures for calculation groups and reusable patterns.

05. Outcome

Delivered consolidated P&L reporting across all business entities

Single source of truth replaced 20+ fragmented reports

Enabled month-over-month and entity-vs-entity comparison for the first time

06. Lessons Learned
"Focus on what you control. Time spent fighting for SQL access was time not spent optimizing DAX measures and refining the mapping logic. Constraints are fixed; your response to them isn't."