As the #oraclecloudworldtour gets underway in London the team from GK are considering the challenges faced by organisation when considering moving to the cloud.

Ed Graham, founder, and director at GK shares why his past experience can help a client implement a successful finance system and why an EPM is the best way to kick start their digital transformation.    My background as company accountant led me to be interested in systems, to becoming systems consultants, then implementing them – my real interest is in configuring the systems. Right now, GK are concentrating mainly in the office of the CFO in consolidation, reporting and planning for larger companies. I have worked at four of the biggest banking groups in the UK as well as

Mark Wright, Director of Planning at GK shares his experience of working in finance transformation and offers insights on what to expect when working with us.   There is a piece missing in the finance transformation market – a hands-on approach at a senior level, so this is what we are offering at GK.      My role is focused on leading design and implement of Financial Planning solutions, but as with our directors, I’m a Chartered Accountant by trade.   Before GK I worked in large enterprise businesses with finance teams to build up systems, processes, and controls, this has led me to

We caught up with GK’s lead EPM FCC consultant who has worked on prior versions of these consolidation products since 1991 from Hyperion Enterprise to FCC on the cloud.  They have shared their advice on how to avoid the common pitfalls to deliver a successful EPM implementation.   So, what is an EPM? It is an acronym that Oracle uses for Enterprise Performance Management. On the financial consolidation side, it is essentially the transformation of an organisation’s financial ledger systems into a consolidated set of financial statements. There are various products that Oracle offer in the EPM suite, one of which

Hear from GK founder, Ed Graham as he chats with Thomas Buffin and Jason Bekker from Oracle about a recent client success story.  From best practice collaboration to build and implementation – they discuss the process of deal to delivery!

GK was proud to be represented at the UK Oracle User Group Awards ceremony at Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology by Ed Graham, CA and nominated in the night’s most competitive battle.   Congratulations to Brovanture Ltd for winning our category – Oracle EPM Partner of the Year.

Not bad for a few seconds of processing but please be aware that to realise these benefits takes a skilled team and we can certainly help you in this regard: Oracle EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) is a suite of integrated applications that enable organizations to manage and improve their performance across various business processes. Here are some benefits of Oracle EPM:Better decision-making: Oracle EPM provides insights and analysis to help organizations make better decisions based on real-time data.   Enhanced financial management: Oracle EPM offers financial consolidation, budgeting, planning, and forecasting capabilities that help organizations to streamline financial processes, improve

We can’t help thinking that implementing an EPM solution could help oil and gas companies manage their inflationary issues – from managing and consolidating data, to enabling shorter lead times for forecasting and budgeting. Contact us at [email protected]

Accounting and finance teams are facing a lot of challenges in 2023 according to recent article on netsuite.com.   At GK we have worked with clients to implement Oracle EPM to overcome many of these issues. Check out https://lnkd.in/ewgvBBbJ to see how accurate financial reporting was able to deliver a single source of truth across all general ledgers for Petrofac

GK are excited to announce that we have been awarded the contract to implement the Oracle planning solution for NEO Energy. We look forward to working in partnership with Martin Guyan and team to deliver this project to provide completeness of data through integrated processes and accuracy in calculations to meet their planning requirements.

Carbon offsetting has been making the headlines recently and not for the right reasons. At the end of last year, we spoke with Jemima Villanueva, she shared with us her learnings about ‘wild west’ of carbon offsetting and ways to identify if your investment is having a positive and real impact on our planet. https://youtu.be/XzIOMdixBfE And to do this properly you need a business tool to measure your impact and investment! Get in touch to find out how the #oracle #epm #cloud #application can help.

Before Christmas we spoke with Jemima Villanueva about her experience creating and implementing a carbon emissions strategy at her workplace. She offered some great advice on where to start!‘Your first step (to setting your goal) absolutely has to be measurement’ #thankyou Jemima! Why not drop us a message if you want to hear more about implementing a system that can collate and report your ESG data. https://youtu.be/XzIOMdixBfE

Watch Phil Blades, a highly successful board and executive advisor for tech, software and start-up companies, on how better planning capabilities allow you to prepare for certainty in an uncertain world. Followed with a live demo by our founder Ed Graham, CA to show that the best way to get started with Oracle EPM Planning, a ‘born in the cloud’ / ‘connect with anything’ app.

Really interesting article from Delano and Magdalena Kuper, head of sustainability at BVI:‘Another major challenge relates to the lack of reliable and comparable ESG data.’ ESG challenges: the need for quality data and clear regulations | Delano News Have you thought about EPM to collect and standardise that data so it can be used effectively to plan and adjust your ESG? From carbon emissions on every mile to units of electricity in each of your operating territories.

Our founder Ed Graham, CA has written a piece in ERP Today, check it out! Some great advice on getting started with an integrated Oracle planning system. How it can help protect future revenue and give your team back time to focus on growth strategies, NOT correcting data errors on those pesky spreadsheets! Ensuring data quality with Oracle Planning: a guide (erp.today) Its time to ditch the spreadsheets – email us at [email protected]