Case Study: Södertälje Kommun achieves faster, more agile finance transformation with Unit4 Cloud

Södertälje Kommun cuts manual finance work with Unit4 Cloud

Södertälje Kommun, a Swedish municipal authority, faced significant challenges due to an outdated legacy finance platform that could not adapt to budget uncertainties and a hybrid workforce. The system lacked automation, leading to multiple manual checks, non-standard processes, and slow, labor-intensive financial reporting. To become more agile and efficient, they partnered with vendor Unit4 and implemented its cloud-based Financial Planning & Analysis solution.

Unit4 provided a single, intuitive cloud finance platform powered by APIs. The prebuilt municipal template minimized customization and supported best practice processes, leading to faster implementation. The solution automated manual tasks, freeing up resources for strategic analysis and enabling finance to become a partner in decision-making. Ultimately, Unit4 empowered the community by increasing social value and freeing up greater investment for local initiatives.

Södertälje Kommun

Anneli Lehtinen

Head of Accounting, Södertälje Kommun