Case Study: Aceros AZA achieves 99% payroll accuracy and 40% faster financial closings with SAP SuccessFactors

How Can Improving Core Business Processes Help Drive Sustainable Steel Production

Aceros AZA, a leading Chilean producer of steel reinforcing bars and profiles, needed to rapidly deploy independent, localized core business and HR systems after an acquisition while minimizing operational disruptions. The company sought a growth-ready platform to handle higher workloads with fewer staff and to centralize HR functions for greater accuracy, visibility, and security. To meet those needs it selected SAP solutions, including SAP SuccessFactors (Employee Central Payroll), SAP S/4HANA, and SAP Cloud Platform.

SAP SuccessFactors and the broader SAP suite were implemented and integrated on time and on budget, delivering a centralized payroll and time‑and‑attendance platform (with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll and SAP Time and Attendance Management by WorkForce Software) and a rapid ERP rollout. The result: a 40% reduction in monthly financial closings (from five days to three), up to 99% improvement in payroll accuracy, fewer HR resources required, faster IT productivity, and improved data visibility and security — outcomes driven by SAP SuccessFactors and its SAP partners.

Aceros AZA

Ricardo Konopnicki Wenzel

IT Manager