The Impact of Coupa-Oracle Integration on Financial Close

Rohit Bhandari - Sep 20 - - Dev Community

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The Coupa Oracle Integration has been one of the most talked about integrations. This article specifically focuses on evaluating the effects of this integration on the financial close process, strategies, and outcomes.

Understanding Coupa and Oracle

However, before getting into the integration, it is important to know the strength of both Coupa and Oracle separately. Coupa is a Cloud solution for the management of business spend that has particular products in procurement, invoicing, and expense approval. Oracle, on the other hand, is a well-known company specializing in enterprise software solutions, such as powerful financial and ERP tools.

The Synergy of Coupa Oracle Integration

The Coupa Oracle Integration combines the strengths of both, spend management provided by Coupa and the financial strength of Oracle. This integration results in sharing of data between the two systems and thus gives organization the required view of financial trends.

Enhanced Data Accuracy and Consistency

Perhaps the most important advantage of the Coupa Oracle Integration on the financial close process is the enhanced accuracy in the data. The automation of such transfers between the two systems means that manual data entry is not required, and therefore the system is minimized from such errors. This eliminates the occurrence of different figures for a particular financial period being posted on the two platforms thus creating a good ground for the completion of financial close.

Real-time Visibility

Its integration helps in providing real time information which enables finance teams to work more accurately and with up-to-date information. It is strategic in the close period when discrepancies require immediate solution by the various teams involved in the process.

Streamlined Reconciliation Process

Reconciliation is an essential part of the financial close procedures. This process is however greatly eased by the Coupa Oracle Integration in that it matches transactions between the two systems. Besides the time factor, this automation also helps minimize the chances of making reconciliation mistakes, which in turn makes the close quicker and more precise.

Accelerating the Financial Close Cycle

Reduced Manual Workload

The integration greatly helps to minimize the amount of manual efforts required from finance teams in terms of copying and comparing data. This relieves the staff’s burden of spending many hours on data entry and reconciliation so that they can be employed in analysis and decision-making processes.

Faster Closing Times

Technological advancements in the automation of business processes and real-time data integration make it possible for organizations to significantly minimize the time taken in the closing of the books. Whereas earlier, it used to take weeks for companies to prepare financial statements, the work can now be done in days only & the financial result can be reported much faster as compared to rivals.

Conclusion

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