AI-automated workflows cutting operational costs by 64% for a European digital solutions provider
A €1.4 billion European software and services group was struggling with a fragmented ERP landscape after six acquisitions. Manual intercompany reconciliations alone consumed 28,000 hours annually.
StartDate built an AI orchestration layer on top of SAP S/4HANA and Microsoft Dynamics using large language models fine-tuned on the client’s historical journal entries, contracts, and invoices. The system autonomously classifies, matches, and posts 94% of intercompany transactions with zero human touch and flags the remaining 6% with plain-English explanations and recommended actions.
Post go-live, finance headcount dedicated to reconciliations fell from 34 to 9 FTEs—a 64% cost reduction. Month-end close shortened from 12 to 3.5 business days. The same AI engine now powers predictive cash application and automated dunning, adding another €4.3 million to the bottom line.