Education Services Company Frees Up IT Capacity with Spreadsheet Server
Reading for Education has freed up more than 50% of its IT support and cut 60% from its previous reporting time spend thanks to Spreadsheet Server.
Challenge
Addressed the following reporting challenges after implementing Spreadsheet Server:
- Manual, multi-step reporting processes
- Creating reports in a timely manner
- Combining/consolidating GL and non-GL data from core systems and other database sources
- External reporting (different reporting entities, GASB compliance)
- Standardizing reports
Solution
- Uses other Excel-based tools with Spreadsheet Server.
- Uses Spreadsheet Server QueryDesigner functionality for reporting:
- GASB reporting
- Budgets and forecasts
- Cost report audits
- Annual audits
- Board reporting
- Freed up more than 50% of their IT support since using Spreadsheet Server to create reports.
- Saved over 60% of time from their previous reporting process using Spreadsheet Server.
“Spreadsheet Server has significantly cut down the time needed to prepare our monthly financial statements, and has also become a very reliable research tool!”