An Introduction to

Infor SunSystems

Whether your organisation is large or small, effective and efficient financial management is paramount to success. To accurately record, analyse and report on financial performance, a finance and accounting system is essential, but many traditional software packages can’t accommodate the needs of a fast changing business climate.

Used by more than 9,000 customers across 190+ countries, Infor SunSystems is a financial platform that has been designed to adapt to the needs of businesses of all sizes and markets. Technological innovation is combined with sophisticated functionality and immaculate usability, developed over decades of experience in multiple industries.

Integrating financial management, purchasing, inventory and sales management into a single powerful system, this sophisticated software delivers real-time insight, enabling you to make better, data driven decisions.

Infor SunSystems easily adapts to your unique requirements enabling fast standardisation of financial processes, leading to rapid business transformation, without costly interventions or customisation.

Sapphire Systems is a world leading business partner for Infor SunSystems. With over 1,000 customers, 24-hour support and offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Latin America and Asia, Sapphire Systems has the expertise and the experience to ensure you get the most from your investment in a Finance and Accounting system.

Infor SunSystems is used by more than 9,000 customers in 190+ countries

Introduction

Infor SunSystems integrates comprehensive and highly configurable finance and accounting featuresWhatever your business, we’ve got you covered.

Financial Management Performance Management

Procurement

Sales Professional Services Automation

System Integration

Infor SunSystem’s unified ledger transforms financial processes, delivering standardisation that allows you to control costs and make consistent analysis across all parts of the business.

Quickly adapt to changing accounting and reporting requirements across multiple jurisdictions, with localised and GAAP, compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). With a unified ledger you can close your books and meet all reporting requirements efficiently.

• Highly configurable process management for all types of finance and accounting functionality

• Covers nominal ledgers, payable and receivable ledgers, consolidation, corporate allocations, multiple currency, dual currency, fixed assets and debtor management

• Intelligent transactions allow you to automate scheduled payments

• Programmable alerts for required actions such as transaction approval

The system’s sophisticated project management features will help you simplify resource planning, scheduling and evaluation. The easy to use interface ensures efficient implementation, meaning you can quickly set up new tracking and analysis tools that meet the needs of your organisation.

Accelerate reporting and analysis by easily consolidating information from third party organisations and legacy applications, and rapidly generate meaningful insights that support better decision making.

• Define financial and operational KPIs based on your unique organisational structure

• Accurately forecast outcomes based on real-time status tracking

• Automated alerts ensure you stay on track and meet deadlines

Financial Management

PerformanceManagement

Improve control over your organisation’s purchasing processes with Infor SunSystems web-based end-to-end procure-to-pay capabilities.

Supporting both centralised and decentralised purchasing processes, the system allows you to define rules and processes at an organisational level and automate approval workflows, so your employees can efficiently manage their own purchasing requirements.

• Maintain tight oversight over purchase requisitions, orders, contracts, receipts, and invoice processing and reconciliation

• Reduce costs with standardised procurement process and robust spending control for large numbers of employees

• Raise requisitions directly within the system with automated multi-level approval workflows

Implement robust customer sales order management with improved control over sales, purchasing, and inventory processes.

The system is easily and flexibly configured to suit your operations, as well as offering seamless integration with the operations of your partners and customers.

• Control the compete sales order process, regardless of receipt method, from invoice generation to revenue recognition

• Seamlessly capture and store relevant documentation such as receipts and invoices

• Ledger and inventory is automatically updated in real time

Procurement Order Management

Enhance resource planning and staff utilisation by implementing uniform web-based project time and expense reporting tools.

Access to real-time analysis of project status, billable hours and costs means you can create accurate, timely billing and optimise cash flow.

Professional Services Automation

Documents such as invoices, purchase orders and statements are automatically captured, authorised and archived with the relevant transaction or customer entry for easy reference and reporting compliance.

With all business information stored in the system, you can reduce reliance on spreadsheets to store data, improve reliability and save storage space.

Document Management

Integration PlatformInfor SunSystems is entirely compatible with your existing enterprise and financial management systems thanks to Infor’s Intelligent Open Network (ION) middleware.

ION is a powerful purpose built solution that delivers seamless, scalable integration with any third-party solution whether on-premise, in the cloud or both, helping you eliminate redundant data entry and operational silos, while significantly improving exception management and end to end efficiency.

Infor SunSystems is designed with business continuity in mind. The software is highly configurable, yet with a wide range of industry specific configurations available, many organisations will be able to implement Infor SunSystems straight out of the box. The system can be deployed in the cloud, on-premise or as a hybrid of the two. Our consultants will work with you to evaluate your deployment options and help you choose the solution that will support your business as it grows.

Deploying Infor SunSystems

CloudFor maximum flexibility, scalability and low total cost

of ownership, many of our customers are already benefiting from adopting Infor SunSystems in the Cloud.

✓ Data security is in the hands of the vendor

✓ Predictable costs over time

✓ Typically takes less time to implement

✓ Greater stability and continuous updates

On PremiseFor those who are not yet ready to embrace the Cloud, or prefer to

keep systems in-house, Infor SunSystems is available fully on premise, supported by Sapphire’s team of SAP experts.

✓ You are in control of data security

✓ Greater ability for customisation

✓ Can reduce the initial price of the solution

✓ You have more control over implementation process

The Sapphire DifferenceWhy choose Sapphire for your new business or financial management solution?

At Sapphire our ethos is simple: To drive customer success through partnerships, technology and innovation. We pride ourselves on our core values of innovation, agility, excellence and integrity.

Customer service plays a huge role in the success of a project. As a Sapphire Systems partner, you will benefit from our industry-leading level of service.

Find out for yourself how our clients rate us. View our most recent testimonials and case studies at: www.sapphiresystems.com.

Sapphire provides a range of solutions and services to a variety of industries. Find out more about the specific areas we operate. Visit: www.sapphiresystems.com

Sapphire Systems supports your industry

Chemicals Manufacturing Sport & Leisure Energy

Media & Entertainment Technology Fashion & Apparel Not for Profit

Transportation Financial Services & Insurance

Pharmaceuticals Travel & Tourism

Food & Beverage Professional Services Wholesale & Distribution Retail

Industry leading enterprise software from Sapphire SystemsSapphire Systems is a leading global provider of cloud and on premise enterprise software delivering organisations with industry specific solutions. With over 1,000 customers worldwide, Sapphire partners with market leading software authors, develops unique customisations, and offers unrivalled customer service and support. Headquartered in London with offices across the United Kingdom, United States, Latin America and Asia, Sapphire offers 24-hour support and has extensive knowledge and experience in helping clients to achieve a measurable return on investment.

For more information visit: www.sapphiresystems.com