PT Alpine Renewables Commodities aspires to become a global market leader in the renewable energy industry. As a company that exports and imports palm oil, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities requires an accounting solution that can meet its unique needs specifically and improve the efficiency of the company’s financial operations. With Mekari Jurnal, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities reduces a lot of time spent on completing daily work while simplifying operational processes. Business challenges According to Debbie Christy Genting, Finance and Accounting Lead, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities faced two main challenges. The first is related to the difficulty of recording depreciation of liquid goods in the financial statements that often occurs during the shipping process. Due to depreciation, when liquid goods arrive at their destination, the amount unloaded can be different from the initial amount during shipping. Thus, allocating this depreciation to the financial statements became more complicated to do. This process required a proper recording solution so that depreciation can be recognized accurately in the financial statements. The second main challenge is the use of various foreign currencies in PT Alpine Renewables Commodities’ business transactions, especially in IDR and USD. As a company engaged in the palm oil export-import industry, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities looked for an accounting solution that can manage business transactions in foreign currencies. Mekari as a solution With its comprehensive features, Mekari Jurnal greatly helps simplify the entire process of PT Alpine Renewables Commodities. One significant impact is the use of the chart of account (CoA) feature in the sales process. “Mekari Jurnal has provided a complete chart of accounts, so we don’t have to bother looking for it or making it from scratch. It only needs a little modification to suit the company’s needs,” said Debbie. Another feature that smoothens the operations of PT Alpine Renewables Commodities is the ability to make payments in foreign currencies. Debbie really appreciates Mekari Jurnal because this is the first time she has found a business financial solution that provides multi-currency features and supports the use of various currencies smoothly. For bookkeeping, Debbie also experienced the convenience provided by Mekari Jurnal, especially for recording journals, debt recognition, purchases, and daily company transactions. “Digital accounting is really a necessity for our operations,” said Debbie, and Mekari Jurnal is here to meet these needs. Mekari Jurnal also has a comprehensive budgeting feature that supports PT Alpine Renewables Commodities to prepare its annual budget. This feature assists Debbie and other financial staff to seamlessly manage its monthly budget and see the total annual budget clearly. “This feature really cuts the time needed for budget planning. Not only does it make budgeting easier, but (Mekari Jurnal) also really supports the management of our daily transactions,” she said. Debbie also stated that she was very satisfied with Mekari Jurnal’s customer service. From the implementation process of Mekari Jurnal in the operations of PT Alpine Renewables Commodities, system settings, to user guides, all can be done seamlessly and effortlessly. “Even the after-sales service is extraordinary, making the overall experience of using (Mekari Jurnal) very satisfying,” said Debbie. Results With Mekari Jurnal, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities can meet its specific business needs while accelerating its business operations to grow even faster. Mekari Jurnal cuts time by up to 40% for all financial operations of PT Alpine Renewables Commodities With Mekari Jurnal, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities can optimize the entire accounting operational process according to the company’s needs and accelerate time efficiency by up to 40%. Starting from recording fluid depreciation using a comprehensive accounting transaction menu, to more accurate financial reporting. The budgeting feature also helps plan and manage the company’s annual budget better. In addition, the multi-currency feature supports easier management of international transactions which also play a very essential role in the smooth running of PT Alpine Renewables Commodities’ business. Mekari Jurnal helps PT Alpine Renewables Commodities make decisions to expand to several PTs With Mekari Jurnal, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities can develop the company more rapidly and expand to form several PTs. The company can plan more precisely and measurably with comprehensive, accurate financial data analysis. Mekari Jurnal also increases productivity and supports smooth collaboration between companies in PT Alpine Renewables Commodities with a fully integrated platform that is updated in real time. After using Mekari Jurnal, PT Alpine Renewables Commodities felt a significant increase in operational efficiency and recording accuracy, making Mekari Jurnal the main solution in supporting their business growth. “Without a doubt, I will definitely recommend (Mekari Jurnal), and if I have another company in the future, I will definitely use Mekari Jurnal again,” said Debbie. “Mekari Jurnal is indeed an accounting system that is very helpful for our daily transaction process. (And) not only one company, several companies (of ours) are also greatly supported.”
