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About Us
KAI Consulting
KAI Consulting are specialists in TV and Film Production Management. Passionate about the creative industry, we’re a leading global provider of financial management solutions for some of the world’s largest and most dynamic production companies. We offer invaluable solutions and advice to businesses that want to maintain a competitive edge in an ever-expanding and fast-changing landscape.
Since 1999
Specialists in TV and Film Production Management for nearly two decades.
OctopusPMI
Over 50% of the turnover of UK Indie productions is managed using our solution.
Our Goals
- Deliver the industry standard production management solution globally
- Ensure our clients remain competitive on the international stage
- Constantly innovate and evolve our products to best serve our clients
- Provide exceptional service
“The advantage of OctopusPMI is that there’ll never be a formatting error that could cost thousands.”
Helena Tait – Chief Operating Officer
“…if you are a growing TV production company then it is worth the investment as there are many tangible and intangible benefits.”
Kirsten Hemingway – Management Accountant
“I cannot imagine there being a more superior product on the market.”
Jim Boyers – Production Executive
“We have everything in one place, with a system that delivers exactly what we need. We wouldn’t want to be without it!”
Tracy Pérez Abreu – Finance Director
OctopusPMI
With help from our clients, we developed OctopusPMI, the most advanced production management tool, specifically for production companies.
Total Visibility
Get accurate real-time costs to compare against your original and forecast budgets, and have total financial visibility over your operations, whether that’s one company or multiple divisions.
Next Level Efficiency
Take the pressure out of the paper chase with our seamless purchase-to-pay solutions. Our integrated approach to production and finance eliminates duplication of effort.
Cutting Edge Technology
View production costs via the mobile app anytime, anywhere. POs, expenses and authorisation with just a few taps. Capture expenses and scan documents.
Streamlined Implementation
Our dedicated project managers ensure fast, professional and pain-free implementation with minimal impact on the operation of your business.
Hands-on Training
We offer customised training from industry experts, and ongoing support to optimise our production management solutions for your company.
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PMI stands for Production Management Integration.
Octopus, because our far-reaching solution connects and streamlines so many key operational processes.
“KAI builds relationships with their clients and keeps developing their product based on feedback and the needs of the TV production sector.”
Kirsten Hemingway – Management Accountant
“Savings on production and accountancy staff, and security that the figures are correct. I would recommend OctopusPMI for an independent company like ours.”
Helena Tait – Chief Operating Officer
“Universal but controllable access to cost managers. Cost managers are therefore live, up to date, and do not need reconciling to accounting ledgers.”
Angus Nisbet – Finance Director
“It saves so much time and is more accurate. Great for corporate and production reporting. No way we could go back to relying on spreadsheets.”
Tracy Pérez Abreu – Finance Director
Featured Solutions
Unique Central ManagementGet a complete picture of production costs. |
Production Budgeting and PlanningBe more efficient with the budgeting and planning tools that integrate seamlessly with your finance system. |
Centralised Management ReportingHMRC VAT Returns, profit and loss and balance sheets at the click of a button. |
No DuplicationEliminate duplication. With OctopusPMI, finance and production are looking at the same data. |
Purchase Orders and InvoicesSave time and paper with digital authorisation. |
Multi-CompanyManage your divisions as a group, or as individual production companies. And manage your companies by department. |
Cost ManagerControl and track tolling forecasts on a production-by-production basis. |
Expenses and AdvancesDigitally manage cash transactions quickly and easily. |
Document ManagementScan invoices, attach files and receipts in office or on-the-go with the mobile app. Everything is stored securely within OctopusPMI. |
Multi-Currency / Multi-LingualWork with multiple currencies and in multiple languages within any production. |
Payment RunsConsolidate supplier payments across all productions, digitally authorise and integrate with online banking. |
Be Audit ReadyFull audit control and archive within OctopusPMI, with digital documentation accepted by HMRC directly from OctopusPMI. |
Data ExportingExport data and reports quickly and easily to Excel if you need to. |
IntegrationFully integrated with the Sage Line 500/1000 ERP systems, we are also position ready to integrate with Oracle© and SAP© |
Outstanding SupportOur KAI Consultants have outstanding knowledge of the industry, service response time, and a second-to-none technical support team. |
Resource Management ModuleAllocate resources efficiently and easily log time against productions, including holiday and sick days. |
Meaningful AnalyticsTurn insights into action with relevant analysis of your business performance. |
On-Premise or Cloud BasedOctopusPMI is flexible and can be hosted on-premise or in the cloud. |
Unique Central ManagementGet a complete picture of production costs. |
Production Budgeting and PlanningBe more efficient with the budgeting and planning tools that integrate seamlessly with your finance system. |
