Manufacturing CFOs are under increasing pressure to automate operations, protect margins, and strengthen resilience in an unpredictable economic environment.
Yet according to new insights from Sage, the organisations that are outperforming their peers have something in common: they are deploying modern ERP systems to lead enterprise-wide transformation.
The research tells us that manufacturing CFOs have left the back office and are now driving strategic change. They are using real-time data, automation and cross-functional insight to transform disruption into opportunity. Companies that modernise their finance operations are seeing up to 65% higher productivity, 50% faster cash-conversion cycles, and major improvements in inventory efficiency and LEAN production.
Automation of manual tasks is key. CFOs want to automate more processes and free their people from manual closes, spreadsheets and reconciling disparate units. ERP from Sage removes those barriers with automation across cash management, AP/AR, revenue recognition, order processing and more. This is allowing finance teams to move away from transactional work to strategic value creation – contributing to smart, unified forecasting, scenario planning and margin optimisation.
The impact is measurable. Organisations using Sage report a remarkable 441% ROI over three years. They say they are benefiting from reductions in waste, compressed lead times, and stronger inventory efficiency. And those improvements are commercially significant – not marginal. It’s a fundamental shift in how manufacturers are running their businesses.
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If you want to talk about deploying modern ERP to steer your organisation toward a more agile, profitable future, contact us.
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