Case Study: Yarra Trams achieves accelerated budgeting and a single source of truth with Jedox

Yarra Trams Uses Jedox to Accelerate Budgeting Cycle

Yarra Trams, operator of the world’s largest tram network in Melbourne (over 180 million boardings annually, ~2,100 staff and ~$400M revenue), struggled with planning complexity driven by 10 divisions, 200 cost centres, 54 linked templates and more than one million formulas. Bi‑annual, four‑year granular budgeting took about five months of manual extraction, reconciliation and consolidation, leaving little time for high‑value analysis.

Jedox delivered driver‑based budgeting with a one‑week Bootcamp, automated GL integration from Microsoft Dynamics GP, and real‑time calculation and consolidation so department heads can plan independently. The rollout cut the budget cycle by 50–70%, reduced admin by up to 640 hours (~$32k) a year, produced seconds‑fast reporting, created one trusted source of truth, and freed finance to focus on strategic insight and longer‑term forecasting.

Yarra Trams

Ian Hamilton

Operations Accountant