From Spreadsheet Chaos to Centralized Planning

As a clinical-stage biotech company developing antifungal treatments, SCYNEXIS needed a way to bring finance and HR together under one planning platform. Before Centage, the team relied on disconnected spreadsheets to manage budgets, personnel planning, and cash forecasting — a process that was slow, error-prone, and hard to scale.

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Finance + HR, Working Together

SCYNEXIS uses Centage to manage budgeting and forecasting across HR, IT, and Finance, bringing all departments into one unified system.

With workforce costs making up a significant portion of their operating budget, Michelle oversees quarterly headcount planning, while Senior Accountant Jane Soong relies on Centage for accurate cash flow forecasting.

"If the structure is set up correctly, cash projection is pretty much on the spot. It’s a lot better than anything we’ve had in the past"

— Jane Soong, Senior Accountant, SCYNEXIS

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The Results

• Real-time collaboration across departments
  HR, IT, and Finance all operate from one platform — with individual user logins and shared visibility.
  
  
• Accurate cash forecasting
  Jane and her team rely on Centage to project cash flow and analyze what-if scenarios, improving financial confidence across leadership.
  
  
• ADP integration for easier workforce planning
  SCYNEXIS is implementing ADP payroll integration to streamline data syncing — no more manual uploads.
  
  
• Responsive support and continuous improvement
  Michelle praised Desiree from the Centage support team: “She’s incredibly responsive, pleasant, and very helpful.”
  

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Favorite Features

• Driver-based budgeting for headcount and HR-related expenses
  
  
• Report templates that reduce manual Excel work
  
  
• Version control for managing multiple budgets with fewer errors
  
  
• Refresher training and support for long-time users adapting to new features
  

"This isn’t just a budgeting tool. It’s helping us tie together finance, HR, and IT in a way that saves time and gives our leadership visibility into what’s ahead"

— Michelle Quintana, Director of HR & IT, SCYNEXIS

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Centage delivers the full FP&A toolkit—budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and scenario planning—purpose-built to handle your most complex cost center: people.

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