Versuni Streamlines Global Tax Reporting With Longview

Versuni, a global leader in domestic appliances headquartered in Amsterdam, produces everything from kitchen essentials to home care solutions across multiple continents. With operations spanning numerous countries, their tax team faced a familiar but formidable challenge: managing fragmented and manual tax provisioning processes across dozens of jurisdictions. Before adopting automation, Versuni's tax function, under the leadership of Kanshi Ram, Tax Accounting and Reporting Lead, was bogged down by an overwhelming volume of localized data. Its existing process relied on consolidating 65 individual Excel files into a single journal entry template, creating a complex and time-consuming workflow. This manual method left little room for efficiency, transparency, or scalability, especially as reporting demands grew. The result was a tax reporting cycle that stretched over two weeks, riddled with manual corrections and data inconsistencies. The lack of standardization placed unnecessary strain on the team, diverted attention from higher-value activities, and increased the risk of compliance issues. Versuni recognized that continuing with this fragmented approach was unsustainable—and automation became a clear next step.

Faced with growing complexity, tight deadlines, and the mounting risk of error inherent in spreadsheet-driven processes, Versuni knew it needed a more sustainable approach. To modernize its tax provisioning and reduce operational strain, the company partnered with Taxvibes to implement Longview Tax by insightsoftware. This centralized solution was purpose-built to streamline and structure tax data collection, calculation, and reporting—transforming Versuni’s disjointed workflows into a unified, scalable process. The impact was immediate:

• 70% reduction in tax reporting time, slashing the close cycle from two weeks to just three days.

• Improved data quality, with cleaner, more reliable inputs.

• Reduced manual effort, minimizing human error and increasing confidence in outputs.

Kanshi notes, “If a global company uses multiple Excel files for large amounts of locally collected tax information, they should always look for a software solution.” Longview provided Versuni with the unified platform they needed to take control of their tax process at scale.

Implementation wasn’t without its hurdles. Versuni needed more than just a plug-and-play solution—they needed a platform that could adapt to their organizational structure, support compliance with both IFRS and Dutch GAAP, and scale for future growth. Longview’s standard configuration required careful calibration. The Taxvibes team collaborated closely with Versuni to simplify the user experience without sacrificing critical functionality. Together, they created a flexible template that could accommodate both current and future entity structures, ensuring the solution remained scalable as more entities were onboarded. Dual reporting requirements added another layer of complexity. To meet compliance obligations under both IFRS and Dutch GAAP, Taxvibes proposed a two-step reporting model that was successfully embedded into the Longview interface—an enhancement that Kanshi highlights as one of the team’s most valuable contributions: “They were patient in listening to our requirements and said if it's possible, we will embed it within Longview. That’s one of the best things I appreciate about the team,” says Kanshi.

Looking ahead, Kanshi emphasizes the importance of system integration when adopting tax technology. In his view, organizations must move away from siloed systems that rely on manual Excel uploads and toward integrated ecosystems that can communicate in real-time. Versuni’s journey has already laid the groundwork for further automation. The integration capabilities between Longview Tax and SAP Analytics Cloud, for example, offer powerful opportunities to scale while ensuring data continuity across finance and tax systems. “Companies should go for a solution that is capable of integrating tax provisioning with SAP Analytics Cloud through an API,” Kanshi advises.

Versuni’s move to Longview Tax represents more than a system upgrade—it marks a shift toward smarter, more strategic tax operations. By eliminating manual inefficiencies and embracing automation, their tax team now operates with greater agility, accuracy, and alignment with the broader finance function. For global organizations like Versuni, tax technology is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity for keeping pace in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Longview has helped them move beyond the burden of spreadsheets to a future-ready tax reporting process that’s centralized, scalable, and built to evolve. Learn more about Longview Tax, ask for a free Demo.