Embridge Consulting (UK) Ltd

Xledger Enterprise Resource Planning ERP

Xledger is the cloud-based finance software for mid-market organisations. Xledger can help organisations with real-time reporting & analytics, automation of financial processes, project management, budgeting and forecasting, flexible integrations, insights, scalability etc. Xledger is a highly configurable product designed to meet the needs of a diverse range of clients.

Features

• True-cloud technology, remote access anytime, anywhere
• Real-time consolidation and inherited hierarchy for scalability
• Real-time, drill-down dashboards and reports
• Automated purchase to pay and bank reconciliation
• Purchase ordering and inventory management
• Digital workflow and document management
• Project accounting including timesheets, expenses, fixed fees, billing and costing
• Billing and debtor management
• Fixed asset management and automation
• Open API for robust and timely integrations

Benefits

• Be informed with real-time actual vs budget vs commitment reports
• Share finance around the organisation with different roles and responsibilities
• Interrogate data by drilling down to the transaction and attachment
• Drive efficiencies by automating processes
• Review and approve on the go with the mobile app
• Gain confidence with built-in data validation and audit controls
• Seamlessly integrate external data with our open API
• Keep debtor days low with automated debtor management
• Reduce month end with GL postings automated on demand
• Make finance fun with user friendly interfaces and streamlined processes

£1,400 a licence a month

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

348621287127499

Contact

Emma O'Brien
01474555505
enquiries@embridgeconsulting.com

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: No
• Cloud deployment model: Public cloud
• Service constraints: N/a
• System requirements:
  • An internet connection
  • A software license per user
  • A web browser

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Customers can log tickets at any time (24/7). The specific hours during which the Customer is entitled to a Support response (“Support Hours”) are 09:00-17:00, based on Normal Business Hours, on a Business Day. Response times are tiered according to the urgency of the issue as follows: - Operationally critical issues: 1 hour - Time Critical issues: 2 hours - Important issues: 4 hours - Not Time Critical Issues: By the end of the next business day
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Phone support: No
• Web chat support: Yes, at an extra cost
• Web chat support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support accessibility standard: None or don’t know
• How the web chat support is accessible: This is available via Embridge Consulting's Application Support desk and is subject to additional cost.
• Web chat accessibility testing: N/a
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: Customers can log tickets at any time (24/7). The specific hours during which the Customer is entitled to a Support response (“Support Hours”) are 09:00-17:00, based on Normal Business Hours, on a Business Day. All response periods are measured starting from the first Support Hour following the reporting of an error and are tolled during all periods outside of the Support Hours. During the implementation phase, support will be provided by the consultant. After implementation, support will be provided by the support team members based in the UK.
• Support available to third parties: No

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: Embridge's implementation methodology for Xledger Finance software implementations is based on PRINCE2 methodology. The Project begins with a Kick-Off meeting which allows the respective Project Teams to meet. The first course of action is to agree a full Project Plan which is signed off. This will include defined times and dates for sessions as well the agreed success criteria of the Project. The analysis and design workshops that begin the Project are deliberately in depth to make sure that the optimum configuration of the system is in place from day one of going live. Training of the Project Team takes place in the first few weeks of the programme and ‘Super Users’ will be nominated within the customers staff. The final stage of the project is the Readiness Assessment Meeting that typically takes place a week before the Go Live date. This is the culmination of the Testing and Verification phase of the implementation. Testing is done predominantly by the customer and can be supported by Embridge Consultants if required. A plan will be agreed jointly between Embridge and the Customer's Project Teams to walk through the key processes, covering both data in and data out.
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • ODF
  • PDF
  • Other
• Other documentation formats:
  • MPP
  • CSV
  • Markdown
• End-of-contract data extraction: Transactional data can be extracted via Excel or through an API from the system. This can be done on a self-serve basis. Secondly, further data extraction, such as documents, can be completed via IT services. To extract this data, there is a flat charge
• End-of-contract process: At the end of the contract, the agreement shall automatically renew for consecutive one (1) year period(s) (each a “Renewal Term”) unless: (i) either party gives the other written notice of termination not less than ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or the Renewal Term (as applicable), in which case the Agreement shall terminate upon the expiry of the Initial Term or Renewal (as applicable); or (ii) until terminated in accordance with the remaining provisions of this clause.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: The mobile app can be used to - Raise and approve purchase orders - Submit and approve timesheets - Submit and approve expenses - Approve bank payments. The desktop version has the full offering available across all modules.
• Service interface: No
• User support accessibility: None or don’t know
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: Xledger provides two APIs for users to consume and produce data, GraphQL and SOAP webservices. Both offer feature rich import and exports. GraphQL: To set up the service, users need to have admin rights in Xledger and generate an API token. This token can be created with granular access to the API methods to ensure that only relevant data is accessed. To make changes trough the API, users must send mutations to the GraphQL endpoint. Mutations are written in JSON and depending on the changes being made require different fields to be passed. Specific limitations for GraphQL are around data traffic. The API is rate limited to avoid burst requests and a token is allocated credits that renew once an hour. SOAP: To set up SOAP, users need to generate an SSL certificate and add granular access to methods in Xledger’s UI. The webservice implementation is stateless. To make changes, users must use the receiveFile service to send a based 64 encoded CSV payload encapsulated in the SOAP XML. As with GraphQL, the SOAP webservice is rate limited to avoid users sending too many concurrent requests but there is no concept of credits.
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats:
  • ODF
  • PDF
  • Other
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: No

