Case Study
Protecting Public Funds For 2.5 Million Citizens
PROTECTING PUBLIC FUNDS FOR 2.5 MILLION CITIZENSTHE STATE OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL IS AT THE HEART OF SOUTH AMERICA. The state capital is the city of Campo Grande, where the Office of the Secretary of State for Finance of Mato Grosso do Sul (SEFAZ/MS) is located. SEFAZ/MS is responsible for: • Implementing tax policies • Managing the financial resources of the State Treasury • Controlling the state’s revenue and expenditure • Monitoring and coordinating government programs. Challenge SEFAZ/MS has more than 120 offices throughout the state. Many employees work remotely to carry out duties such as collecting taxes across the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. They rely heavily on mobile devices to connect them to colleagues and to the SEFAZ/MS network. Within this large and dispersed o