Industry context

ERP solutions in telecoms

We implement ERP so finance, procurement and operations move to one set of processes and one ledger, with migration rehearsed before cutover.

Neatly dressed bundles of fibre optic patch cables in a rack

An ERP programme rebuilds how finance, procurement and operations record their work, so fit-gap decisions, data migration and cutover planning carry most of the risk. We agree the target processes and the chart of accounts early, rehearse migration more than once and plan cutover around your financial calendar.

Telecom operators change their networks in agreed windows, under the obligations of TDRA in the UAE or CST in Saudi Arabia, and their customers notice every outage. Network engineers, product managers and care teams need to see the impact of each change on service before it is approved. In the UAE the design has to cover Federal Tax Authority VAT returns and the national e-invoicing programme, and in Saudi Arabia ZATCA VAT and the FATOORAH e-invoicing integration.

We hand over with runbooks and training, and can stay on under agreed service levels.

Alongside sector regulation, we often map delivery evidence to cross-industry baselines such as the UAE Information Assurance Regulation issued by TDRA, the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls in Saudi Arabia and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which many risk reviewers already use.

What the work covers

We design, deliver and stay until operation is stable, with evidence your procurement and risk teams can rely on.

  • Fit-gap and process design

    Standard processes adopted where they fit, with each gap given a decision, an owner and an agreed approach.

  • Data migration and reconciliation

    Rehearsed loads of master data and open balances, reconciled and signed off by finance before cutover.

  • Cutover and stabilisation

    A cutover plan built around period-end, a stabilisation period after go-live and clear criteria for closing it.

  • Telecom regulation

    We map delivery evidence to the operator obligations set by TDRA in the UAE or the Communications, Space and Technology Commission in Saudi Arabia, including subscriber data protection requirements where they apply.

  • Tax and e-invoicing

    VAT codes, tax reports and e-invoicing interfaces configured and tested for each country in scope.

  • Integration with surrounding systems

    Interfaces to banks, payroll, CRM and reporting, each with an owner and a reconciliation check.

Signs you are ready to start

An ERP programme is ready to start when the entities and processes in scope are fixed and finance has set time aside for testing and sign-off.

  • Change windows and freeze periods for the network have been agreed.
  • Finance has named the period-end that cutover must avoid and the people who will sign off migrated balances.
  • The legal entities and countries in the first release have been agreed.

Plan ERP solutions in telecoms

Share your current systems, compliance themes and timeline. We will return a phased plan, a staffing model and a risk register for your stakeholders to review.

Talk to our team