Situation at CSG Before Implementation

The merger of TIBCO and Citrix formed Cloud Software Group (CSG) and better-enabled them to deliver critical software solutions through public, private, managed, and sovereign clouds. However the merger raised significant challenges in the financial close processes across both entities, where disparate systems inhibited progress. As per the CEO driven strategic mandate CSG sought a centralized cloud based EPM Budgeting and Forecasting solution and a reliable partner to help them leverage modern practices in the cloud. In addition to improving business efficiencies, CSG sought to:

  • Combine disparate data sources into a single source of truth on a single cloud platform
  • Decrease Global Monthly Close durations
  • Implement new chart of accounts and adopt Oracle for finance
  • Automate onboarding & offboarding details to eliminate time consuming process
  • Eliminate manual operations to gather, manage, validate, enter and report on data
  • Replace outdated systems for 70 budget users
  • Diversify data ownership to create redundancies and reduce reliance on individuals for issue resolution

Want to specially thank AST, the IT teams across the board, and all the other team members who were involved with the project, for a job well done. It's not easy implementing a planning and forecasting system from scratch in such a short time! The amount of diligence that was put into this with the hours and weeks of planning, testing and data validation was immense and will be hugely valuable to the CS Group on a go forward basis."

Ganesh Vaidyanathan SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller, CSG
Let’s Create Progress Together!

Want to specially thank AST, the IT teams across the board, and all the other team members who were involved with the project, for a job well done. It's not easy implementing a planning and forecasting system from scratch in such a short time! The amount of diligence that was put into this with the hours and weeks of planning, testing and data validation was immense and will be hugely valuable to the CS Group on a go forward basis."

Ganesh Vaidyanathan SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller, CSG

Solutions & Benefits of Implementing Oracle Cloud EPM

AST’s successful track record and expertise with Oracle Cloud EPM projects positioned our team as the ideal partner. To meet the needs of CSG, AST transitioned existing on-premise systems to Oracle EPM Cloud and Oracle Enterprise Data Management Cloud. The successful implementation, which was completed in less than four months, has streamlined and enabled CSG to increase efficiencies in monthly forecasting, annual planning, and consolidated revenues & bookings.  Additionally, CSG is benefitting from:

  • Greater transparency and continuous improvement
  • End-to-end automation of data loading using Data Management and data mapping for conversions
  • Enhanced data integration experience, particularly with data mapping
  • Combined financials from 2 ERPs
  • 22 integrations that bring six data sources (including SAP and Oracle) into one system
  • Visibility into five years of historic data with currency conversions
  • Faster response time for key decision makers to drive strategic growth
Industry: Hi-Tech Manufacturing

Solution Components:

  • Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service
  • Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Oracle Data Management
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Why AST?


AST’s expertise in Oracle EPM allowed complete transformation of CSG’s budgeting systems; automating data movement, enabling greater transparency and improved reporting capabilities.