In the past trading houses had only two options: spreadsheets or big-budget custom software development programs. Now SaaS-delivered solutions combined with Cloud Computing offer a real, cost-effective alternative. With the global economy, regulatory environment and credit shrinkage increasingly mandating formalized systems for even small trading companies, SaaS offers fast-start, turnkey solutions without up-front investment or resource demands.
Steve Hughes
President & CEO
Aspect Enterprise Solutions
Cloud-based applications — aka Software as a Service (SaaS) — have seen steady growth over the past few years and will continue to grow.
Gartner, Inc., Cloud Computing: The Next Generation of Outsourcing, Ben Pring, November 1, 2010

According to Technology Research Analyst Firm Gartner…

We are in the midst of a fundamental shift, as more enterprises start to use services enabled by cloud technologies. This will heavily impact IT services providers, who must now consider strategies for coping with profound changes in the marketplace or risk being left behind.
Cloud Computing:
The Next Generation Of Outsourcing
Ben Pring, November 1, 2010
According to Technology Research Analyst Firm Gartner…
Increasingly, hosted or SaaS-based solutions are gaining favor among end users as a means of reducing capital costs, deployment times and support overheads. While traditionally these solutions were preferred options for smaller end users or end users with limited functional requirements, as the functional capabilities of SaaS - or application service provider (ASP)-based deployments grow, the appeal to larger organizations will widen.
Magic Quadrant For Energy Trading And Risk Management Platforms
Keith Harrison and
David Furlonger
March 18, 2011
AspectCTRM was installed and working for us so fast – quickly enabling us to get a real-time understanding of profit and loss, exposures, price movements in the markets and how we can better manage risk.
Peter Malcom King
Business Development & Strategy Manager
Linetrale Oil Supply & Trading Company, Nigeria

AspectCTRM Financial Operations

AspectCTRM delivers straight-through-processing (STP) of trades and costs from capture, through actualization to invoicing and cash allocations. Due to the flexibility of our technology, you can integrate your internal financial and operational systems, or rely on the Financial Operations Management component of AspectCTRM to finalize the trade. Used in tandem with the Risk Management and Trade Management components, AspectCTRM delivers a powerful risk trading system.

AspectCTRM’s Financial Operations Management Module allows you to gain insight into movements, payments and costs associated with operating the enterprise and interacting with counterparties. Easily automate the matching of incoming and outgoing invoices against costs; allocate volume reports with required logistics declarations; create instant visual alerts when problems occur, and more. Access all required tax, transportation, storage fees, costs, bank credit lines, letters of credit and indemnity from a centralized database for accurate settlement. This component Integrates with SAP, JD Edwards, Oracle and QuickBooks so all your deal data integrates with your accounting systems giving you the option of generating invoices in AspectCTRM or through your existing accounting system with no manual re-entry of data required. Your back-office staff is able to effectively manage and maximize cash flow through detailed reporting and improved financial planning. Also, create and monitor planned and actualized cash flow reports which show deviations to help you improve capital usage. Set workflow parameters and automatic notifications to align with business processes and provide visibility and audit trails for management.

Key Processes Supported Include:

  • Deal Settlement
  • Cash Flow Forecasting
  • Deal Financing
  • Accounting Integration
  • Deal Security
  • Treasury
  • Accruals Reporting

 

These report are our consolidated ledger reports which show you a high level view of your counterparties and balances. Drill down to see and match invoices and payments for counterparties.

Solution Benefits

  • Optimize working capital utilization to increase capital turnover and gain more profitable opportunities.
  • Powerful order-match engine allows you to:
    • Electronically match incoming /outgoing invoices against costs with full multi-currency support.
    • Verify third-party invoices and identify inaccuracies instantly.
    • Review, manage, value, reconcile and log volumes easily.
  • Integrate all deal data into SAP or other accounting systems for invoice generation, or use AspectCTRM.
  • Access required tax, transportation, storage fees, costs, bank credit lines, letters of credit and indemnity from a centralized database for easy, accurate settlement.
  • Create and monitor planned and actualized cash flow reports with deviations for improved capital usage.
  • Reduce human resource costs spent on tedious reconciliation and re-direct personnel to expansion projects.
  • Reduce invoicing costs by streamlining data and removing redundant data entry and validation processes.
  • Easily customize screens, set security limits on data, and view workflow and audit trails.
  • Set workflow parameters and automatic notifications to align with business processes and provide visibility and audit trails for management.
We just got in 8 weeks what has eluded us for 8 Years!
The CEO of one of our customers in Asia, about their quick CTRM implementation time and ability to leverage real-time P&L with AspectCTRM