Microsoft Finance & Operations | 2025

Fixed Asset Transfer

Redesigning the end-to-end workflow for transferring fixed assets between legal entities, reducing errors and manual effort for accountants.

The Problem

02 Legal entities to switch between
02 Separate dispose and acquire transactions
100% Manual re-entry and split calculations
0 Unified transfer history or bulk transfer capability
Storyboard showing Priya the accountant's repetitive manual fixed asset transfer process

Design opportunity

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Impact

Faster Asset Transfers

↓ 60% transfer completion time

Reduce the time accountants spend completing cross-legal-entity transfers through a single guided workflow.

Reduced Manual Entry

↓ 70% manual data entry

Auto-populate asset information across legal entities, reducing repetitive inputs and operational effort.

Fewer Transfer Errors

↓ 50% transfer errors

Reduce errors caused by manual data entry, asset-value calculations, and reconciliation.

Improved Task Completion

55% → 88% task completion rate

Enable accountants to successfully complete asset transfers with fewer interruptions and less dependency on manual processes.

100% Transfer Traceability

100% transfer history captured

Provide a traceable record of transfers across source and destination legal entities for easier validation and auditing.

Faster Bulk Operations

Allow accountants to process multiple assets together instead of repeating the transfer workflow asset by asset.

Simplified Asset Splitting

Automate split values, depreciation, and NBV calculations to reduce cognitive load and calculation errors.