Moving forward faster in

Professional Services

Industry ChallengesProfessional Services span many markets and perform diverse functions but share many of the same challenges. Accurate time keeping, managing budgets and delivering projects on time and in line with the clients’ expectations can be problematic in any size business without a unified approach to reporting and process management. To meet these challenges, Sapphire Systems offers integrates software that will empower your business to move forward faster.

For all professional services, keeping track of the time spent on each project is essential on many levels, both in terms of meeting deadlines and to ensure that clients are being billed accurately for the services performed. Underestimating the time required, or not anticipating issues that cause delays, can have a serious impact on your bottom line. If resources are tied up with an over-running project, it has a knock-on effect for other projects.

These issues are often exacerbated because project teams are siloed and can’t share planning or resourcing data effectively. Over-reliance on static spreadsheets to track project milestones and manage budgets can lead to substantial variations in pricing and profit margins, even within the same organisation.

When back office processes are inconsistent, it is impossible to accurately measure the performance of the business as a whole, and this could be hindering your ability to maximise profitability.

Sapphire Systems provides dedicated software designed to help professional services businesses overcome these challenges. From budget control to resource management, Sapphire Systems provides world-leading financial and business software solutions that that will suit businesses in a range of markets, including Engineering, Construction and Operations, Management and IT Consultancy, Market Research, Marketing and Advertising Agencies, and others.

• Specialisation in the Professional Services sector

• Invaluable best practice advice for clients

• Value-adding partnerships and alliances

• Global multi-lingual implementation

• The technical know-how to support your business

• Unparalleled around the clock support

Our SolutionsEnterprise Resource Planning Sapphire’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software provides a single, integrated, software platform that unites financials, project planning, customer relationship management (CRM), and resource management across the business. Our flexible ERP solution will enable your business to make effective and informed decisions, accurately track performance against budgets and deadlines, and streamline project lifecycles to boost productivity and promote growth.

Sapphire’s ERP software incorporates powerful project planning and resource scheduling with enriched forecasting capabilities that allow you to predict results for varying time periods and optimise staffing requirements. Continuous project status tracking and outcome analysis, coupled with our industry-leading customisable proactive business alert system, helps to maintain expected timelines. The configurable, easy to use interface facilitates rapid implementation or transition from existing systems.

With all end-to-end processes, such as document version control and approvals, managed under one system it’s easier to track project status and outstanding tasks. Access to the central system through cloud and mobile services encourages more accurate, timely task and expense recording.

Robust reporting and performance monitoring results in more accurate billing for completed services and optimised cash flow, invoicing at the right stage in the project.

Eliminate redundant data entry and get the right information to the right people with real-time analysis and insights into KPIs. Pre-defined templates mean you can generate reports at the click of a button. The system securely maintains historical project data to ensure your business fulfils industry reporting requirements. Our international capabilities include multi-currency and multi-lingual accounting and legislative compliance in 42 countries.

Centralised and consistent back office functionality enables accurate budget calculation and forecasting, meaning you can standardise pricing models and increase profit margins.

Business Intelligence

Our Business Intelligence (BI) software provide vastly improved access to business-critical information in real-time and in the right context, presented in a variety of layouts. Strategic views across the business from financials and sales through to inventory and distribution, are combined with interactive drill-downs on specific items of detail and the ability to perform advanced scenario modelling to help your business move forward faster.

Enterprise Asset Management

Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software will ensure that you maximise the effective life of your assets and infrastructure. The power of EAM lies in its ability to align manpower, equipment and resources, maximising all aspects of asset management and preventive maintenance. Integration with mobile working applications, the back office and the Internet of Things combine to deliver real return on investment.

Cloud

Sapphire Anywhere is our enterprise-class hosting service, with data centres around the world. It has been designed with Sapphire’s rich technical experience of the SAP and Infor product portfolio. Our Sapphire-owned infrastructure means you have access to architects and engineers who have extensive practical experience in cloud migration, cloud platform deployment and virtualisation but also direct product specific knowledge.

Integration

While our ERP systems provide business support across the entire value chain, there will be occasions where you wish to integrate with third party applications. If you need to integrate with applications in your supply chain, your distribution network or even with your own legacy applications, Sapphire provides seamless integrations, allowing you to run your business systems as a single unified solution.

The Sapphire DifferenceWhy choose Sapphire for your new business or financial management solution?

At Sapphire our ethos is simple: To drive customer success through partnerships, technology and innovation. We pride ourselves on our core values of innovation, agility, excellence and integrity.

Customer service plays a huge role in the success of a project. As a Sapphire Systems partner, you will benefit from our industry-leading level of service.

Find out for yourself how our clients rate us. View our most recent testimonials and case studies at: www.sapphiresystems.com.

Industry leading enterprise software from Sapphire SystemsSapphire Systems is a leading global provider of cloud and on premise enterprise software delivering organisations with industry specific solutions. With over 1,000 customers worldwide, Sapphire partners with market leading software authors, develops unique customisations, and offers unrivalled customer service and support. Headquartered in London with offices across the United Kingdom, United States, Latin America and Asia, Sapphire offers 24-hour support and has extensive knowledge and experience in helping clients to achieve a measurable return on investment.

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