How ValueXPA reduced Board Report preparation efforts by about 85%

for a Leading Middle East Business Hub

The finance division of the client was experiencing difficulties on account of significant manual efforts for preparing of their periodical management and board reports.. Business transactions ran into high volumes each month and was also diverse in nature. This was due to the nature of upfront cash collection for single year or multi-year subscriptions, revenue booking was also complex leading to several manual adjustments and errors. Therefore, for accurate revenue reporting to management, the process necessitated tagging each transaction record with different labels which was used for reporting. The manual process of copying and pasting data into PowerPoint presentations consumed non-value added efforts each week.

Executive summary

Prepared By : The finance division of the client was experiencing difficulties on account of significant manual efforts for preparing of their periodical management and board reports. Business transactions ran into high volumes each month and was also diverse in nature. This was due to the nature of upfront cash collection for single year or multi-year subscriptions, revenue booking was also complex leading to several manual adjustments and errors. Client is a Middle-East based Government-backed business hub offering a wide range of business licensing and company formation solutions for startups, SMEs, and industries, providing services like UAE business licenses, residence visas, and customizable facilities, aiming to streamline business setup processes while adhering to local regulations.

Key findings

  • What We Did ValueXPA developed a sophisticated solution that uses Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to automate the data tagging and report generation processes in order to address the client's challenges and improve efficiency in the recurring report preparation process
  • How We Created an Impact The client's finance division was significantly impacted by the deployment of our VBA-powered automation
  • As the business continues to grow, the system can handle increased data volumes without additional manual effort, ensuring sustained efficiency gains over time

Who this is for

This report is for CFOs, controllers, and finance leaders at $30–150M companies.

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