The accounting team at the Archdiocese of Cincinnati knew that their audit was taking longer than usual, but six months — and counting — seemed unreasonable. Worse yet, the burden of working to finish the audit limited the time team members could dedicate to fixing obsolete processes that would ensure everything went much smoother next year. Ultimately, this accounting Catch-22 was solved with a little technology. Ditching its antiquated ERP for a combination of Sage Intacct and FloQast, the Archdiocese was able to cut its subsequent audit from seven months to four, and according to Controller Tom Twilling, they’re confident their annual audits will steadily decline in years to come. From the IBM Green Screen to Cloud ERP Until 2018, the Archdiocese was using IBM AS400 as its ERP.

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