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PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) is one of the world’s largest professional services networks, providing assurance, advisory, and tax services to organizations across the globe.

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Needs

PwC France and Maghreb embarked on a major Finance & IT Transformation initiative, aiming to modernize its core finance, procurement, and supplier management processes. The organization needed to:

  • Integrate SAP S/4HANA as a new digital core for finance operations.

  • Implement COUPA for supplier management and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes.

  • Ensure seamless migration from legacy systems, while meeting multi-country regulatory and audit requirements.

  • Automate and streamline expense management (T&E), e-invoicing, and multi-currency operations.

Solutions

PwC executed a Greenfield migration and data architecture program, including:

  • SAP S/4HANA Implementation:
    Designed, developed, and deployed SAP S/4HANA as the backbone for finance, accounting, and procurement operations, enabling real-time data access and process automation.

  • COUPA Integration:
    Integrated COUPA for supplier management, requisition, purchase order, invoice processing, and multi-currency payments, supporting both France and North African subsidiaries.

  • End-to-End Process Automation:
    Automated T&E (Travel & Expense) workflows, including submission, approval, and OK2PAY processes. Aligned subsidiary lookup with account, department, class location, supplier information, tax code, and currency.

  • Master Data Management:
    Reviewed and cleansed master data for requisition, purchase order, invoice, account receivable, and supplier records. Implemented OCR for invoice scanning and ensured data validation and integrity.

  • e-Invoicing Compliance:
    Deployed new e-invoicing solutions per country, including France’s 2021 regulations, supporting EN16931 standards (UBL, CII, Factur-X) for creation, validation, transmission, reception, acceptance, rejection, archiving, and audit.

  • DevOps & Automation:
    Introduced DevOps and automation for SAP systems, improving operational efficiency and agility, and migrated from file-based management (SFTP) to REST API integrations.

Achievements

  • First S/4HANA Migration in PwC Europe:
    Successfully led the first S/4HANA migration within PwC Europe, integrating COUPA for supplier management and transforming finance and procurement operations.

  • Streamlined Finance & Procurement:
    Achieved seamless, automated processes for requisition, purchase order, invoicing, and T&E, reducing manual effort and error rates.

  • Regulatory & Audit Compliance:
    Ensured compliance with multi-country e-invoicing and audit requirements, supporting digital signatures and standardized formats.

  • Data Quality & Integrity:
    Improved master data quality, validation, and dashboarding for better decision-making and reporting.

Benefits

  • Operational Efficiency:
    Automated and streamlined finance and procurement processes, freeing up resources for higher-value activities.

  • Compliance & Transparency:
    Met stringent regulatory and audit requirements across multiple countries, reducing compliance risk.

  • Scalability & Agility:
    Modern digital core enables PwC to scale operations and adapt quickly to evolving business needs.

  • Enhanced User Experience:
    Simplified and automated T&E and supplier management workflows for employees and finance teams.