Finance is no longer just about month-end close and reporting. In ERP for Manufacturing and Distribution, finance teams are expected to move faster, stay accurate, and remain compliant, while handling complex transactions across multiple sites, currencies, and operating units. Epicor Financials Core is positioned as a global, cloud-based finance foundation within the Epicor Kinetic (Epicor ERP) ecosystem, emphasizing standardized processes, automation, analytics, and regulatory compliance through Country Specific Functionality (CSF).
What is Epicor Financials Core?
Epicor Financials Core is described as a cross-platform, global, cloud-based core finance capability set and a flagship part of the Epicor Financials portfolio. Epicor positions it as the foundation for modern finance execution: web-based UX, personalization, collaboration, multi-site connectivity, and data-driven automation.
Finance that is faster, cleaner, and insight-driven
Epicor frames the value of its financials portfolio (including Financials Core) around transformation themes that matter in real operations:
- Standardize – Digitize – Centralize – Automate to reduce manual effort and process variation
- Complete FP&A and Powerful BI for budgeting, analytics, and sharper reporting
- AI/ML-powered automation to accelerate repetitive finance work
- A modern, global, cloud-based approach with web UI, personalization, customization, and collaboration
- The ability to connect multiple sites for global business management
- A secure and reliable cloud environment with a focus on low TCO
In practical terms, this helps finance operate more like a “control tower” for the business.
Global compliance at scale: Country Specific Functionality (CSF)
A major differentiator Epicor highlights is Country Specific Functionality (CSF), with 38 CSF packages referenced in the material.
For Asia (including Indonesia), the CSF 24.2 updates call out needs such as withholding tax, e-invoicing, and customs management. For organizations that operate across regions, this matters because compliance can be addressed more cleanly, without expensive “patchwork” integrations.
Ecosystem enablers for automation and analytics
Epicor connects Financials Core with adjacent capabilities so finance can drive real outcomes, not just reports:
- Automation Studio: integrations across 1,000+ services (examples cited include Salesforce, HubSpot, ADP, Shopify, Slack)
- Grow: embedded analytics and data visualization
- Epicor FP&A: financial statements and budget planning
- Ongoing investment in compliance and security frameworks such as SOC 1 & 2, GDPR, CCPA, and CMMC
This supports a more consistent “report → insight → action” operating model.
Market credibility
Epicor references being recognized as a “Leader” by Gartner (Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, 2023) and also as a “Leader” by Nucleus (SMB ERP Technology Value Matrix, June 2023).
Examples referenced in the material
Wearwell (Discrete Manufacturing):
Wearwell’s challenges included manual Excel-based finance processes, a need for budgeting and analysis, and exchange-rate conversions for a European subsidiary. The referenced solution combined Epicor Kinetic + Epicor FP&A, with reported impacts including improved accuracy and a significantly faster month-end close (from roughly 1.5 days to minutes, per the material).
Audiotonix (Electronics & High-Tech Manufacturing):
Audiotonix faced multiple legacy ERPs, separate finance systems, limited data visibility, and paper-based practices. The cited solution included Epicor Kinetic (cloud) and capabilities such as EDA, Mobile Warehouse, ECM, FP&A, and Automation Studio, focused on a single core dataset, improved visibility, and faster close.
What’s new
Epicor also lists enhancement highlights across Financials Core and CSF.
Financials Core & CSF 24.1
- New report: Year-End Carry Forward End Balances
- New report: Year-End Carry Forward End Balances
- Discount by installment for AP invoice payments
- Credit card payment pre-authorization in Kinetic
- Multiple CSF updates across countries
Financials Core 24.2
- Segment ID definition on GL accounting codes
- Standardized indirect cost logic in Receipt Entry
- Project Management AR invoicing: consolidated milestone invoices
- Finance UI enhancements (more fields and increased character limits)
- Additional enhancements including shipment details, bank statement processing, multilingual AP setup
Who benefits most?
Epicor Financials Core is a strong fit for organizations that:
- need finance ready for multi-site / multi-country operations and compliance,
- want to reduce reliance on Excel/manual work,
- aim to accelerate close, budgeting, and insight-driven reporting,
- plan to scale integrations and automation in a controlled way.
If you’re evaluating how to strengthen finance execution on Epicor Kinetic (Epicor ERP), whether for process standardization, faster close, stronger compliance, or better ecosystem integration, KANO can help you define requirements, map process-to-fit, and build a pragmatic Implementasi Epicor Kinetic roadmap tailored for ERP for Manufacturing and Distribution.
