case studies
Success stories with Sactona
T-Gaia Corporation
We use Sactona to manage the consolidated business performance of our company which includes hundreds of mobile phone shops across Japan.
| What the client says |
"We use Sactona to manage the consolidated business performance of our company which includes hundreds of mobile phone shops across Japan. As there are so many departments and over 1,000 users, we were very particular about how easy it would be to use when we introduced it. The system has been well received since it was first used. We have systematized various KPIs that form the basis of financial data, such as quantity and unit price, for each business. This has enabled budget planning and actual results analysis using a common logic across the entire group (including consolidated companies), leading to improvements in the accuracy of management." |
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| Background at the time of introduction |
Management accounting was being carried out using the budgeting module of our ERP system, but there were the following issues: ・It was not possible to handle non-financial items or consolidation, so it was necessary to collect and aggregate data separately in Excel. ・The system was not very user-friendly (complex procedures were required just to retrieve the input form, it was necessary to paste values between multiple input forms, input fields for other business departments were also displayed, etc.) ・It was not possible to automatically reflect the allocation of common costs, so communication, inputting in each department, and checking were very difficult. ・It was necessary to create meeting materials by downloading data from the system and creating them in Excel. |
| Decisive factors for selecting Sactona |
■The ease of use for users was clear from the demo (Excel-based simple system). ■We felt it comfortable in implementing Sactona because there was a track record of large-scale use by more than 1,000 users. ■With other products, we were concerned about the feasibility of complex expense allocation processing, but with Sactona, we had confidence in its ability to meet our requirements, as it had a proven track record of handling most complex requirements. |
| Implementation Outcomes |
・A unified reporting system that includes non-financial items (no need to exchange Excel files). ・Consolidated budget and performance management is now possible. ・The system is easy to use, and users have given it good reviews (just open the file, enter the data, and close it). ・The profit structure for each business (unit price x quantity, etc.) is incorporated into the reporting format, making cross-sectional comparisons possible. ・The complicated process of allocating common costs has been automated, with the collection of basic data, calculations, and the reflection of these in each department's P/L now done automatically. ・Conference materials can now be output from the system, eliminating the need to create them. |
| Business overview |
(1) Sales and agency services of mobile phones and other products (2) Sales and agency for solutions, broadband and other telecommunications services (3) Settlement services and other new businesses and overseas businesses |
| Link | https://www.t-gaia.co.jp/corp/en/ |