Academia.co.uk, a UK technology provider that supplies IT hardware, software, cloud services and cyber security, has selected FastClose to strengthen its management reporting and audit capabilities over Epicor Kinetic.
Academia had been aware of FastClose for a few years but, like many of our prospects, they were simply too busy to take a deep look at what we could do. Once they had the time to try our free trial and training, everything clicked into place. They quickly saw how FastClose could streamline their month-end close and provide faster, clearer insights.
“It's easy to get so focused on day-to-day reporting that you don't take the time to step back and review your data. Once we installed and explored FastClose, our information truly came alive. We immediately saw that some of our account segments weren't being updated correctly — something FastClose highlighted straight away. Once that was fixed, we were able to produce accurate departmental reports straight out of the box.”
The real power of FastClose lies in its hierarchy engine, which lets us group Epicor segments into nodes for a clear, high-level overview, then drill down to account codes and subledgers with ease and even back into Epicor directly. Once reports are built, they can be shared across the organisation using the FastClose web client or opened in Excel for deeper analysis and management reporting. My only regret is that we didn't implement FastClose sooner.
“We're delighted to welcome Academia as a FastClose customer and to help them make full use of Epicor's powerful chart of accounts. Their next step will be to explore dynamic segments, which will deliver even greater transaction-level analysis and insight.”
FastClose Reporting, Planning and Corporate ERP solutions for Epicor Public Cloud can be set up and configured in as little as 15 minutes.
Academia Ltd, founded in 2003, is a fast-growing group of technology companies. They partner with world-class vendors such as Apple, Adobe, Microsoft and HP, and have been placed in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for five years running.
