The great migration: Key learnings from Canstar’s shift to a modern finance platform
“One of the key improvements was having a real-time view of the financial results. Everyone’s running the same reports and looking at the same numbers at the same time, we’ve got consistent visibility across the team.”
For businesses growing on a creaking on-premise ERP or inflexible accounting software, Canstar’s challenges will feel all too familiar. As the business scaled, reporting slowed, consolidation became harder and workarounds crept in. This session looks at what changed once those constraints were removed.
Hear from Chris Mitchell (Chief Financial Officer, Canstar), Peter Grimshaw (Group Financial Controller, Canstar) and Ananda Iyer (Head of Customer Success, Annexa) as they share lessons from selection, implementation and life after NetSuite go-live.
You will walk away knowing:
How Canstar replaced unreliable systems, spreadsheets and limiting platforms including on-premises ERP and Xero
What changed once reporting and consolidation kept pace with growth
How the finance team reduced month-end pressure as complexity increased
How automation, controls and integrations reshaped day-to-day workloads
Whether you’re running an on-premise system or a smaller accounting platform like Xero or MYOB, the lessons from Canstar’s journey will give you a clearer view of what an upgrade path could look like.
