Case Study: Kainos achieves greater financial insight and profitable growth with Workday Adaptive Planning

Kainos gains greater insight to drive profitable growth.

Kainos Group, a high‑growth digital services and platforms provider with over 1,300 employees across Europe and the U.S., found its post‑IPO finance system was rigid, manual and unable to delegate budget control to project teams. Processes were time‑consuming, reporting lacked visibility, and the finance team needed a more adaptable solution to support growth and improve cost management.

By extending its existing Workday HCM with Workday Financial Management, Adaptive Planning, Extend and other modules, Kainos automated processes, integrated finance and HR, and empowered team leads with budget visibility. Results included cutting half‑year external audit time from two weeks to one, reducing manually entered invoices from 50% to 15%, shortening supplier payment runs from weeks to 20–30 minutes, trimming monthly close from 8 to 7 days, saving £95,000 through automation, and delivering faster, more accurate forecasts and daily bank reconciliations.

Kainos

Matt McManus

Group Head of Finance