Microsoft Business Solutions

Financial Management Solutions Tailored for Government Needs

More effective services, greater accountability. Agencies at every level of government are being asked to do more with less—and to provide detailed, timely information about how every public dollar is spent. Constituent service and accountability have become popular catch phrases, but enhancing services and ensuring fiscal responsibility can be extremely challenging. Every day, Microsoft® Business Solutions products and solutions are being used by local governments to help do just that.

For more than 15 years, Microsoft Business Solutions has worked closely with local governments to understand the challenges and offer effective solutions for their complex needs. Our applications help agencies manage their expenditures and appropriations by allowing employees to easily see and analyze the costs and activities under their control. Our solutions work the way government works, streamlining administration functions, such as core financials, fund management, utility billing, tax assessments and collections, payroll, encumbrance management, grant management, and permitting.

Microsoft Business Solutions applications provide detailed, up-to-the-minute financial reports that allow employees to make informed purchasing decisions, comply with reporting requirements, and ensure financial integrity and accountability. Our tools help to increase confidence in your agency’s financial management skills by creating accurate and timely reports tailored to the information needs of the user.

This world-class set of tools is fully backed by Microsoft and the professional services provided by our partners. Together, we can help transform government effectiveness, efficiency and accountability by giving you greater access to financial information and tighter control over spending priorities.

Unifying Financial Management

At the Village of Pinehurst, NC, the Finance Department is responsible for preparing financial plans such as budgets, capital improvement plans, and financial projections. With an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution provided by Microsoft Business Solutions and our partner IDS Scheer, Pinehurst’s Finance Department can now administer every aspect of the Village’s financial operations using best-of-breed integrated tools from Great Plains. Every transaction—every dollar spent or collected—is now accounted for within a single, automated system, dramatically enhancing the Village’s control over financial activities and its ability to report them with detail, accuracy and speed.

To learn more about how integrated, affordable Microsoft Business Solutions capabilities can help your government agency, go to: http://www.microsoft.com/publicsector.