Case Study

Architecting Financial Agility Through Enterprise ERP Transformation

This globally ranked university serving 45,000+ students operates a complex multi-currency financial environment critical to supporting research and academic excellence.

The Challenge

The university relied on a fragmented finance model and legacy systems from the 1990s, creating operational inefficiencies.

  • Legacy Technology: Systems no longer fit for a modern global institution.
  • Manual Processes: Heavy reliance on manual workflows and siloed data.
  • Lack of Integration: No single source of truth for financial reporting and decision-making.

Impact

  • Delivered Europe’s first cloud based higher education finance platform.
  • Replaced legacy systems with a secure, scalable digital foundation.
  • Migrated manual processes to a modern integrated enterprise platform.
  • Established a future-ready finance operating model supporting long term institutional growth.

Our Approach

Appointed as strategic transformation partner, we led the design of a modern finance target operating model through:

  • Strategic Advisory: Bridging executive leadership and technical teams.
  • Transformation Roadmap: Balancing long-term transformation with operational stability.
  • Change Enablement: Driving adoption and organisational readiness.

What We Delivered

  • Technology Selection: Led review and procurement of a cloud-based finance platform aligned to the university’s long-term vision.
  • Change & Transition: Managed stakeholder alignment and the full transition programme.
  • Finance Operating Model: Designed a new model focused on efficiency, agility, and governance.
  • Programme Governance: Ensured organisational readiness and successful system implementation.

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Impact

  • Delivered Europe’s first cloud based higher education finance platform.
  • Replaced legacy systems with a secure, scalable digital foundation.
  • Migrated manual processes to a modern integrated enterprise platform.
  • Established a future-ready finance operating model supporting long term institutional growth.

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