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Xledger is a multi-tenanted true cloud application. This allows us to continuously monitor service usage, demand and the impact on capacity. Rate-limiting is applied to both GraphQL and Web Services APIs to ensure that integration use does not impact on other users. Sufficient capacity is provided at all times to handle user demand, and the capacity is regularly reviewed to ensure future demand will be met.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: We can provide on request the Service Level Agreement which forms part of the General Terms and sets forth specific supplemental terms and conditions applicable to the availability of the Subscription Services
• Reporting types: Reports on request

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller providing extra features and support
• Organisation whose services are being resold: Xledger

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Up to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations: European Economic Area (EEA)
• User control over data storage and processing locations: No
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
• Penetration testing frequency: At least once a year
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest:
  • Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
  • Encryption of all physical media
  • Scale, obfuscating techniques, or data storage sharding
• Data sanitisation process: Yes
• Data sanitisation type:
  • Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
  • Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
• Equipment disposal approach: A third-party destruction service

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Data can be extracted either via API (SOAP Web Services or GraphQL) or to xls file. When exporting to xls, users may specify which fields of data and for which time period they would like to extract, then extract the data with a single click. A static download can then be extracted as and when required. Large exports of all customer data can be requested of Xledger as required.
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data export formats:
  • Excel
  • PDF
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data import formats: XLS

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
• Data protection within supplier network:
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
  • Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
  • Other
• Other protection within supplier network: Firewalls, HIDS, encryption at rest and in transit

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: Xledger is complying with the market standards SLAs. We are happy to provide the SLAs on request.
• Approach to resilience: This information is available on request.
• Outage reporting: Outages are reported by email and by notification when the user attempts access. Service outage reports with additional detail are published by notification in the system.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: TIM / FLO
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
• Management access authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: At least 12 months
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: At least 12 months
• How long system logs are stored for: At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: DNV GL - Business Assurance
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 0/10/2020
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: The certificate is valid for the following scope: Operations of cloud-based ERP solution. In accordance with Statement of Applicability v 20-04-2020.
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards: ISO/IEC 27001
• Information security policies and processes: ISO 27001 demonstrate commitments to Information Security Management towards our customers. It shows that Xledger invests time and resources to have this certification and in our work with security. It provides us with a trusted framework to use in our Security Management work. It is an international standard known among our customers and shows our compliance with customers’ demands regarding security.

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Configuration and change management approach: TIM / FLO This information is part of our Information Security Policy and a non-disclosure agreement is required for more information.
• Vulnerability management type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Vulnerability management approach: TIM / FLO This information is part of our Information Security Policy and a non-disclosure agreement is required for more information.
• Protective monitoring type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Protective monitoring approach: TIM / FLO This information is part of our Information Security Policy and a non-disclosure agreement is required for more information.
• Incident management type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Incident management approach: TIM / FLO This information is part of our Information Security Policy and a non-disclosure agreement is required for more information.

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: Yes
• Connected networks: Other
• Other public sector networks: HMRC

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  Our services can be delivered entirely remotely, reducing carbon footprints through the removal of travel and reduction in carbon emissions, helping companies and organisations in their drive towards net zero. We are ISO14001 accredited and will always strive to influence staff, suppliers, customers, and communities to leverage the most environmentally advantageous routes to desired outcomes, including where feasible remote delivery and paperless engagements.

  Tackling economic inequality

  We look to increase supply chain resilience and capacity. We are proud to be a Supporting Member of the Social Enterprise UK, which is the leading global authority on social enterprise partnering with and supporting social enterprise and increased social value in local and national communities across the UK. As an SME and with a keen interest in helping UK / local social enterprises (SEs) and SMEs build and grow, we look to engage SEs and SMEs wherever we can within our supply chain.

  Equal opportunity

  We are a Disability Confident Employer and an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are proud of the employment practices under which we operate and invest heavily in sustaining a positive, supportive, and flexible workplace culture. Embridge Consulting is committed to promoting and delivering equality, diversity, inclusivity, and positive culture in the local and wider communities. A Supporting Member of the Social Enterprise UK, and a certified Disability Confident Employer, we do not believe that individuals should be measured or determined by characteristics, but by what they can do and deliver. We are a wholly inclusive employer who will always look to recruit and onboard people with the right work ethos and behaviours, as well as exceptional skills and knowledge, priding ourselves on always being able to say that we promote fairness across all of our actions. Embridge Consulting is proud of its commitment to actively support fair and equal treatment, overcoming inequality, and helping to bridge the gaps and allow people opportunity to realise their full potential. As part of our ethos, behaviours, and Disability Confident certification, we actively influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities to support disabled people and promote the representation of disabled people in a workplace setting. ; ; We take great care to ensure that all our staff and those whom we can impact in a positive way are free from discrimination, restraint, or unfair or poor treatment, believing in the value of human beings and the contribution an individual can make for the better of our local and wider communities. We do not behave or act in a way which is contrary to these beliefs, and we would disengage immediately with any partner or business we felt to be behaving against our approach to equality and fair treatment.

  Wellbeing

  With our positive and supportive culture of fair and equal treatment, respect, and care, we utilise our skills and abilities to deliver the best we can for the people who matter – our staff and our communities. At Embridge Consulting, our staff are given a variety of wellbeing mechanisms from Day One of employment. We have in place comprehensive support for our team members and their families and we actively encourage open conversations and collaboration on identifying wellbeing challenges and how to support resolutions for people. We have Mental Health First Aiders across our organisation who support our team members experiencing challenges and are able to lead information dissemination on wellbeing best practice and approaches to better wellbeing, physical, and mental health. We are always looking to open dialogues and drive conversations about wellbeing and influence staff, suppliers, customers, and communities to take wellbeing seriously and drive better focus on wellbeing and positive impacts across individuals and communities.

Pricing

• Price: £1,400 a licence a month
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: No

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at enquiries@embridgeconsulting.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.