In this episode of Anaplan Insights, Dayne Turbitt sits down with Svilena Tzekova, Global Head of Corporate Services Transformation at KPMG UK, to discuss how organizations can turn finance and corporate services into strategic enablers.

Svilena shares insights on why accelerated decision-making has moved from a nice-to-have to a business imperative in today’s volatile environment, and why the finance function must lead as the organization’s “central nervous system.” She explains how KPMG’s Plan to Perform solution, powered by Anaplan, transforms fragmented, reactive planning into a connected, data-driven model, enabling real-time scenario modeling and faster, smarter decisions.

The conversation also explores KPMG Velocity, an AI-enabled platform that integrates people, processes, and technology to help clients respond to disruption, anticipate shocks, and unlock value across finance, HR, supply chain, and procurement. Svilena shares client success stories — from media and financial services to insurance — showing how connected planning improves forecast accuracy, profitability, and enterprise agility.

This episode highlights how combining industry expertise, pre-configured best practices, and Anaplan’s integrated planning applications enables organizations to plan, perform, and thrive in today’s intelligent economy.

Listen to learn:

 01:10 —  What’s top of mind for clients as they transform corporate  services and finance functions?

 03:25 —  The evolving role of Finance within modern organizations

 11:17 —  KPMG’s Powered to Perform approach

 14:52 —  Collaboration with Anaplan's Integrated Financial Planning app

 17:02 —  Customer success examples

 23:33 —  KPMG’s AI-enabled Velocity platform