Business Context
The client is one of the largest Councils in the UK. They have embarked on a transformation programme to maximise the skills of an agile, flexible and digitally-enabled workforce. They were looking for a System Implementation partner that can support end-to-end Oracle Cloud Implementation to ensure that their back office operates under one umbrella from a solution point of view. They became the first public sector organisation in the UK to go-live on end-to-end Oracle Integrated Cloud Suite including Oracle Cloud Local Government Payroll.
About the Client
The client is a County Council based in the UK serving a demographic population of approximately 320,000. They are the local authority providing services such as planning, social work, housing and schools to the residents and hundreds of businesses.
The Situation
They were looking to improve the efficiency of the existing processes by simplifying and standardizing its disconnected finance, procurement, payroll, and HR systems and processes
They wanted to reduce organisation-wide overhead while creating new sources of revenue
The Solution
- Increased automation of processes within an integrated system to ensure data and information is accessible, updated, accurate and relevant .
- Greater self-service and management compliance with processes.
- Trained and equipped managers to manage their financial and HR processes more effectively.
The Outcome
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Saved £4.5m annually by rationalising working space and reduced 14 office buildings to just 2
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45% reduction in the manual journal entry
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18% reduction in the commercial supplier database size
