Standardise operational processes and unify financial reporting across multiple acquired entities with Microsoft Dynamics 365. A repeatable, fixed-price playbook that onboards each new bolt-on in 4 to 8 weeks.
Every bolt-on acquisition adds revenue to the platform — and another disconnected system to the back office. Operating partners and portfolio CFOs quickly find themselves managing a growing patchwork of legacy ERPs, inconsistent processes, and incompatible reporting structures that undermine the very synergies the acquisition was supposed to deliver.
Each acquired entity arrives with its own ERP, its own chart of accounts, and its own way of doing things. Sage here, Xero there, a legacy NAV instance nobody fully understands. Every acquisition compounds the operational complexity.
Finance teams spend days each month manually reconciling figures across incompatible systems using error-prone spreadsheets. One mismatched currency conversion or overlooked intercompany transaction can materially misstate group EBITDA.
Without standardised processes, each entity operates differently — different approval workflows, different procurement methods, different inventory valuation. This makes it impossible to benchmark performance or realise operational synergies.
The value creation plan assumes centralised purchasing, shared services, and group-level reporting. None of this is achievable while each entity runs on its own island. Every month of delay erodes the return on investment.
Veriland Consulting delivers a repeatable, architecture-led consolidation framework built on Microsoft Dynamics 365. We design the target platform once — shared chart of accounts, standardised processes, unified reporting — then roll each bolt-on acquisition onto it using a proven playbook that compresses timelines and eliminates risk.
A single, group-level chart of accounts with standardised financial dimensions, cost centres, and reporting hierarchies. Every entity maps into the same structure from day one, enabling true like-for-like comparison across the portfolio.
Common workflows for procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, record-to-report, and inventory management deployed consistently across every entity. Best practices baked in, not negotiated from scratch each time.
Native Dynamics 365 multi-entity consolidation with automated intercompany elimination, multi-currency translation, and real-time group reporting. No more month-end spreadsheet marathons.
A proven, templated onboarding process for each new acquisition. Pre-built data migration scripts, standardised configuration packages, and a tested cutover checklist that gets each entity live in 4 to 8 weeks.
Our consolidation methodology is designed for the pace of PE buy-and-build strategies. We front-load the architectural decisions once, then execute each entity rollout rapidly using a battle-tested playbook.
A buy-and-build portfolio that operates on a unified ERP platform is fundamentally more attractive to secondary buyers than a collection of disconnected entities each running their own legacy systems. Consolidation is not just an operational improvement — it is a direct driver of exit value.
Every consolidation is built on Microsoft's enterprise platform — giving your portfolio companies a modern, supported, and scalable foundation that buyers recognise and trust.
Multi-entity, multi-currency financial management with native consolidation, intercompany elimination rules, and real-time group reporting across every legal entity.
Right-sized ERP for smaller bolt-on entities that do not need the full Finance & Operations suite. Full consolidation compatibility with the group reporting framework.
Board-ready group dashboards with drill-down to individual entity performance, automated reporting packs, and role-based access for operating partners and portfolio CFOs.
Standardised approval workflows, automated month-end tasks, and Copilot-assisted processes that enforce consistency across every consolidated entity.
We design the group platform properly before rolling out a single entity. The architectural decisions made in weeks one to three determine the success of every subsequent rollout.
Our repeatable playbook is built for the cadence of buy-and-build strategies. When the next bolt-on completes, we are ready to onboard — not starting from a blank sheet of paper.
Every entity consolidation is fixed-price with clearly defined deliverables. Your value creation budget is protected and your operating partners know exactly what each rollout will cost.
Led by a former Microsoft Blue Badge Solutions Architect with deep experience across D365 Finance & Operations, Business Central, and multi-entity consolidation architectures.
A typical entity consolidation runs 4 to 8 weeks from kick-off to go-live, depending on the complexity of the existing system, the volume of historical data to migrate, and the number of integrations required. Our repeatable playbook compresses timelines significantly compared to greenfield implementations because the target platform, chart of accounts, and process templates are already in place.
This is the norm, not the exception. We regularly consolidate entities running Sage 50, Sage 200, Xero, QuickBooks, legacy NAV on-premise, or even spreadsheet-based accounting. Our migration playbooks include pre-built data extraction templates for every common UK accounting package, so the source system does not slow us down.
Not necessarily. Our architecture assessment determines the right fit for each entity. Smaller, simpler businesses may suit Business Central, while entities with complex manufacturing, multi-warehouse, or advanced supply chain requirements may need Finance and Operations. Both consolidate into the same reporting layer and shared chart of accounts — the platform choice per entity does not compromise group-level visibility.
We design a unified group chart of accounts during the initial architecture phase, then map each entity to it during onboarding. This includes standardised cost centres, financial dimensions, and reporting hierarchies. Historical data is re-mapped so you get like-for-like comparisons from day one, not just from the migration date forward.
Yes. Dynamics 365 has native support for intercompany journals, intercompany trade (purchase and sales orders between entities), and automated elimination entries during consolidation. We configure these as part of the standard rollout so that intercompany balances reconcile automatically at month-end.
We migrate opening balances and a defined period of transactional history — typically 12 to 24 months — into the consolidated platform. The exact scope is agreed during the architecture phase based on reporting requirements, statutory audit needs, and data quality. Legacy systems can be decommissioned once the data has been validated and signed off.
Data Visibility focuses on extracting and unifying reporting from disparate legacy systems without replacing them — it gives you a single pane of glass while the underlying ERPs remain unchanged. Bolt-On Consolidation goes further: we actually migrate each entity onto a shared Dynamics 365 platform, standardise their processes, and eliminate the legacy systems entirely. Many PE firms start with Data Visibility for immediate insight, then progress to full Consolidation as the buy-and-build strategy matures.
Yes. Every entity rollout is scoped and priced as a fixed engagement. The initial architecture phase is fixed-price, and each subsequent entity consolidation is priced per the agreed playbook with clearly defined deliverables. There are no open-ended time-and-materials surprises.
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Stop managing a patchwork of disconnected systems. Contact Veriland Consulting to design the consolidation architecture that turns your buy-and-build into a single, scalable platform.
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