Aberdeen, AB22 8GT,
United Kingdom
Absoft
Absoft, a prominent reseller, system integrator, and consulting company, that plays a vital role in numerous system integration and digital transformation initiatives. Absoft collaboration with software players such as SAP empowers organizations to embrace disruptive technologies and accelerate their journey to the cloud, thus reshaping their business models.
| Reseller and SI | Vendor | Application | Category | Market |
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| Absoft | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA | ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management |
| Absoft | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA Finance | ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management |
| Absoft | SAP | SAP ERP ECC 6.0 | ERP Financial | ERP Financial Management |
| Absoft | SAP | SAP HCM Payroll | Payroll | HCM |
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Lyons Seafoods | Consumer Packaged Goods | 313 | $154M | United Kingdom | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA | ERP Financial | 2019 |
In 2019, Lyons Seafoods implemented SAP S/4 HANA as its ERP Financial platform. The program replaced a named SAP ERP ECC 6.0 environment and was delivered with Absoft acting as the system integrator, aligning the implementation with the companys consumer packaged goods operations in the United Kingdom and a headcount of roughly 313 employees.
The SAP S/4 HANA deployment centered on core ERP Financial capabilities, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, asset accounting and financial close orchestration, with SAP Fiori user experience considered as part of the configuration and role based access strategy. Configuration work emphasized chart of accounts consolidation, statutory accounting alignment and streamlined period close workflows consistent with ERP Financial best practices.
Planning and stakeholder engagement were formalized during industry events, notably Absofts presence at the UKISUG Connect event and a presentation by Lyons Seafoods IT Project Manager Joe Slaughter on planning for S/4HANA and the digital age. Those engagements highlighted Cloud deployment options and Fiori driven UX as key architectural considerations during the move from SAP ERP ECC 6.0 to SAP S/4 HANA.
Governance was structured around an internal IT project management office led by the IT Project Manager, with Absoft providing implementation services and advisory support, and rollout planning focused on finance and corporate accounting process owners. The narrative from event interactions emphasized roadmap development and stakeholder readiness as central elements of the S/4 HANA ERP Financial program.
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Lyons Seafoods | Consumer Packaged Goods | 313 | $154M | United Kingdom | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA Finance | ERP Financial | 2018 |
In 2018, Lyons Seafoods implemented SAP S/4 HANA Finance as its core financial application. The deployment positioned SAP S/4 HANA Finance in the ERP Financial category and served the companys corporate finance and accounting functions across the United Kingdom.
The implementation configured SAP S/4 HANA Finance to support standard financial modules including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed asset accounting, cash management, and financial close and reporting capabilities. Configuration emphasized chart of accounts alignment, statutory reporting templates and transactional posting rules consistent with ERP Financial operational practices.
Absoft served as the systems integrator for the engagement and Lyons Seafoods retained IT Projects Manager Joe Slaughter to oversee SAP initiatives and project governance. The program integrated SAP S/4 HANA Finance with other enterprise systems managed by Lyons Seafoods, establishing a single financial system of record and reconciled transactional flows between SAP and downstream operational applications.
Operational coverage focused on finance and corporate accounting teams, with configuration and workflow controls instituted under IT project governance to standardize month end and statutory processes. Training, change control and release governance were part of the rollout under the IT organization, led by Joe Slaughter, to sustain SAP S/4 HANA Finance as the primary ERP Financial platform.
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Northern Trains | Transportation | 6920 | $1.4B | United Kingdom | SAP | SAP ERP ECC 6.0 | ERP Financial | 2011 |
In 2011, Northern Trains implemented SAP ERP ECC 6.0 to support core ERP Financial functions across its business, covering finance, HR, payroll, materials management and supplier relationship management. SAP ERP ECC 6.0 is positioned as the enterprise ERP Financial backbone for the operator and is explicitly used to manage payroll and finance workflows critical to day to day operations.
Northern Trains engaged Absoft in 2011 as its functional and technical SAP support partner following a formal selection process, establishing a remote support relationship delivered from Absoft’s UK headquarters in Aberdeen. The engagement model included long term assignment of consultants to Northern Trains, a bank of hours on demand for functional support, and an agreed Service Level Agreement to ensure fast turnaround and service continuity for critical payroll support.
For technical operations Northern Trains contracted Absoft’s SAP NetWeaver Managed Service at a fixed price, creating budget certainty for technical support activities. Absoft provisioned a dedicated technical team responsible for monitoring, patching and maintenance of the SAP landscape, implementing automated 24/7 monitoring and a jointly agreed maintenance plan to enable proactive issue resolution before incidents escalate.
The implementation and support arrangement covered approximately 5,000 end users and extended across the operator’s finance and HR functions that underpin service delivery in the north of England. Governance was formalized through the SLA and the maintenance plan, and Absoft’s ongoing advisory role included options analysis and trial demonstrations to inform future SAP related decisions.
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Transportation | 6920 | $1.4B | United Kingdom | SAP | SAP HCM Payroll | Payroll | 2011 |
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Oil, Gas and Chemicals | 200 | $1.1B | United Kingdom | SAP | SAP S/4 HANA | ERP Financial | 2019 |
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