How we work
Delivery starts with design, not configuration.
What decides whether a finance transformation works isn't the software. It's whether the scope was right, the process was fixed, success was clearly defined, and someone owned the outcome. Those decisions are made before anyone configures anything, which is where we spend our time.
Where we come in
Discovery
Whether it's an hour's discovery call or a two-hour Northstar Workshop, we start by understanding what you're trying to change and why. The Northstar goes further: two hours, no fee, and a blueprint you keep - including, sometimes, the conclusion that you shouldn't buy anything.
The Northstar WorkshopBuilding it
Project preparation, definition and design, then configuration. Built with your team, who learn it by doing it, not watching.
ImplementationAfterwards
Go-live is just the beginning. Ongoing support and continuous improvement, with access to the same consultants who designed and built your solution when you need them.
SupportThe engagement model
You choose how much of it we do
Most projects are collaborative - we lead the implementation, while your team builds capability by working alongside us, not watching from the sidelines. That can mean building reports, data entry forms and configuring parts of the solution with us, so you're learning the platform as we deliver it. Need us to carry more? We can - resource changes, acquisitions happen and priorities move, and we can flex from training-led and collaborative delivery through to a more turnkey approach as your capacity changes. The right model is the one that fits your team, and it doesn't have to stay the same from start to finish.
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The method
- 01
Diagnose
We map where your finance function actually loses time. Process first, system second - in that order, always.
- 02
Design
Target operating model and delivery plan, designed together - split them and the programme drifts.
- 03
Prove
A focused walkthrough on your real data, so you're buying evidence rather than a promise.
- 04
Deliver
Senior consultants who have done this before, on the one platform we know best.
Why choose AIS?
20 years inside finance functions
Closing books, defending forecasts and occasionally rebuilding what somebody else's implementation left behind. Our finance transformation experience predates our CCH Tagetik specialism.
About AIS25+ qualified consultants, no bench
The people who scope your programme are the people who deliver it. There's no graduate bench waiting to take over once the deal is signed.
Our team80+ programmes, 65+ finance functions
We've delivered across growing mid-market groups and organisations turning over more than £10bn - so we know the difference between enterprise-grade and enterprise-heavy. You get the rigour your finance function needs, without the process and complexity it doesn't.
See our track recordWant the unvarnished view?
Two hours, no fee, and an honest answer about whether we're the right specialist for you.