Business Intelligence Companies & Consultants in Princeton, NJ

Business Intelligence Solutions Inc., which also operates under the Bintelgroup name, is a consulting and technology firm headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. It concentrates on performance management, risk and finance technology for large enterprises. Its primary audience is the banking and financial sector, where it addresses the needs of commercial lenders, investment houses, consumer lending businesses and insurers. Customers it names also include leading retailers, very large corporations and public-sector bodies.

Focus and approach

The firm describes itself as a specialist that helps clients put their business strategies into practice. Its method combines the principles of the Strategy Focused Organization with Corporate Performance Management techniques and software. According to the company, clients rely on its technology to draw insight from huge data volumes, which leads to quicker and more accurate decisions.

Its stated mission is to equip organizations worldwide with strong business technology solutions, and it hopes to become the preferred advisor when leaders make decisions. Its longer-term ambition is to be seen globally as the most respected and influential provider and systems integrator in its field.

Service lines

Work is arranged into three groups, each directed at a different decision maker inside the client.

• Finance office offerings: financial transformation, finance process improvement, shared services, consolidations, budgeting, planning and forecasting, process mapping, executive dashboards, performance management architecture, and activity based management with allocations
• Technology office offerings: IT strategy, infrastructure and integration, ERP implementation, outsourced delivery, systems integration and enterprise portals
• Compliance and performance offerings: operational risk, Basel II credit risk, credit analysis, economic capital, customer and branch profitability, Sarbanes Oxley and anti money laundering

Products and delivery

Alongside its consulting, the company lists six packaged suites covering corporate performance management, enterprise risk management, finance management, business process management, reference data management and trading operations. Its broader solution areas extend to customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, finance transformation and regulatory compliance. Engagements are split between functional consulting and technical consulting.

The firm says it supplies advisory work, applications, technology and ongoing managed support to Global 1000 companies and government agencies. Its stated practice is to identify critical issues, then design tailored, inventive answers intended to grow revenue, trim costs and deliver the right information at the right moment.

Industries and global reach

Beyond banking and financial services, the listed industries include energy and utilities, fashion, government, insurance, manufacturing and retail. The firm notes that multinational organizations must cope with differing legal, financial, political and social environments, along with complex cross-border matters.

It says it applies the same standard of service and conduct everywhere, so it can serve clients wherever they choose to operate. Its offices are in the United States at its New Jersey headquarters, in Hyderabad, India, and in Milton Keynes, England.

Considerations for buyers

The company is a natural fit for organizations whose analytics requirements are tied closely to finance and risk, such as banks working on profitability analysis, regulatory compliance or capital modeling, and finance departments seeking stronger planning and reporting. The mix of packaged suites, finance-oriented consulting and an international footprint distinguishes it from vendors that simply resell reporting software.

Prospective clients should note that the website carries a 2005 copyright and may not reflect present-day operations, so offerings, staffing and partnerships should be verified directly before a shortlist is drawn up.