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From Fragmentation to Integration: Berlin Packaging's Journey towards Unified Financial Management

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Berlin Packaging is reshaping the packaging industry with its innovative approach. As the world's largest Hybrid Packaging Supplier®, they go beyond containers and closures, seeking to redefine the entire packaging experience. From warehousing and logistics to quality assurance, financing, and consulting services, Berlin Packaging delivers an integrated experience.

The Challenge

“Before implementing OneStream, we used obsolete systems and very manual processes for the consolidation and financial reporting at the Berlin Packaging Group. With the solid organic and inorganic growth of the Group in the last two years, this process was no longer sustainable, and we decided to switch to OneStream.”

– Roberta Ripanti, Director, EMEA Accounting, Tax & Consolidation Manager, Berlin Packaging


Berlin Packaging faced significant challenges stemming from a fragmented ERP landscape across its acquired legal entities. The consolidation process mainly relied on manual customization within AS/400, coupled with Excel® outputs, leading to cumbersome procedures prone to errors. Reporting was primarily manual, with financial statement notes handled offline in Word, intensifying reconciliation challenges and the risk of inaccuracies.

Consequently, Berlin Packaging required:

  • Process and system enhancements across all operations to enhance efficiency.
  • Integration of disparate ERP data into a unified environment.
  • Consolidation process management compliant with both Italian GAAP (ITA GAAP) and US GAAP (US GAAP).
  • Streamlined management and statutory reporting.
  • Automation and integration of notes tables.

In essence, Berlin Packaging sought to minimize manual efforts, ensuring consistent, real-time data updates directly from the system to drive operational excellence.

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The Approach

Avvale’s team collaborated closely with Berlin Packaging to understand its needs and develop a tailored solution using OneStream's Intelligent Finance platform. With decades of expertise in Corporate Performance Management and extensive training on OneStream, we provided the necessary support from the design phase through implementation and ongoing maintenance.

Key to the project's success was our ability to customize the solution to meet Berlin Packaging's specific requirements, including compliance with both ITA GAAP and US GAAP accounting standards. This level of customization was particularly crucial for the European branch, which had to navigate complex regulatory landscapes.

Our strategy involved harnessing OneStream's horizontal extensibility to manage actual and planning data, as well as ITA GAAP and US GAAP rollups. This approach empowered Berlin Packaging to uphold consistent data definitions and flexibility across various organizational levels and processes.

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The Impact

Since the new implementation, Berlin Packaging has undergone a significant transformation, marked by streamlined processes and enhanced efficiency. The consolidated budget process has been simplified, and consolidated financial statements now seamlessly comply with both ITA GAAP and US GAAP. OneStream's extensibility feature has provided unparalleled flexibility in dimension expansion, catering to diverse reporting needs across different subsidiaries. Automation of notes to financial statements through Sturnis365 has further enhanced efficiency and accuracy, promoting real-time data integration and collaboration while minimizing errors.
By reducing reliance on manual processes and promoting real-time data integration the company minimizes errors and maximizes resource utilization, driving towards a more sustainable future.

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