Case Study: Severn Trent achieves a standardized, faster financial close with Trintech

How Severn Trent Standardized Its Financial Close Process with Trintech

Severn Trent, a major UK water company with dozens of entities, faced inconsistent month-end reconciliations and limited centralized controls—largely due to fragmented Excel files, disparate storage and weak user-access management. This variability made standardization, quality monitoring and data security difficult across the organization.

By implementing Trintech’s Cadency (Certification and Journal Entry) with SAP integration and role-based access, Severn Trent standardized reconciliations, reduced the total number of reconciliations through grouping, automated error prevention, and streamlined journal entries with configurable approval routing. The rollout—supported by trained super-users—delivered clearer dashboards, faster, higher-quality reconciliations, improved data security, and a fully on-time close (100% tasks completed) with most staff finishing by 5pm, yielding fewer late nights and better work‑life balance.

Severn Trent

Jason Clough

Financial Systems Analyst