PwC is named a Leader in two quadrants in the ISG Provider Lens® Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) Services 2026 report - R2R and Tax Services and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A).
As organizations work toward becoming more intelligent enterprises, CFOs are under increasing pressure to drive strategic insight while maintaining operational excellence, strengthening governance and accelerating innovation. Finance leaders are increasingly looking for operating models that connect strategy, technology, operations and decision-making, while creating the agility, scalability and resilience needed to navigate a rapidly evolving business environment. PwC helps organizations bring these elements together through deep finance expertise, advanced technology capabilities and managed services solutions that continuously evolve with business needs and support smarter, more trusted decision-making.
On R2R and Tax Services, the report states ‘PwC stands out in offering R2R and tax services by combining its accounting-firm trust and controls with agent-led close patterns, positioning statutory compliance as the on-ramp to a broader managed services relationship.’
R2R and Tax Services
The report highlights PwC's ability to bring together finance, tax, accounting and advisory capabilities with technology-enabled managed services delivery. Through its proprietary platforms, embedded controls and Agent OS-enabled automation, PwC helps organizations streamline reconciliation, reporting and compliance activities while improving consistency across finance operations. Its approach combines deep functional expertise with standardized processes, reusable automation patterns and governance frameworks that support scalable, efficient delivery across complex enterprise environments.
On Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), the report states ‘PwC differentiates its FP&A proposition through proven data-linked controllership transitions and Gemini-native reporting rebuilds, translating advisory pedigree into measurable, revenue-per-employee outcomes for large, multi-entity clients.’
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
The report recognizes PwC's strength in helping organizations modernize finance operations through an integrated approach to planning, controllership, analytics and AI-enabled reporting. By combining operating model transformation, unified data foundations and advanced reporting capabilities, PwC supports finance organizations in improving visibility, decision-making and business performance. Its experience serving complex, multi-entity enterprises enables the delivery of scalable FP&A solutions that help organizations navigate transformation while maintaining consistency across finance functions.
PwC stands out in offering R2R and tax services by combining its accounting-firm trust and controls with agent-led close patterns, positioning statutory compliance as the on-ramp to a broader managed services relationship.
We are honored to be recognized by ISG as a Leader in both R2R and Tax Services and Financial Planning & Analysis. As organizations accelerate toward AI-enabled operating models, they are looking beyond technology adoption and focusing on how finance, operations, governance and intelligent automation work together to drive business outcomes. At PwC, we help clients continuously evolve their operations through managed services, combining deep industry expertise, advanced technology and AI-enabled capabilities to help them continuously evolve operations, accelerate innovation and deliver stronger business outcomes.
Finance leaders are under increasing pressure to deliver strategic insight while maintaining trust, control and operational excellence. We believe the future of finance is about creating capacity for higher-value work, generating actionable intelligence and enabling faster, more informed decision-making. By bringing together deep finance, tax and controllership expertise with intelligent automation, data-driven insights and managed services capabilities, PwC helps organizations modernize finance operations and accelerate their journey toward becoming intelligent enterprises.
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