Case Study: IXYS UK Westcode Ltd achieves 50% faster month-end close with insightsoftware Spreadsheet Server

Semiconductor developer cuts month-end close process time in half with finance-owned JD Edwards Excel add-in reporting solution

IXYS UK Westcode Ltd, a long-established power semiconductor manufacturer, faced a slow, manual month‑end close that relied on exporting JD Edwards trial balances into Excel, reformatting spreadsheets and performing multiple Oracle Hyperion uploads — a process that took five business days. To address pressure from new parent company Littelfuse to shorten the close window, the finance team evaluated insightsoftware’s Spreadsheet Server for automated, finance-owned reporting.

By connecting Spreadsheet Server to JD Edwards, insightsoftware enabled live Excel reports that refresh with a click, eliminated repeated Hyperion uploads and replaced manual spreadsheet manipulation. The result: month‑end close time fell from five days to two and a half (a 50% reduction), several hours were saved on uploads, and the finance team gained time for variance analysis and faster ad‑hoc reporting.

IXYS UK Westcode Ltd

Simon Hatfield

Finance Controller