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Protect every rupee of margin from plant to shelf.

See contribution by SKU, plant and distributor, release cash from inventory and receivables, and close books faster across every entity.

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Segments we servePackagingFMCGPharma distributionChemicalsEngineeringConsumer durables
The challenge

Volumes grow. Margin quietly leaks away.

Input costs, schemes, credit notes and slow stock erode margin long before the monthly P&L shows it.

Costs move faster than prices.

Resin, steel and freight shift weekly. Price lists change quarterly, so pass-through lags.

Schemes without payback.

Trade schemes are approved on volume and rarely checked against the margin they cost.

Cash stuck in stock and credit.

Slow-moving inventory and stretched distributor credit tie up working capital.

No single view of profit.

Plants, depots and distributors run on different systems, so SKU and customer margins don't reconcile.

Value chain

Every stage, measured in rupees.

Where manufacturing & distribution businesses lose value, and the numbers we put in front of finance at each step.

  1. 1Procure
    Where value leaksPrice variance and off-contract buying
    What we track
    Purchase price varianceVendor ratesGRN aging
  2. 2Produce
    Where value leaksYield loss, wastage and short runs
    What we track
    YieldWastage %Conversion cost per kg
  3. 3Store
    Where value leaksAging stock and depot write-offs
    What we track
    Inventory daysBatch agingSlow movers
  4. 4Sell
    Where value leaksDiscount and scheme leakage
    What we track
    Price realizationScheme paybackCredit notes
  5. 5Deliver
    Where value leaksFreight and cost-to-serve creep
    What we track
    Freight per kgCost-to-serve by customer
  6. 6Collect
    Where value leaksOverdue distributors and disputes
    What we track
    DSOOverdue by distributorCredit limit breaches
The Shift

Where the day gets stuck.

Moments every manufacturing & distribution finance team knows, and what changes with AskChamp™.

WhenScenarioWith AskChamp™You gain
9:00 am
A distributor's credit notes jump, and no one notices until month-end.
Daily Anomaly Review
Credit notes for Distributor 14 are 3.2× their 6-month average, mostly on 2 SKUs.Drill down to the 18 notes, who approved them, and the margin impact.
Early warning
Mid-month
Sales are on target, but margin is slipping.
Ask
Gross margin is down 2.1 pts, split into price (−0.9), resin cost (−0.7) and mix (−0.3).Drill down by region, distributor and SKU.
Margin protected
Month-end
Inventory looks fine in total, but cash is tied up in it.
Alert
14% of finished goods at the Nagpur depot is over 120 days old.Drill down by SKU and batch, with days to clear at the current sales rate.
Cash released
Monday
Scheme payouts are approved without checking what they returned.
Ask
Two schemes paid out more than the extra sales they drove.Drill down by distributor and region before the next payout.
Spend control
Use cases

Where we create value, in practice.

A selection from the wider set of engagements we deliver.

  • Margin

    Contribution by SKU, plant and customer

    Allocate conversion, freight and scheme costs to see which SKUs and customers really earn money.

  • Pricing

    Raw material pass-through tracking

    Compare input cost movements with price changes to show where pass-through lags, by customer and contract.

  • Trade spend

    Scheme and discount payback

    Measure the extra volume and margin each scheme delivered before the next payout is approved.

  • Revenue leakage

    Credit note and claim monitoring

    Flag unusual credit notes, rate differences and claims by distributor, branch and approver.

  • Working capital

    Inventory aging and liquidation

    Track stock days by SKU, batch and depot, with days to clear at the current sales rate.

  • Receivables

    Distributor credit and collections

    Monitor overdue balances, credit limit breaches and disputed invoices for every distributor and region.

  • Operations

    Yield, wastage and conversion cost

    Tie production logs to the ledger to price wastage, short runs and downtime in rupees.

  • Close

    Multi-plant, multi-entity close

    Reconcile inter-unit transfers, stock in transit and intercompany balances before the books close.

  • Planning

    Driver-based S&OP financials

    Link volume, mix, input prices and capacity to a rolling forecast of margin and cash.

& many more.
Spotlight

Ask your numbers. Track your progress.

AAskChamp™Finance co-pilot

Good morning. Your plants, depots and distributors are up to date.

Ask about margin, schemes, stock or receivables…
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ScorecardPlant & Margin ScorecardSeptember 2026 · illustrative
87
Speed
Day 5Books closed by
340Questions answered
Quality
3 / 3Plant P&Ls reconciled
91 / 100Data Quality Score
Effort
120Manual MIS hours saved / month
4Open anomalies
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Answers only from your governed data, linked to source, within each user's access.

Measured every cycle against your starting baseline.

How we deliver

Platform, solutions and people, built for manufacturing & distribution.

Platform

The foundation

  • KoshaOS™ EPM

    One governed finance data foundation across every entity and system.

  • AskChamp™

    Answers, alerts and digests on web and WhatsApp.

