European Movement deploys Sage Accounts Plus
Voluntary organisation European Movement Ireland has deployed
Sage Accounts Plus to to streamline processes, be more productive
and bring the finance function in-house.
European Movement Ireland is a voluntary organisation that
explains the work of the European Union in a jargon-free way.
The organisation was founded in 1954 by 100 Irish people who
wanted to inform people and companies here in Ireland about Europe
and EU issues. European Movement Ireland is also part of an
international network of pro-European organisations.
Under the management of the executive director, the team of
eight are constantly looking for new ways to bring Europe to the
people and to answer any questions people might have about the EU
and all things Europe related.
“We run a tight ship here as we are always looking for value for
money”, explains June Brown, administrator, European Movement.
“We felt that we could save money by implementing a
sophisticated, efficient and easy-to-use software solution that
would allow us to move the accounting administration function
in-house." European Movement selected Sage Instant Accounts
because it includes all basic ledgers, invoicing, streamlined
banking facilities, a set of useful financial and management
reports and VAT management.
“With Sage Accounts Plus, users in the European Movement can now
harness the power of the internet by taking advantage of its
e-banking facility. This allows the organisation to make electronic
payments and request statements for reconciliation whenever they
are required.
“We find the key features for us are logging our information
simply and consistently," Brown adds.
“Having a complete view of the business information; bank balance,
profit and loss, sales, stock, debtors and creditors is vital.”
Sage Accounts Plus accounts software contains pre-configured
screens to help users record information. These are designed to
make the process quick and easy for users who are unfamiliar with
accounting software. Also, dashboards in Sage Instant Accounts
allow users to see snapshots and thus keep track of money going in
and out of their business.
“Sage Accounts Plus takes a lot of the work out of our finances
for us,” Brown says.
“We put in the numbers and it does all the crunching for us and
produces the kinds of reports we need, as well as accurate
recording and up-to-date analysis. We are now much more
productive and independent and we have all our financial
information in-house. We have achieved our objectives and we have
improved productivity and efficiency.”
L-R: Andrea Pappin,
Executive Director, European Movement Ireland, Liam Mullaney,
Managing Director, Sage Ireland and June Brown, Administrator,
European Movement.
By John Kennedy