Guided strategic ERP migration from legacy systems to SAP/Oracle across multiple entities.
ERP Strategy for Group-Level Digital Finance Transformation
As business groups in Saudi Arabia expand across industries and borders, financial complexity grows with them. Decentralized systems, siloed data, and outdated technology often become silent obstacles to strategic agility. For one such multi-entity client, the solution was clear: a group-wide ERP transformation that would unify operations, enable real-time visibility, and support scalable growth.
Insights Global was brought in to design and deliver the strategy.
The Challenge
The client — a diversified group with operations across construction, trading, and manufacturing — was working with multiple disconnected finance platforms, legacy tools, and manual processes. This fragmentation led to:
- Delayed financial close cycles
- Ineffective internal controls
- Difficulty consolidating performance across entities
- Limited visibility for strategic decisions
Leadership recognized that without integrated digital finance, future expansion would be constrained.
Our Approach
The mandate was not just to select software — it was to build a digital finance backbone for the group. Insights Global partnered closely with finance, IT, and leadership teams to guide a transformation rooted in structure and value.
Key steps included:
- Current-state assessment across group entities and finance functions
- ERP readiness diagnostics and business case development
- Vendor evaluation and strategic fit (SAP vs Oracle)
- Process harmonization across HR, Procurement, and Finance
- Governance and controls architecture built into the system
- Phased migration roadmap aligned with operational risk tolerance
We brought both technical clarity and organizational alignment — ensuring the ERP was not just installed, but embedded for success.
The Impact
The ERP transformation delivered measurable impact across the group:
- Unified finance systems with real-time data and single source of truth
- Stronger internal controls and audit readiness
- Faster close cycles and better cash flow visibility
- Streamlined procurement and HR integration
- Scalable architecture to support expansion and acquisitions
The group is now positioned for future IPO preparation, group-wide reporting, and confident decision-making.
Why It Matters
ERP isn’t just about automation — it’s about unlocking visibility, trust, and performance at scale. When done right, it connects the dots between day-to-day operations and long-term strategy.
At Insights Global, we approach ERP with one goal: empowering finance to lead transformation — not follow it.
