Overview
- Usina Batatais Company
- Industry Agribusiness/Sucroenergy
- Beneficiary Controllership and Costs
- SAP TDF and SOFICOM Implementation Solution
The Company
Usina Batatais stands out in the sugar-energy market, producing ethanol and sugar. Investments in management and technology have already led to 100% mechanized planting and 99% mechanized harvesting.
With a team of more than 1,800 employees, the company is a major generator of jobs in the municipality of Batatais (SP), where it is located. Its activities also boost the socio-economic development of the region.
Objective
The project, which began in 2017 and ended in March of this year, was aimed at replacing the old SAP ECC (ERP Central Component) Sped Standard system, motivated by the plant's vision of the future and to meet the new tax obligations, such as ECF (Tax Accounting Bookkeeping) and EFD-REINF (Digital Tax Bookkeeping of Withholdings and Other Tax Information).
The Solution
The choice of solution is related to its robustness. Some of SAP TDF's strengths are the automation and control of corporate information, which consequently increases productivity in the tax and financial areas, enabling national companies to meet requirements such as SPED Accounting, SPED Tax, e-Social, ECF and SPED Contributions.
In addition to the tax platform, Usina Batatais has implemented Cast group's exclusive offer, SOFICOM, a tax solution complementary to SAP ERP, developed to support market demands in relation to tax obligations.
Implementation
The project was made possible by Cast group, one of SAP's largest integration partners. In addition to deploying SAP TDF, Cast group added the platform management service, along with SOFICOM - a modular tax solution, customized and certified by SAP, fully integrated into the SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA and SAP TDF environments.
Implementation
- Quality of analysis time for tax professionals
- 30% reduction in time spent submitting tax obligations Identification and anticipation of new tax obligations
- Automation and control of corporate information, increasing productivity in the tax and financial areas, enabling compliance with requirements such as SPED Accounting, SPED Tax, e-Social, ECF and SPED Contributions.
- Streamlining the company's tax operations
- Streamlining tax processes
- Reduced time spent on activities and operations
- Reduced tax exposure
Why Cast group?
Usina Batatais was looking for an SAP partner with expertise in the SAP TDF platform. Cast group was chosen because of the excellent support the company provides to its customers, a reference sought by the plant and indicated by other companies in the sector. The solid structure and professionalism with which the project was carried out were some of the points that led to the choice.
Soficom is an important differentiator, because only with a partner with such expertise is it possible to meet the demands of new tax obligations within a feasible timeframe. The Brazilian tax environment is very complex and changes occur almost daily, which is why the tax area requires a high level of specialization and updating of information. Given this scenario, having a partner who contributes to good practices in processes and the automation of tax operations is essential
Flávio Amâncio
- IT Manager
Future plans
The partnership is becoming increasingly consolidated and we are using other services provided by Cast Group, as we realize that it is a company focused on quality customer service. We are always looking for the best tools on the market, aligned with an excellent partner. We found in Cast Group an opportunity for continuous partnership in processes.
Flávio Amâncio
- IT Manager