Microsoft Dynamics GP

Enable faster and smarter working with data-driven decisions

Microsoft Dynamics GP

Microsoft Dynamics GP, an evolution of Microsoft Great Plains, is a complete ERP solution for businesses looking at more than a regular financial management software. Flexible and configurable, Microsoft Dynamics GP allows you to gain control over the entire spectrum of business functions – finance, human resources, operations, sales and service – all in a way to help you work faster and smarter by making data-driven decisions.

Microsoft Dynamics GP: Features

To enable you to gain greater control over your financials, inventory, and operations, the revamped Great Plains software includes several capabilities and features across business processes.

Accounting

Grant customized access to General Ledger accounts
Track financial data by different dimensions such as region or profit center
Track multiple budgets for multiple fiscal years in multiple currencies
Easily update and maintain budgets by leveraging Excel to import and export
Use forecasting tools to control, predict, and monitor cash inflows and outflows
Automate processes such as grant management and accounts payable tasks
Use it as an enhanced financial management software

Banking

Attach unlimited checkbooks to your bank
Integrate with your checkbooks electronically
Streamline setup, entry, maintenance, and reconciliation for all transactions that appear on your bank statement
Automate electronic reconciliation and management of bank transactions

BI and reporting

View SQL Reporting Services, Microsoft Excel, and Management Reporter reports from one central location
Leverage several pre-made dashboards and reports
Make the best of 400 built-in Microsoft Excel reports that connect directly to the data source
Use Microsoft Dynamics GP Workspace app to easily create and securely share dashboards showing financial, sales, purchasing, and inventory information
Use Management Reporter to create, distribute, and analyze financial statements

Supply chain management

Monitor inventory stock levels and costs
Set prices on a customer-by-customer basis to stay competitive
Track components and subassemblies
Automatically assign or modify landing costs
Automate purchasing by generating a suggested purchase order
Create flexible pricing options and rules for customers

Manufacturing

Leverage Manufacturing Suite for planning, engineering, and sales forecasting
Track and manage the entire cycle of order processing
Manage materials, components, and assemblies with precision
Automate creation of manufacturing orders in accordance with sales forecasts

Project management

Integrate accounting with financials, inventory, and accounts receivable
Use timesheets to capture, review, and approve project expenses

Field service

Use functionalities such as price books to manage an unlimited number of contracts
Create a Parts Usage report to track parts, labor, and expense details
Forecast purchasing and scheduling requirements based on product usage
Escalate calls automatically

Human resource management

Leverage online yearly benefits enrollment to reduce paperwork
Generate Federal Magnetic Media files to help maintain compliance with government reporting requirements
Customizable tools for hiring, scheduling, pay rates, and performance
Automate payroll processing
Track critical health and wellness information of employees to ensure government compliance
Automate complex vacation and sick time policies

Microsoft Dynamics GP: Benefits

sa.global – a Microsoft Gold partner – can implement Dynamics GP to help you transform and streamline the way you run your business. With greater agility and control across business processes, you can improve revenues and control costs.

Make smarter decisions with real-time visibility and insights
Reduce efforts and costs via automation of routine tasks
Boost profitability via predictive analytics
Reduce costs by gaining control of finished goods
Improve customer service via automated sales ordering process
Increase productivity with better inventory tracking
Improve security with access restrictions at account level
Retain talent with performance evaluation tools
Enhance cash flow management by tracking company’s liquidity

DynamicsPlus: Add-on solutions from sa.global

While Microsoft Dynamics GP is a big step up from the Microsoft Great Plains software, sa.global has developed several modules or plug-ins to further enhance the application. These are part of our ‘DynamicsPlus’ offering and can be integrated with the standard Microsoft Dynamics GP with ease.

The add-on solutions are coded from ground up and leverage Microsoft’s Silverlight RIA (Rich Internet Applications) Platform. They help overcome some of the shortcomings of Microsoft Dynamics GP, which in turn bring in benefits such as enhanced operational efficiency, adherence to important policies, shortened order cycle time, and so on.

Advanced General Ledger

Advanced SOP / GL Defaulter

Advanced Recurring Billing

Advanced Security Monitor

Commitment Reporting

Advanced eProcurement

Email Remittance

Advanced Time and Expense Management

Batch & Document Management

sa.global portfolio

Company overview: A UK water company that supplies over 500 million litres of drinking water to over 2 million clients across Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, and Berkshire. With an employee strength of about 400 people, the company generates an annual turnover in excess of £169 million.

Client situation

Sought a new software to replace its JD Edwards back office system
Had a tight deadline amid a planned implementation of a new client billing system at the end of that year

Client situation

Sought a new software to replace its JD Edwards back office system
Had a tight deadline amid a planned implementation of a new client billing system at the end of that year

Solution

Microsoft Dynamics GP
Document scanning, workflow and archive from EASY SOFTWARE
ReQlogic™ eProcurement

Solution

Microsoft Dynamics GP
Document scanning, workflow and archive from EASY SOFTWARE
ReQlogic™ eProcurement

Outcome

Electronic scanning and storing of invoices with an automated approval process
Ability to process, track and locate invoices in seconds, lowering the risk of paper loss or misfiling
Improved efficiency, productivity and reduced reliance on paper
Streamlined processes

Outcome

Electronic scanning and storing of invoices with an automated approval process
Ability to process, track and locate invoices in seconds, lowering the risk of paper loss or misfiling
Improved efficiency, productivity and reduced reliance on paper
Streamlined processes

sa.global client speak

“This is just phase one of our project. We have taken the opportunity to review all business processes with the aim of streamlining the way we handle our information. By switching to Microsoft Dynamics GP and with the additional functionality supported by sa.global, we anticipate many improvements in our finance function by shortening the process cycles and by automating transactions.”

Jo HurleyIT Project Manager, South East Water

“The project would have been a challenge for any supplier; I firmly believe that it was a combination of the approach, along with sa.global’s determination and belief in the project that made it a success.”

Franco PozziChief Financial Officer, CC&G

“With the new infrastructure, business has expanded by 150 per cent and we can bring products to market much more quickly. We’ve seen significant time savings in managing our internal processes.”

Tim MartinSenior Operations Manager, The Co-operative Life Planning

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