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Indian CFOs Push Digital Transformation with ERP-EPM Integration for Growth

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BusinessHonor - Indian CFOs Drive Growth with ERP-EPM

Business Honor
08 October, 2025

Survey reveals finance leaders prioritize real-time data, automation, and ERP-EPM system modernization in India.

As Indian businesses struggle with economic volatility, regulatory complexities, and the pace of growing digital disruption, a new survey finds that digital transformation is now an utmost priority for CFOs in India. The survey, The Pulse of Finance: EPM Priorities and Perspectives in India 2025, released in association with Wolters Kluwer CCH® Tagetik, highlights the most important technology changes that the finance leaders are adopting to drive operational agility.

74% of CFOs put digital transformation as their top priority, followed by automation of workflows (66%) and enhancing forecasting accuracy (55%), according to the survey. The move towards digital solutions is driven by the necessity of overcoming issues like siloed data (56.3%) and labor-intensive manual processes (48.5%), with multi-platform integrated platforms being vital for delivering improved business outcomes. One important trend that is unveiled through the survey is the increasing significance of the ERP and EPM correlation. As much as 20% of organizations have integrated ERP and EPM systems in their entirety, but the need to get these systems integrated seamlessly is immense. CFOs want to transform their finance functions by embracing smart planning tools and solutions that allow them to gain real-time insights from data and improved analytics.

The survey also discovered that cost (70%) and integration with legacy systems (60%) are still major challenges to implementing new EPM platforms. Despite this, real-time visibility of data, better financial planning, and improved forecasting accuracy are viewed as the essential expectations for these systems.

As India further drives digital-first, CFOs are shifting focus more towards ERP and EPM integration to fuel strategic growth, improve operations, and become a step ahead in a fast-evolving business environment. This transition towards digital transformation brings into focus the imperative for organizations to make investments in sophisticated ERP systems that provide end-to-end integration and facilitate smarter, data-driven decisions.