Company A-B-C's ERP System

A large communications company is implementing a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

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Business situation
Problem statement

Company A-B-C, acting through its subsidiaries, is one of the world's leading providers of communications, technology, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities. The business has more than 50,000 general ledger accounts and 120,000 cost centers across 10 different legacy ERP systems. In addition, some transactions are extracted and keyed into large complex spreadsheets to perform offline allocations and derivations for reporting purposes, which requires substantial time and resources to refresh on a monthly basis. 

Business situation
Problem statement

Company A-B-C contracted Deloitte's Controllership group to assist in implementing a multi-year enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The new ERP is designed to replace existing ERP systems and offline models in order to enhance the flow of financial information, expediate financial close processes and accelerate data analysis and information reporting. The client has raised some questions and concerns around the implementation. Your team is faced with the challenge of explaining the benefits and risks of the ERP to your client.

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