Case Study: Hill Laboratories achieves timely, accurate forecasts and faster budgeting with Workday Adaptive Planning

Hill Laboratories Gains Timely and Accurate Forecasts for Proactive Decision-Making

Hill Laboratories, a privately owned analytical testing company in Hamilton, New Zealand with over 350 staff, faced an inefficient budgeting process that left its finance team reconciling spreadsheets instead of analyzing data. Forecasts were infrequent and unreliable, and business managers lacked timely visibility and control over their budgets.

Partnering with GK Horizons, Hill implemented Workday Adaptive Planning in six weeks, cutting the annual budgeting cycle by three weeks and enabling regular quarterly forecasts. Managers now access accurate, timely data to model scenarios, track revenue, expenses, cash flow and capex, and the finance team spends more time delivering insights—supporting faster, more proactive decisions across the business.

Hill Laboratories

Alistair Brown

CFO