| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese
of St. Paul and Minneapolis |
| Catholic Charities, headquartered
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has a staff of 400 and is the largest private
social service agency serving the 12 metro counties. |
| Reason for PowerPlan Implementation |
| Originally PowerPlan was selected
to support the development of a five-year financial plan. Once the five-year
plan was completed, Catholic Charities made the decision to use PowerPlan
throughout the agency, for financial reporting, monthly variance analysis,
forecasting, and annual budgeting. |
| Previous Operations |
| On an organizational level, Catholic
Charities lacked the capacity to construct a monthly detail forecast or
support an efficient annual budget process. |
| Post PowerPlan Benefits |
| Accounting services have eliminated
paper reports by delivering monthly financial statements directly to the
desktop of the users. Simple account inquires have been reduced 80-90% since
users have drill down capabilities to the transaction level. Managers have
the ability to easily update their forecast each month based on current
data. |
| Software Access and Organization
Penetration |
| All cost center managers have access
to PowerPlan and it is constantly used as the prime financial reporting
tool. A corporate license which allows for an unlimited number of users. |
