Case Study: Canadian National Railway achieves faster, more efficient financial reporting with Prolifics and IBM Cognos

Canadian National Railway - Customer Case Study

Canadian National Railway Company (CN), a major rail operator moving more than CAD250 billion in goods annually, needed to improve its disclosure management and financial reporting process. Its spreadsheet-based workflows were becoming too labor-intensive, making it harder for the finance team to handle growing reporting demands and focus on higher-value analysis. Prolifics helped CN modernize the process using IBM Cognos TM1 and IBM Cognos Disclosure Management.

Prolifics implemented an integrated analytics and disclosure management solution that automatically pulls data from ERP and financial systems into Cognos TM1, supports ad hoc data loading and analysis, and links results directly into financial reports. The new workflow and dashboards improved collaboration, reduced silos, and gave managers better visibility across the reporting process. CN reported faster financial close cycles, less overtime, improved productivity, and more time for analysis and decision-making.

Canadian National Railway

Alain Senechal

Assistant Controller