Project Spotlight: Global Chart of Accounts Redesign Across 534 ERPs

We’re proud to highlight a truly transformative, multi-year initiative: the Enterprise Standard Chart of Accounts (ESCOA) redesign for a global industrial manufacturing conglomerate, operating across:

>>> Healthcare | Aviation | Capital | Power | Renewable Energy | Transportation | Oil & Gas <<<

Each business unit represents billions in annual revenue, with operations in 100+ countries and decades of decentralized ERP growth.

The Challenge:
An environment (financial system landscape) of 534 ERP systems including multiple versions of:

• Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion

• SAP on-prem, SAP S4/Hana

• PeopleSoft 8&9, Baan, JD Edwards

• Numerous homegrown systems

This complexity hindered enterprise reporting, consolidation, regulatory compliance, and digital finance innovation.

The Mission:
Design and implement a unified, scalable Enterprise Standard Chart of Accounts (ESCOA) to support a planned ERP consolidation effort—reducing 534 ERP systems down to 34 strategic ERPs globally.

What Was Delivered:

• A standardized, governance-driven ESCOA for all business units and geographies

• Consolidation of thousands of disparate GL account structures into a single global model

• CoA mapping and automated crosswalks across legacy systems

• Aligned ESCOA with reporting, compliance, and operational needs

• Enabled a scalable foundation for global ERP rationalization and cloud migration

• Drove adoption and global deployment with robust change management

Key Outcomes:

• CoA complexity reduced by 70%

• Accelerated monthly close and financial consolidation timelines

• Unified global reporting and analytics across all major business units

• Enabled strategic ERP consolidation from 534 to 34 systems

• Empowered the finance function with trusted, enterprise-level insights

This was not just a technical integration—it was a strategic finance transformation at global scale, unlocking agility, transparency, and control for a $60B+ organization.

Grateful to the incredible client business partners and cross-functional teams who helped make this possible!

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