Case Study

Automation consulting in finance function using UST SmartStart helped a food manufacturer save 7,000+ hours of annual productivity

During a UST SmartStart automation consulting engagement, we helped this U.K. food manufacturer identify and automate 12 financial workflows. The effort helped the company accelerate intercompany balance confirmation processing time by 99%, eliminate an estimated 7,000+ hours of manual tasks, and improve cash flow.

CLIENT

Founded nearly a century ago, this U.K.-based food producer focuses on creating a sustainable value chain to build rural economies and create thriving, healthy communities while using resources responsibly. The company employs several thousand people and generates more than £700 million annually.

CHALLENGE

Manual financial tasks caused errors and compliance issues

The company wanted to streamline financial operations to reduce manual effort, decrease errors, and improve compliance. The finance team struggled with time-consuming tasks, such as data extraction from multiple reports, calculations, journal updates, and compliance management.

TRANSFORMATION

Business process automation strategies replaced manual tasks

The company initiated an engagement for UST SmartStart automation consulting. During the project UST:

IMPACT

Automations save an estimated 7,000 hours of productivity per year

After a successful 8-week implementation effort that streamlined workflow processes, the food manufacturer achieved these impressive results:

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RESOURCES

https://www.ust.com/en/smartops

https://www.ust.com/en/smartops/platform

https://www.ust.com/en/industries/retail-and-cpg