Case Study: Pinsent Masons achieves 360-degree financial visibility and cuts month-end close from 15 to 2 days with Workday Adaptive Planning

Pinsent Masons gains a 360-degree view of finances and performance

Pinsent Masons is a global law firm of more than 2,500 people that grew by one-third after a merger and faced the urgent need to consolidate multiple ledgers, practice-management systems, currencies, and languages. The finance team struggled with a lengthy month‑end close (up to 15 days), difficulty integrating data from different geographies, and a lack of drill‑down, multi‑dimensional visibility—risks that threatened regulatory compliance and the benefits of the merger.

Working with Workday Adaptive Planning (via partner Clear Plan), Pinsent Masons consolidated disparate systems, achieved seamless multi‑currency and multi‑language collaboration, and gained drill‑down visibility across practices and offices. The result: month‑end close time fell from 15 days to 2 days (a 750% acceleration), integrated 360‑degree financial visibility, discovery of ledger inaccuracies, and a finance team refocused from scorekeepers to strategic advisors guiding long‑term investments and expansion.

Pinsent Masons

Andrew Brett

Financial Accounting Manager