Per Gartner, an analyst firm, a financial key performance indicator (KPI) is a leading high-level measure of revenue, expenses, profits, or other financial outcomes, simplified for gathering and review on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis. This information truly projects the health of the organization, both in the short and long term. As mentioned in my earlier blog,” why finance should push for improved supply chain planning”, it is becoming important for most organizations to integrate supply chain planning and S&OP (sales & operations planning) in their financial planning and budgeting processes to have a better view of all the impactors. These financial KPIs are valuable and are used by all stakeholders to evaluate business success.