Solutions

What we run for you

Services

Who works with you

Integrations we support

Secure connectors for the systems you run today, with file upload for everything else.

ERP and accounting
SAPOracleTallyDynamicsNetSuiteZoho Books
Plant and supply chain
Production logsBOMWarehouse systemsPurchase registers
Sales and distribution
Distributor managementCRMScheme registersBank statements

Our Certifications

Your finance data secured and your AI governed, to international standards.

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  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • ISO/IEC 42001
Outcomes

Outcomes finance leaders can measure.

Indicative outcomes from client engagements, against your own baseline.

1.6–3%

improvement in profitability margin

15–25%

less cash tied up in slow-moving stock

2–4 days

faster month-end close across plants

Weekly

scheme and discount payback, not quarterly

10–20 days

lower DSO across distributors

100%

of plant P&Ls reconciled to the ledger

Proof

Trusted by finance leaders.

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Wow – top team! The Datachamps team have been brilliant and we highly recommend them. Datachamps really got deep in understanding the project and in setting and managing the delivery. The team were equally brilliant, and what impressed us was their willingness to respond no matter what time of the day – there is a time difference, but that did not matter. So thanks for your effort and care on the project, and we will be working together again.

David SmithBig Business Entrepreneurs, UK

I have had the pleasure of working with Datachamps & team for the past 5–6 years on a variety of projects involving data analytics, Power BI dashboards, data visualisation and financial modelling, across facilities and utilities management for large industrial parks, renewable energy data analysis, management dashboards and investment modelling. What stands out about Datachamps & team is their ability to quickly understand the client’s needs, frame the problem statement with clarity, and deliver accurate, high-quality solutions. Datachamps & team are extremely responsive, professional, and always bring a thoughtful approach to the work. Their solutions have been practical, timely, and of great value to us.

RK NarayananPresident, Horizon Industrial Parks

Datachamps and us have been working together for the last 8 years, and they have helped us navigate our MIS and financial modelling requirements effortlessly. They have a keen analytical and entrepreneurial mind, which makes the job much easier for any founder/CXO.

Robin ChhabraFounder & CEO, Dextrus

Datachamps have helped us in digitalizing our data & set department KPIs through the MIS system. The business now feels more connected, and every department’s data is visible to the top management.

Anand TapadiaMD & CEO, Safepack Solutions

Datachamps team implemented the project of Budget Compilation on schedule. They were always available & hand over was smooth, post which they were super helpful in providing support leading to customer satisfaction.

Anand BargeHead of Finance, Naxnova Group (formerly Classic Stripes)

The team’s domain knowledge, quick understanding of the business, deep capabilities in BI & contemporary tech tools has transformed our reporting & decision making based on data.

Sawan GildaBusiness Finance & Strategic Alliances, Mitsubishi Electric Asia

Our decisions viz expansion into new geographies, product pricing, A/R collection strategies and reporting to the HO have been effective thanks to their Management Reporting & Business Analytics solution.

Jaymin ShahCountry Manager (India), Scott Sports

We have frequently used their analytics solutions for strategic decisions including analyzing impact of M&A, annual budgeting and performance appraisal of Human Resources.

Ashwin KandoiCo-founder, Winjit Technologies

Over last 6 years, besides driving process review and checks on data quality, they have added width, depth, efficiency to our MIS reporting and built customized KPIs such as site-level profitability.

Sahil VoraFounder, Sila Solutions

Post COVID-19, we had significant changes in our revenue model and their solution appropriately addressed these. Time from our data preparation from multiple sources, has reduced drastically from a week to just a couple of hours!

Shitij AggarwalCEO, Sahyadri Agro Retails
  • 100+Customers
  • 150+EFT projects
  • 98%Client satisfaction (CSAT)
  • 100k+Consulting hours
FAQ

Questions finance leaders ask before they start.

How do you keep our financial data secure?

We're ISO/IEC 27001 certified for information security. Access is role-based, every action is logged, and we share our security documentation during your evaluation.

Where is our data held, and who can see it?

Your data stays in [hosting region, to confirm]. Only named people on your engagement can access it, and only for the entities they work on.

How is AI governed?

We're ISO/IEC 42001 certified for AI management. AskChamp answers only from your governed data, and only what each user is allowed to see.

Who will work on our account?

Chartered Accountants lead every engagement, with data and AI engineers alongside. Our founders bring 60+ years of corporate finance experience.

How do engagements start?

With a 30-minute assessment. We agree scope and your baseline, then go live in stages, starting with the work that pays back fastest.

What support do we get?

A dedicated Client Success SPOC, a shared exception queue and escalation to a senior Chartered Accountant. Response times are set in your service agreement.

Can you handle plants and depots on different systems?

Yes. Each plant, depot and entity maps to one finance model, so SKU and customer margins reconcile across them.

Do you need production data as well as the ledger?

For yield, wastage and conversion cost, yes. We connect production logs or exports alongside your ERP.

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