IBM Cognos Controller is a financial consolidation and close platform designed for corporate controllers and group finance teams needing to consolidate multi-entity financials and produce statutory and management reports efficiently.

• Automates intercompany eliminations, currency translation, and minority interest calculations across complex group structures

• Supports IFRS and GAAP statutory reporting requirements with a full audit trail for regulatory compliance

• Integrates with IBM Planning Analytics for a connected close-to-plan workflow within the IBM EPM ecosystem

• Web-based interface enables subsidiary finance teams to submit local results directly into the consolidation engine

• Part of IBM's broader finance transformation suite alongside Planning Analytics and Cognos Analytics