Unlocking Financial Insights Faster: How Solver Supercharges Reporting for Dynamics 365

For finance teams using Dynamics 365 Business Central or Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, reporting is a critical function that is not always straightforward. While Dynamics 365 ERPs offer good reporting capabilities, many organisations find that they need more flexibility with the reporting tools so they can tailor their financial reports to meet their organisation’s specific requirements.

They often also need different versions of reports, e.g., a detailed and a summary version that are sent to various stakeholders within the business.

This is where Solver can help, not as a replacement, but as a powerful extension to your ERP.

Why Finance Teams Look Beyond Native ERP Reporting

Dynamics 365 ERPs provide foundational reporting tools, but as financial complexity grows, so do the demands:

Consolidating data across multiple entities.
Creating board-ready reports with commentary.
Responding quickly to ad hoc data requests.
Report data across several sources such as finance, CRM, payroll, and operational systems.
Reduce reliance on Excel exports and manual data manipulation.

These challenges often lead finance teams to rely heavily on spreadsheets as a quick turnaround to customise a specific report. However, relying on data exports to spreadsheets can also introduce risk and process inefficiencies. Managing version control and the lack of robust security in spreadsheets create new challenges.

Solver is built to complement Dynamics 365 ERP

Solver is an Extended Financial Planning and Analysis (xFP&A) suite that integrates seamlessly with Dynamics 365 applications. It’s designed to help finance teams:

Reduce implementation time with the QuickStart library. Quick Start is a ready-to-use content pack with 80+ prebuilt reports and dashboards covering financial statements, management reports, and operational KPIs. These templates can be customised for your business and drastically reduce implementation time.
Drill down into ledger and sub-ledger details without needing access to BC or F&O.
Automate report distribution to internal and external stakeholders.
Maintain control and security with role-based access and audit trails.
Bring together data from Dynamics 365 and other systems (CRM, payroll, project, HR) into a single trusted source with a Unified data warehouse.
Expand into planning and forecasting – Once reporting is established, extend Solver to driver-based budgeting and scenario modelling.

And because Solver uses an Excel-like interface for report design, your team can leverage the Excel skills they already have to reduce the learning curve required to start designing reports.

Rapid Time-to-Value with Pre-Built Integrations, Reporting, and Budgeting Templates

One of Solver’s most significant advantages is its pre-built integrations with Business Central and Finance & Operations. This means:

No lengthy data mapping projects.
Faster implementation timelines.
Immediate access to your Dynamics 365 data in Solver’s cloud-based data warehouse.

"Solver has so many templates already written, that is a real plus. They have every imaginable financial report. Whenever we need a report, we look in Solver first."
Cathy Studte, Project Accountant, Mingara Leisure Group.

Read the Solver case study.

Plus, Solver comes with a library of ready-to-use templates. You can start with a standard report, tweak it to match your requirements, and be up and running in days, not months.

Power BI Integration for Visual Insights

Solver also connects natively to Power BI, allowing finance teams to build dashboards and visualise trends while keeping structured reporting in Solver. It’s the best of both worlds: Excel-style reporting for finance, and interactive dashboards for executives.