Financial Storytelling with Narrative Reporting in OneStream – Episode 75

Unpack OneStream’s Narrative Reporting and how finance teams use it to produce clear, board-ready financial stories.

In this episode, we explore how OneStream’s Narrative Reporting empowers finance leaders to combine live financial data with commentary, creating reports that explain not just what happened, but why it happened and what comes next.

Traditional reports often overwhelm executives with tables and charts but leave out the context. Narrative Reporting changes that by weaving insights directly into the numbers. From governance control and workflow management to narrative context and flexible delivery formats, OneStream provides a complete framework for financial storytelling.

Host Andy Smetana highlights the real costs of data-heavy, explanation-light reporting and shows how organizations are using Narrative Reporting to deliver faster closes, stronger board packages, and more confident decision-making. You’ll hear how companies are saving weeks of manual work, improving accuracy, and transforming reporting cycles into strategic conversations.

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What You’ll Learn

• Why traditional, data-heavy reporting falls short for boards and executives

• How Narrative Reporting blends text, charts, and live numbers in a single workflow

• The four core capabilities: governance control, workflow management, narrative context, communication delivery

• A practical example of replacing scattered docs and slide decks with one audited, board-ready package

• Where financial storytelling is heading with AI-assisted commentary and variance insights 

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