Finance System Transformations
Recovery of a failing firmwide finance transformation programme across 23 countries.
Why this work,
and why us.
Svoon has experience implementing a number of finance systems integrated to the primary underlying systems, and we believe that data structure, migration and conversion form a large part of any finance programme. We also support the principle that any transformation project should now include a meaningful level of automation. The programme highlighted below is a recent recovery engagement — chosen because it illustrates our ability to take direct control and ownership of major investments and business commitments.
The Challenge
- 01
Multi-year programme only ~40% complete with 12 months to recover and deliver
- 02
Unsupported legacy finance system approaching a non-negotiable end-of-life deadline
- 03
Direct risk to billing, revenue generation, financial control, and business continuity
- 04
Significant business disengagement and resistance to testing
- 05
Supplier dependency, scope creep, weak governance, and unclear accountability
- 06
Complex historic data migration, conversion, and reconciliation challenge
What we delivered,
step by step.
- 01
Reset the programme around a "Billing First" MVP to protect revenue continuity
- 02
Re-established governance, decision-making, RAID control, and executive oversight
- 03
Restructured the delivery model and removed underperforming supplier dependency
- 04
Rationalised 400+ backlog items into a controlled delivery plan
- 05
Reduced UAT from ~2,000 scripts to ~80 critical tests
- 06
Re-engaged all 23 countries through targeted training, onsite support, and simplified adoption
- 07
Used dress rehearsals to validate migration, balancing, cutover, and readiness
What changed,
measurably.
Successful go-live before the hard deadline protecting both revenue and cashflow
Billing continuity protected across 23 countries during transformation and go-live
European wide historic financial data migrated and balanced
All countries able to bill within the first month after go-live
Client transactional, business development and services enhanced
€4.5M cost avoidance through supplier exit
€2M+ direct cost savings achieved
~€3M further committed spend avoided
Business, client, financial, and regulatory risks reduced
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