Centralised Management ReportingHMRC VAT Returns, profit and loss and balance sheets at the click of a button. |
No DuplicationEliminate duplication. With OctopusPMI, finance and production are looking at the same data. |
Purchase Orders and InvoicesSave time and paper with digital authorisation. |
Multi-CompanyManage your divisions as a group, or as individual production companies. And manage your companies by department. |
Cost ManagerControl and track tolling forecasts on a production-by-production basis. |
Expenses and AdvancesDigitally manage cash transactions quickly and easily. |
Document ManagementScan invoices, attach files and receipts in office or on-the-go with the mobile app. Everything is stored securely within OctopusPMI. |
Multi-Currency / Multi-LingualWork with multiple currencies and in multiple languages within any production. |
Payment RunsConsolidate supplier payments across all productions, digitally authorise and integrate with online banking. |
Be Audit ReadyFull audit control and archive within OctopusPMI, with digital documentation accepted by HMRC directly from OctopusPMI. |
Data ExportingExport data and reports quickly and easily to Excel if you need to. |
IntegrationFully integrated with the Sage Line 500/1000 ERP systems, we are also position ready to integrate with Oracle© and SAP© |
Outstanding SupportOur KAI Consultants have outstanding knowledge of the industry, service response time, and a second-to-none technical support team. |
Resource Management ModuleAllocate resources efficiently and easily log time against productions, including holiday and sick days. |
Meaningful AnalyticsTurn insights into action with relevant analysis of your business performance. |
On-Premise or Cloud BasedOctopusPMI is flexible and can be hosted on-premise or in the cloud. |
Unique Central ManagementGet a complete picture of production costs. |
Production Budgeting and PlanningBe more efficient with the budgeting and planning tools that integrate seamlessly with your finance system. |
Centralised Management ReportingHMRC VAT Returns, profit and loss and balance sheets at the click of a button. |
No DuplicationEliminate duplication. With OctopusPMI, finance and production are looking at the same data. |
Purchase Orders and InvoicesSave time and paper with digital authorisation. |
Multi-CompanyManage your divisions as a group, or as individual production companies. And manage your companies by department. |
Cost ManagerControl and track tolling forecasts on a production-by-production basis. |
Expenses and AdvancesDigitally manage cash transactions quickly and easily. |
Document ManagementScan invoices, attach files and receipts in office or on-the-go with the mobile app. Everything is stored securely within OctopusPMI. |
Multi-Currency / Multi-LingualWork with multiple currencies and in multiple languages within any production. |
Payment RunsConsolidate supplier payments across all productions, digitally authorise and integrate with online banking. |
Be Audit ReadyFull audit control and archive within OctopusPMI, with digital documentation accepted by HMRC directly from OctopusPMI. |
Data ExportingExport data and reports quickly and easily to Excel if you need to. |
IntegrationFully integrated with the Sage Line 500/1000 ERP systems, we are also position ready to integrate with Oracle© and SAP© |
Outstanding SupportOur KAI Consultants have outstanding knowledge of the industry, service response time, and a second-to-none technical support team. |
Resource Management ModuleAllocate resources efficiently and easily log time against productions, including holiday and sick days. |
Meaningful AnalyticsTurn insights into action with relevant analysis of your business performance. |
On-Premise or Cloud BasedOctopusPMI is flexible and can be hosted on-premise or in the cloud. |
Who is it for?
OctopusPMI drives efficiency and best practice in your production workflows and improves business performance at every level.
Finance
Directors
Comprehensive management reporting gives you total control and full visibility over your operations: the complete picture. Get a birds-eye view or drill down to the finest level of detail.
Finance
Teams
Our seamless purchase to pay solution with electronic authorisation ensures payments are made on time with no duplication of data entry. Built on top of a well-known ERP system, our easy to use accounts package is tailor-made to suit the industry.
Heads of Production/
Production Executives
Experience next level solutions for comprehensive budgeting and planning. Get a company-wide view of production status and profitability.
Production
Managers
Say goodbye to excel formula errors and crashes. Our real-time cost-manager is fully live, and allows you to take snapshots at any point for easy cost-reporting against original and forecast budgets.
Built for efficiency, our work-flow offers email authorisation of purchase orders and invoices.
Production
Accountants
OctopusPMI saves you time and takes the pressure out of production accounting. Production and finance are looking at the same data in our fully integrated solution which means there’s no duplication of effort, and you can say goodbye to laborious cost-report reconciliation meetings.
Production
Co-ordinators
Save time with easy purchase order and expense entry.
Our Clients
These are just some of the clients with whom we’re proud to work.
Groups
Independents
Client Projects
We support productions of all scales across a whole range of genres from animation, to reality, to award-winning drama.
Contact Us
Customer Support Contact
support@kaiuk.co.uk
+44 (0)20 8959 9091
General Enquiries:
KAI Consulting
Octagon House, The Ridgeway,
Mill Hill, London NW7 1RL
Tel: +44 (0)20 8906 6960