GST Bifurcation Automation

Client Challenge:

IIT Bombay needed a faster, more efficient, and more accurate way to process GST data for their financial reporting. The existing process involved manually downloading GST returns from the government portal and extracting the Purchase/Sales Register from their ERP (SAP). After retrieval, the finance team had to painstakingly classify each transaction under multiple GST heads as per compliance requirements. This manual approach was:

• Time-consuming – taking several hours or even days for large datasets

• Error-prone manual classification often led to inconsistencies

• Resource-heavy – consuming skilled manpower that could be better utilized in strategic financial analysis

Our Solution: We developed a custom-built automation tool tailored to IIT Bombay’s workflows. The tool:

• Automatically logs in and downloads GST returns from the GST portal.

• Retrieves Purchase/Sales Register directly from their ERP (SAP)

• Processes and classifies each transaction under the correct GST heads in compliance with accounting norms

• Generates ready-to-use, accurate reports within minutes

Impact Delivered:

• Reduced GST processing and classification time from hours/days to just a few minutes

• Improved data accuracy and eliminated human classification errors

• Ensured full compliance with GST reporting requirements

• Freed up the finance team’s time, enabling them to focus on high-value financial planning and decision-making

• Delivered a scalable solution capable of handling large data volumes with consistent accuracy