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The insights behind the Solutions
• Each organization needs to make decisions and accurately report financial results based on consistent information across business and functional lines
o based on the concept of multi-dimensional analysis allowing the production of consistent results with different perspectives
o implemented in a modular fashion to deliver quick wins
• Financial Divisions need to
o deliver a “single version of the truth” by consolidating data from multiple business units and sources, i.e. an integrated and centralized environment
o support additional analysis such as profitability, volatility and capital usage
o have confidence in the results
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Financial Oriented Solutions (FOS)
FOS suite, an evolution of Epicor ERP Financial platform
Technology
• True SOA ® (Services Oriented Architecture
• .NET and Web services architecture
• Solutions designed for flexibility, extensibility and scalability
Services
• Single point accountability with direct global sales and support
• Supporting customers in 150+ countries, 30+ languages
• Proven rapid ROI and low TCO
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Eurobank ’s testimonial
FOS was selected mainly for the following reasons:
• The technology it was built on, which was the latest the industry could offer.
• The functionality it offered, especially in interfacing with the core banking systems, financial reporting and budgeting.
• The evolution of the product in the previous years, which showed that Epicor was committed to the product and its growth, both in terms of technology and functionality.
ATC was selected mainly for the following reasons:
• They demonstrated a deep knowledge of the product, despite the fact that they were not the manufacturers themselves.
• They had invested considerable effort in the localization of the product for the countries in the region, showing their understanding and knowledge not only of the product but also of the business.
• They were willing and able to follow the Group’s aggressive implementation plans.
by Katerina Nikolaou [Head of Core & Central Operations Packages Division]
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Dedicated for banks
• All typical BackOffice Financial modules have been specifically adapted
• Helps banks
o reduce reconciliation costs
o increase information quality
• Extends capability of general ledger software to handle
o Accounts Payable
o Fixed Assets Management
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FOS FRP functionality
BackOffice Financial modules
• General Ledger
• Legal Books in Multiple Home Currencies
• GL Transactions with negative Credit or negative Debit entries
• Year-end automation process
• Advance Allocations
• Smart Import Manager & Flexible Interfaces
• Reporting
Complimentary modules
• Accounts Payable
• Assets Management.
Budget Management
• Easy retrieval of historic information
• Direct uploading of budget information back to the ledger environment for forecasting in a per product, branch and financial center basis
FRP
General Ledger
Multi currency
Allocation
Reporting
End of Day
Interfaces
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FOS FRP Benefits
• Account-Centric Legal reporting to Authorities
• Fully automate time-consuming tasks
o Month and year-end procedures
o complex depreciation calculations
• Personalize relations with suppliers
o Maximize collections and increase supplier satisfaction
• Improve efficiency of daily business operations and reduce costs
• Eliminate redundant effort in spreadsheets, providing more meaningful information
• Powerful, yet easy-to-use financial reporting application, providing timely access to critical information that allows proactive decisions
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FOS Opex Capex functionality (1/3)
Operating & Capital Expenses
• Requisitions
• Budget Control
• Purchase Orders
• Receipts, Supplier Invoices & Approval Workflow
Fixed Assets
• Integration with Accounts Payable
• Multiple Depreciation Methods
• Multiple Registers
• Transfers and Splits with Location History
• Disposals & reporting
• Inventory
OpexCapex
Purchase orders
Workflow
AP Invoice Entry
Employee Expenses
Fixed Assets
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FOS Opex Capex functionality (2/3)
Employee expenses
• Easy Expense Registration with Daily Limits by Expense Type and Employee rank
• Direct Link to Accounts Payable
• Employee Cash Advances
• Expenses Settlement
• Payment through the Core Banking System
• Expense Analysis
Payments and cash advances
• Pre-payments and matching with invoices
• Payments Schedule
• Accounts Payables Balance Aging
• Bank Account Reconciliation
• Transfer payments orders to the Core Banking System for execution
OpexCapex
Purchase orders
Workflow
AP Invoice Entry
Employee Expenses
Fixed Assets
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FOS Opex Capex functionality (3/3)
Cost amortization
• Inter-period transactions
• Spreading of costs over multiple periods (insurance payments, maintenance contracts, etc.)
• Booking of provisions with auto-reversal
• Seamless integration with General Ledger System
Cost Allocation per cost center
OpexCapex
Purchase orders
Workflow
AP Invoice Entry
Employee Expenses
Fixed Assets
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FOS OpexCapex Benefits
• Cost control and assessment
• Computerized Approval Processes (workflows)
• Supplier Relationship improvement
• Budget monitoring and control
• Streamlined OpEx/CapEx management
processes
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FOS Budget Management functionality (1/2)
• High-End Unified Budgeting, Planning, Analysis and Reporting functionality at mid-tier cost.
• Unique Excel Planner immediately leverages the full knowledge of Microsoft Excel in your organization
• Full Range of Financial capabilities including:
o Business Modeling
o Budgeting and Forecasting
o Consolidation and Intercompany eliminations
o Drill-Down, Analysis and Reporting
o What-if analysis
• Easy retrieval of historic information
• Direct uploading of budget information back to the ledger environment for financial forecasting
• Monitoring applies on a per product, branch or financial center basis
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FOS Budget Management functionality (2/2)
• Changing the timeline of the budget/forecast cannot be easier – all the dates are relative and the actual base data changes automatically.
• Different parts and levels of the budget can be structured so all organizations are able to do vertical consolidation upwards and downwards providing detailed data and consolidated reports at the same time
• Any organization is able to use custom measures in different parts of its budget – workforce, product groups, machinery etc.
• Create templates that connect hundreds of plan sheets sharing the same structure to facilitate changes distribution
• Executives are able to obtain all the necessary information through reporting and data analyses
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FOS Budget Management Benefits
• Integrates Directly to Financial Data
• Shortens Construction & Planning Cycles
• Increases Control for Budget Managers
• Incorporates Participation throughout the
Organization
• Integrates with Enterprise Systems
• Incorporates Data Analysis
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Epicor and ATC
• Authorized Distributor for Epicor ERP since 2001
• 10 Epicor Certified Consultants for 16 Certifications
• Twice awarded as “Most Valuable Player/EMEA” for Outstanding Achievements
• Continuous investments
o 1998 – 1st version of the Greek localization
o 2001 - Vantage MRP localization
o 2004 - Epicor Enterprise localization
o 2009 - Epicor 9 localization
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Industry focus
Manufacturing
Capital Equipment
Industrial machining
Aerospace & Defense
Fabricated metals
Instruments and Control
Electronics
Distribution
Industrial
Electrical Supply
Medical Supply
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Hardware
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Services
Banking
Professional Services
Financial Services
Non-Profit
Sports & Entertainment
Hospitality (Food)
Hospitality (Property)
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Banks - Why an ERP?
ERP is the only software framework which could provide:
• Flexibility and Centralization of Financial Management
• Management of Operational, Capital and Employee Expenses
• Budget preparation and monitoring
• Activity-based cost allocation
• Disaggregation of accounting practices from core banking systems
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Banks - Why not a standard ERP?
• Complex procedures and workflows, with huge data volumes & increasing data collection rate . For example, EoD
o process ~ 6 million trans
o ~ 870.000 GL Accounts, more than 1.5 billion imported transactions per year
• Interfaces with many systems (Core Banking, Loans, Credit Cards, ATMs, Dealing Room, etc.)
• Special local regulations and global compliances requirements (GAAP, IFRS, Basel II).
• Extended multi-currency management (FX Position, FX Revaluation, FX Translation)
• Distinct Tax handling and reporting needs (new Tax Engine)
• Multi-Branch instead of Multi-Company