India, Oct. 7 -- Finance transformation is moving beyond replacing old systems. For SITA, the next step is to connect finance, procurement and supply chain on a shared cloud and data foundation, while making AI part of everyday operations.

The Cognizant and SITA partnership will support SITA's SKY program, a group-wide initiative designed to modernise these functions across its operations in more than 200 countries and territories.

The SKY program is designed to shift finance from reporting and routine processing toward a more strategic role in the business. Cognizant will implement a cloud-based ERP and management platform covering planning, performance, project management and procurement.

The aim is to connect these functions through...