Sectors | Local Government
Finance & Accounting
Equipping municipalities with the expertise and strategies needed to navigate the complexities of fiscal management and pave the way for sustainable growth.
Municipal finance departments face a myriad of challenges in today's complex fiscal landscape. Balancing budgets amid fluctuating revenues and unpredictable economic conditions poses a continuous challenge, requiring adept financial planning and strategic resource allocation. In addition, the increasing demand for public services, coupled with rising transparency expectations, necessitates innovative financial management to effectively meet today’s local government needs. Managing this environment is becoming increasingly complex due to the escalating volume of financial transactions to monitor and the growing demands of reporting requirements.
We help simplify complicated financial processes and streamline operations, enabling efficiency as your right-hand strategic partner.
How Sciens can help
Finance and Accounting Business Process Mapping
Sciens’ local government focused business process mapping methodology enables finance organizations to streamline operations, develop backup plans, and implement strategic improvements to achieve more efficient and accountable financial management. We also identify gaps in your current processes and help you find right fitted solutions.
Sciens offers invaluable assistance in the selection of an ERP system for local government entities. Our trusted process will enhance operational efficiency, promote transparency, and ultimately empower your organization to better serve your community.
Sciens plays a crucial role in the implementation of ERP systems by providing expert guidance in system configuration, integration, and business decisions to ensure a successful outcome and leverage the fullest potential of the ERP solution. By closely working with your staff, we get a deep understanding of your needs and can optimize the process to select and implement the right solution to streamline your current workflows and produce the outcomes you require.
Outsourced Finance Operations Support
The Sciens finance team can assist department management with key operational tasks they need help and guidance on. Some of this includes:
Interim staffing for resource gaps
End-of-year reporting
Budget training for end users
System updates and enhancements
System issue resolution guidance
The Sciens staff were a pleasure to work with and went above and beyond the call to make sure of our satisfaction. I found them to be honest, fair, and equitable and would recommended them for other City projects.
— Former CFO, City of Jacksonville Beach
Why Sciens?
20+ years implementing ERP solutions for dozens of municipalities across the country
Project teams made of up experienced finance leaders who previously worked in local government
Deep knowledge base of finance business processes and how to solve everyday challenges such as chart structure, ledger upkeep, reporting and transparency
Extensive experience working with cities on their financial challenges and providing hands-on support for their needs
Featured Success Stories
City of Cleburne selects a modern, integrated ERP system solution to replace its legacy platform
Sciens works with the City of Cleburne to procure a replacement for their legacy financial system. The City needed a solution that could be integrated with their existing applications and provide feature rich functionality to enhance the operational departments capabilities.
The City of Norman successfully implements multi-vendor ERP system bringing best-of-breed functionality
Explore how the City of Norman successfully integrates a multi-vendor ERP system to move organization forward and enhance its productivity throughout Finance, HR, Payroll, Utility Billing, Public Works and Community Development departments.
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