IFT InForm Technologies - From Excel Projections to Strategic Management with Real-Time AI
Case study of financial management transformation in an energy company operating in 2 countries, including ERP migration during full operations and implementation of AI-powered strategic advisory.
From Excel Projections to Strategic Management with Real-Time AI
2 countries • ERP migration during full operations • Multi-year partnership
Industry: Energy & Technology Solutions | Solutions: Financial Consolidation • Business Planning with AI • Strategic CFO Advisory
Challenge
IFT came to us with a request for strategic CFO advisory. The company specializing in design and implementation of energy systems operated in Slovakia and the Czech Republic and needed help with financial management and strategic planning.
During initial analyses, we quickly identified the fundamental problem.
Management had the right questions. But the data to answer them was missing.
Two countries, two separate Money S5 systems. Excel project projections outside of accounting. Manual consolidations 10+ days after closing. Bonus system for sales based on volume, not profitability. Data and systems didn’t allow for quality strategic decisions.
We decided to solve it from the ground up. First infrastructure, then tools, then strategy.
Solution
Data Infrastructure (2023)
- Connection of both Money S5 systems (SK + CZ) with automated daily extraction
- Standardization of chart of accounts and dimensions across entities
- Integration of projection models directly into the data model
- Automated projections of revenues, costs and cash flow based on open projects
Result: 10+ days → consolidated financials in real-time. Management sees what’s coming, not just what was.
ERP Migration Without Downtime (mid-2024)
- Slovak entity migrated from Money S5 to Baris—during full operations
- No reporting interruption, no migration of historical data
- New system standardized into existing data model
Result: Reporting worked continuously. Management didn’t know about migrations.
AI Layer and Strategic Advisory (2024-2025)
- IFT became one of the first clients piloting Onetribe AI
- Generation of management reports and deep analyses on demand
- Access to detailed financial analyses in natural language
- Identification of margin leakage to project suppliers
- Redesign of bonus system for sales—separating volume from profitability
- Ongoing assistance in creating annual business plan
Result: CFO support on call whenever needed. Tools enable better decisions. People decide.
Approach
Strategic advisory requires quality data. Not the other way around.
We could have come in, done analyses on Excel consolidations, written a PowerPoint and left. Instead, we solved the fundamental problem and built a long-term partnership.
Not a platform. Partnership. Technology supports decisions. People from IFT who know their business decide. We provide CFO expertise and tools.
Transformation
10+ days → real-time | Excel estimates → integrated projections | Risky migration → seamless transition
Beginning: Request for strategic advisory. Problem: systems and data didn’t allow it.
Today: Bonus system linked with long-term profitability. Business plan built on data. AI tools for ad-hoc analyses. CFO support whenever needed. Decisions made by IFT management. We provide support.
Multi-year continuous partnership. From first meeting to AI-powered strategic advisory.
Ready for This?
If IFT handled ERP migration without reporting downtime and built AI-powered planning, you can too.
✓ Without replacing everything at once ✓ Without 18-month Big Bang projects ✓ Without losing history during migration
Free assessment: contact@onetribe.sk | onetribe.sk
Onetribe: Enterprise BI + Strategic CFO Advisory for European SMEs | Slovakia | CEE | UK
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