Client Spotlight: How Industry Leaders Use OneStream to Stay Ahead

In today’s fast-moving business landscape, organizations across industries face mounting pressure to adapt quickly, streamline operations, and make smarter financial decisions. For many, the difference between keeping pace and falling behind lies in how well they manage their financial and operational data.

This OneStream Case Study explores how industry leaders across multiple sectors are leveraging the platform to simplify complexity, improve decision-making, and future-proof their businesses.

1. Manufacturing: Streamlining Global Operations

Manufacturers often operate across multiple regions, dealing with different currencies, tax regulations, and reporting standards.

A global manufacturing giant featured in a OneStream Case Study replaced three legacy ERP systems with OneStream, consolidating financial reporting across 12 countries. Monthly close cycles dropped from 15 days to 5, and manual reconciliation errors decreased by 85%.

They also gained real-time visibility into production costs, inventory levels, and supplier performance, enabling better cost management and faster strategic decisions.

Result: Faster reporting, improved cash-flow visibility, reduced errors, and stronger operational insights.

2. Financial Services: Managing Risk with Confidence

Banks and insurance companies face constant regulatory pressures and complex risk landscapes.

A regional bank’s OneStream Case Study shows how they automated regulatory reporting, stress testing, and scenario planning. Previously, compiling reports took 10–12 days; now, it’s completed in 48 hours. Accuracy improved significantly, reducing audit findings by 60%.

Additionally, the bank now uses OneStream for predictive risk analytics, helping them make proactive decisions about lending, investment strategies, and capital allocation.

Result: Reduced compliance risk, faster reporting, and smarter risk management.

3. Healthcare: Driving Efficiency for Patient-Centered Care

Healthcare providers must balance financial performance with patient outcomes.

In this OneStream Case Study, a major hospital network integrated patient volume forecasts, staffing schedules, and budget allocations into a single platform. Previously, budgeting across departments took 4 weeks; now it’s done in 1 week.

By linking financial planning directly to operational KPIs, the network could optimize staff allocation, reduce overtime costs by 20%, and improve patient throughput.

Result: Faster financial cycles, reduced overhead, and better alignment between finance and care delivery.

4. Retail & Consumer Goods: Adapting to Market Shifts

Retailers face rapid shifts in demand, supply chain disruptions, and changing consumer behavior.

A leading global retailer highlighted in a OneStream Case Study consolidated sales, inventory, and financial data from 500+ stores worldwide. Forecasting accuracy improved from 78% to 95%, while stockouts decreased by 30%.

The platform also enabled scenario planning for promotions, pricing, and seasonal demand, allowing marketing and finance teams to collaborate more effectively.

Result: Increased forecasting accuracy, lower stockouts, and faster response to market changes.

5. Energy & Utilities: Preparing for the Future

Energy companies deal with capital-intensive projects, regulatory oversight, and sustainability mandates.

A multinational energy provider’s OneStream Case Study shows how they unified capital planning, long-range forecasting, and sustainability reporting. Previously, evaluating investment options across 5 business units took 3 months; now it’s done in 3 weeks.

They can simulate energy production scenarios, forecast maintenance costs, and assess carbon footprint impact, aligning financial decisions with environmental goals.

Result: Faster investment evaluation, improved sustainability reporting, and stronger long-term planning.

6. Technology: Scaling with Agility

Tech companies experience rapid growth, acquisitions, and constant innovation cycles.

One SaaS provider featured in a OneStream Case Study consolidated financials from 8 subsidiaries and automated recurring revenue reporting. Monthly revenue recognition cycles dropped from 10 days to 2 days.

With OneStream, they now track churn, customer lifetime value, and subscription growth in real time, enabling proactive strategies to retain customers and increase revenue.

Result: Faster post-merger integration, better growth insights, and more agile finance operations.

7. Public Sector: Ensuring Accountability & Transparency

Government agencies must maintain transparency, compliance, and timely budget management.

A state government’s OneStream Case Study demonstrates how they managed multi-department budgets, grants, and performance reporting in a single system. They reduced budget reconciliation time from 6 weeks to 1 week and improved grant utilization reporting accuracy by 40%.

Result: Enhanced accountability, faster budget cycles, and improved public trust.

8. Transportation & Logistics: Optimizing Operations

Logistics companies face high operational costs, fluctuating demand, and complex asset management.

In this OneStream Case Study, a global logistics provider tracked route profitability, fuel costs, and fleet investments in one platform. Decision-making speed improved by 50%, and underutilized assets were reduced by 25%.

The platform also enabled dynamic scenario planning for peak seasons, optimizing delivery schedules and resource allocation.

Result: Cost savings, higher fleet utilization, and faster operational planning.

9. Telecommunications: Managing Large-Scale Data

Telecom providers operate massive infrastructure and subscription-based revenue streams.

A telecom giant featured in a OneStream Case Study integrated network investments with customer growth forecasts. ROI tracking became 3x faster, and CAPEX planning accuracy improved by 35%.

Additionally, finance teams can now simulate pricing plans, service expansions, and network upgrades without complex spreadsheets.

Result: Better alignment of investments with market demand and improved strategic planning.

10. Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences: Accelerating Innovation

Pharma companies must manage R&D spending, regulatory compliance, and product launches.

A global pharma leader’s OneStream Case Study shows how they consolidated R&D budgets, clinical trial costs, and revenue projections. Forecasting for new drug launches improved by 40%, and compliance reporting errors dropped to near zero.

They also run scenario simulations to assess the financial impact of regulatory changes or trial delays.

Result: Faster product launches, tighter financial control, and better strategic planning.

Conclusion

Each OneStream Case Study proves a consistent story: industry leaders choose OneStream because it simplifies complexity, improves accuracy, and empowers smarter decisions.

From faster close cycles in manufacturing to transparency in the public sector, OneStream enables organizations to turn challenges into opportunities. Companies that embrace unified platforms like OneStream are the ones that stay ahead adapting quickly, saving costs, and driving growth.