We are Amethyst
We have an extremely strong track record for implementing and supporting successful financial management solutions. After all, it is all we have done for the last 33 years.
We have history
Since 1991 Amethyst Associates has been working with businesses all over the UK. We have over 150 years of combined experience in financial systems software.
We have grown through two recessions, waited for everything to stop working at the stroke of midnight on 1st January 2000, and seen financial software move from just the accounts team to cover the whole business processes. We worked before emails, before remote access to client's computers, and back when mobile phones were attached to cars and just made phone calls.
The software with which we work - Greentree - was chosen very carefully for the features, flexibility, and the way it works. On top of that, Greentree is an amazing company to work with.
Clients choose Amethyst and stay with us long term for our "ingredient X" - as one of our clients said a while ago. If we believe there is a better way of doing something, we will do it, and that often means we do things differently from our competitors.
The Right People
You’re buying from us as people - our relationship with you is what matters, so we really love to get to know our clients as people, all through your company.
All we have done since 1991 is sell, implement, and support software solutions and we recruit the very best people to do that.
The Right Skills
Our in-house expertise means we don't outsource any of our software development, implementation, or consulting. You can be sure that the people you talk to in our team are the people who are working to deliver your ERP solution.
Once you have gone live with the software, when you need support you will have 'met' some of the team already, and most importantly they will know how your system has been set up - and why.
We continually update our knowledge - internally and externally - and have formed strong working relationships with website developers, third party logistics, and others - and work with them to ensure a full seamless integration.
The Right Experience
We have a very strong track record in the ERP software industry - over 33 years of delivering solutions to clients of all sizes and types, across a comprehensive range of industry sectors.
These solutions range from single user implementations to multi-user, multi company and country implementations.
All our customers are unique - except they all run their business using one of our solutions. We even find customers returning to us when they move to another company.
The Right Fit
Whether you are looking for a solution for a very small part of your business, or a system that covers everything from manufacturing, purchasing, logistics, HR and more; we can help.
We became a Greentree full developer (known as a VAD) in 2015 and this gives us the opportunity to hone or adjust the software to fit your requirements exactly.
As mentioned earlier, all of our development is done in-house by the Amethyst team - we are never reliant on subcontractors or other dealers.
Developers are usually kept apart from customers, but we work differently. This means changes are done quickly, and as far as possible, right the first time.
Why choose us?
Without a doubt, choosing new business finance software is difficult.
Choosing who to work with is even harder.
It’s therefore no surprise that for many companies it’s just too daunting, so they continue as they are. Stand-alone systems are used, sometimes entirely manual; data is often duplicated, and staff have to spend time rekeying and double-checking. This way of working is time-consuming and prone to errors - this inefficiency can cost you money and lose you clients.
There is plenty of opportunity to enhance or change the way you work, but how and where do you start? An internet search of ‘choosing new finance software’ (or similar) will bring up pages and pages of information from different software houses - so just how do you decide? The simple answer is to call Amethyst - we can help you.
Once you have chosen your solution, decisions need to be made about transferring your data, reviewing your chart of accounts, stock codes, and reporting. All of these can seem daunting, but we are here to work through these decisions with you, using our proven project management skills and advising and guiding as you need us to.