Capgemini’s Finance expertise covers all aspects, from process and system optimisation to operating model and information transformation.

The ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) packages such as SAP and Oracle contain strong and comprehensive Finance functionality and are used by a large number of world-class private and public sector organisations.

This section contains:

• The benefits of Finance Packages
• Capgemini’s Approach
• Capgemini’s Capabilities
• Success Stories

Benefits of Finance Packages

Our experience with clients in transforming their processing and back office functions means we can help you with efficiency savings supported by process and technology enhancements.

Implementing the appropriate finance packages and tools for process and access controls will result in organisations having tight controls in place and the ability to access real-time, integrated financial data to support business decisions.

Finance packages enable organisations to standardise processes to support key business and finance functions, including Shared Services

Capgemini’s Approach

We tailor all our project approaches to meet your objectives and requirements whilst maintaining our leading practice techniques developed from years of Finance package implementations. Our package-based methodologies apply Capgemini’s proven tools and techniques for project management, change management and Rightshore® delivery to the package-specific methods from software vendors such as SAP and Oracle. They are designed to deliver predictable results and reduce project risk through:

An implementation ‘back-bone’ that facilitates quality results

Continuous incorporation of product specific best practices and thought leadership to address specific challenges and opportunities

Proactive change management techniques to address organisational issues and other potential barriers inherent to any implementation or upgrade project

Rigorous, standard risk management, quality assurance and client satisfaction processes

The steps of our methodology include:

Step 1 - Project Initiation

We agree project roles and responsibilities, implement our standard project office procedures for progress monitoring, risk and issue management, deliverable management etc and hold a project kick off event

Step 2 - Solution Definition / Blueprint

This stage will provide the foundation for the Programme – a “Blueprint”. We work with you in joint teams to ensure the design reflects your requirements while bringing in external challenge and new ideas.

Step 3 - Solution Development / Realisation

The project team refines the integrated Oracle / SAP solution. The solution is further configured in appropriate development and test environments in order to develop processes and procedures, customisations and organisational performance levels that support the future state solution.

Step 4 – Implementation / Cutover

The developed solution is tested; training delivered; data migration rehearsals completed and technical infrastructure built. The deployment plan is then kicked-off.

Step 5 – Post Implementation Support

The responsibility for operations is transferred from the project team to the operational team and any relevant legacy systems are decommissioned.

Capgemini Capabilities

We have close relationships with Oracle and SAP which mean that we have the influence to deliver expertise as required and we have intimate understanding of package based solution delivery:

• We are an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner and have over 5,500 Oracle consultants globally with over 300 in the UK and 500 in India.
• We are a Leading Global SAP Integration Partner (since 1993) with 8 Awards of Excellence and a Gartner “Leader” rating for Vision/Ability-to-Execute in SAP-enabled Transformation. Capgemini has over 8,000 SAP consultants globally and over 700 working on UK SAP projects where we are an SAP Tier 1 Partner.

In order to add value while using resources as effectively as possible, we take advantage of our Rightshore® global delivery model, blending the right balance of onshore, nearshore and offshore locations to work with you as a unified team. This balance enables us to deliver the optimum solution for your business needs.

Our consultants are skilled Oracle and SAP professionals and can advise you on the right use of the functions and features to run your business and help you realise your benefits. Working closely with our consulting colleagues, we are able to deliver technology enabled transformation, ensuring that the solutions bring the benefits the organisation needs.

• The SAP Finance Team have been instrumental in delivering SAP solutions to clients for over 16 years. The team has significant strength not only in the core SAP FI/CO functionality (GL, AP, AR, AA, CO, PCA), but also brings great experience in all the ECC modules, including CO-PC (product costing) and CO-PA (profitability analysis) and associated products such as FSCM.(Financial Supply Chain Management) and BPS & BCS (planning & consolidation). Capgemini implemented some of the first full installs of SAP new Flexible Ledger in the UK, and remain committed to developing their skills in new SAP products.

Success Stories

Defence Manufacturing Client

The client transformed their business into a programme managed organisation to run their large programmes over the contract lifecycle of up to 25 years. Capgemini worked with the client to transform their business using the Oracle eBusiness Suite as the basis for this, creating a project centric solution. The benefits achieved included ensuring a single version of the truth for all reporting, especially financial data which is managed via the programmes and projects of work controlled through the Oracle Projects solution.

National Media Client

The client were transforming their operations and refreshing the underlying technology that supported these. As a result Capgemini were able to provide a finance package solution that used a services oriented architecture approach to provide end to end services and encompassed the new operating model, e.g. shared services, centres of excellence. The client was able to achieve cost savings around the deployment of financial reporting, moving from traditional pull report production to a push report production with a improved data interrogation capability, backed up with standardised processes and consistent financial information.

Multi National Telco and Retail Client

The fast moving nature of this industry meant that the client needed to refresh their current finance package solution. Capgemini were able to design anew solution that ensured the business could implement a new operating model that supported their transformation agenda and provided consistent financial information, making key finance processes more efficient and standardised to ensure that the major business units reported quickly and consistently.

Local Authority

The client required a solution to meet their current needs and also set them up for the future transformations that would be brought about by recent changes to local government requirements, e.g. Comprehensive Spending Review 2011 (CSR11). Capgemini were able to implement a finance package solution that provided a base for the future changes and provide a roadmap to allow the authority to increase their efficient and effectiveness.

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