Cement & minerals
Giving a cement manufacturer its first single source of financial truth
Replacing unreliable integrations and deploying new modules to create the company's first unified financial and operational system.
35
%
Reduction in manual data work
2
x
Faster access to business data
25
%
Faster month-end close
20
%
Tax workload reduction
About the client
A cement and non-metallic minerals company with approximately 250 employees. The organization had adopted Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations but was struggling with fragmented data, unreliable integrations, and manual processes that prevented them from realizing the platform's full potential.
Data scattered across systems that F&O could not reliably reach
- Source data scattered across homegrown and third-party systems with no unified pipeline into F&O
- Manual vendor invoice entry was slow and error-prone, and accounts payable automation was urgently needed
- Fixed assets financial treatment and budget planning were absent, forcing manual reporting and workarounds
- CRM-F&O synchronization via Microsoft Dual Write was unreliable, with frequent failures and data inconsistencies
- No project-level profit and loss visibility for financial decision-making
Replacing Dual Write with middleware that actually holds the sync
- Replaced Dual Write with a Power Automate middleware for reliable bi-directional CRM and F&O integration
- Built real-time and offline mixed-mode integration to consolidate data from all source systems into F&O
- Deployed AP automation: invoice scanning and straight-through processing directly into F&O
- Full rollout of Fixed Assets, Budget Planning & Control modules with tailored customizations
- E-commerce and F&O bi-directional integration for the client's homegrown platform
Month-end close 25% faster, manual data work down 35%
Single source of truth
First time the client could report financials directly from F&O: one unified operational and financial system.
Faster close cycle
Month-end closure time reduced by 25%, freeing finance teams for higher-value work.
Tax efficiency
Tax filing resource burden cut by 20% through automation and improved data accuracy.
Data continuity
Uniform, consistent business data flowing across all systems and entities for the first time.
Project P&L visibility
Project-wise profit and loss statements generated directly from F&O, enabling informed decision-making.
35% less manual work
Reduction in manual data collation and workarounds across the finance and operations teams.
Technology stack
D365 Finance & Operations
Core financial and operational platform
Power Automate
Middleware replacing Dual Write for CRM sync
Dynamics CRM
Bi-directional customer data integration
AP Automation
Invoice scanning and straight-through processing
Azure
Cloud platform
