--- title: "Accounting Software for Nonprofits: a Case Study of Infor SunSystems" description: The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s objective was to find a flexible financial solution for use in a nonprofit setting in more than 1,500 sites around the world, and to stay up-to-date with current platforms, operating systems, and databases. image: https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/nonprofit-organizations-1.jpg --- [![trg logo](https://d1cavipgdpnjin.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-icon-1.png)](https://www.trginternational.com/) Helping you and your business shine  [![English flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/en-flag.jpg "en-flag") English   ](https://blog.trginternational.com/) [![Vietnamese flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/vi1.jpg "vi1") Vietnamese ](https://blog.trginternational.com/vi) - [Home](https://blog.trginternational.com/) - [Solutions](https://www.trginternational.com/solutions/) - [Industries](https://www.trginternational.com/industries/) - [Resources](https://www.trginternational.com/resources/) - [Events](https://www.trginternational.com/events/list/) - [About us](https://www.trginternational.com/about-us/overview/) - [Careers](https://careers.trginternational.com/) - [![English Flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/en-flag.jpg "en-flag")](https://blog.trginternational.com/) - [![Vietnamese Flag](https://blog.trginternational.com/hubfs/images/vi1.jpg "vi1")](https://blog.trginternational.com/vi) [☰](https://blog.trginternational.com/accounting-software-for-nonprofits-a-case-study-of-infor-sunsystems#) [Get SunSystems Help →](https://www.trginternational.com/it/what-we-do/infor-sunsystems/get-sunsystems-help/) # [Accounting Software for Nonprofits: a Case Study of Infor SunSystems](https://blog.trginternational.com/accounting-software-for-nonprofits-a-case-study-of-infor-sunsystems) Posted by [Thai Pham](https://blog.trginternational.com/author/thai-pham) on Tue, Jul 31, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s objective was to find a [flexible financial solution](https://blog.trginternational.com/all-about-infor-sunsystems) for use in a nonprofit setting in more than **1,500 sites around the world**, and to stay up-to-date with current platforms, operating systems, and databases. ## The nonprofit setting on a global scale As a **nonprofit organisation**, the Seventh-day Adventist Church endeavours to use the donations it receives in the most effective way possible. After years of using internally produced software, the financial team sought to implement a standardised, worldwide [financial solution](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/financial-accounting-management-software) to gain operational efficiencies and find a balance between fulfilling local and worldwide needs and requirements. **Read more: **[Must-haves of Accounting Software for Non-profit Organisations](https://blog.trginternational.com/must-haves-of-accounting-software-for-non-profit-organisations) Carl Friday, core configuration manager at the world headquarters, explains: "It needed an inner structure that could work with **three-way multicurrency** features, multilingual capabilities, and inter-organisational transactions." Ray Wahlen, director for accounting software at the church, adds, "And with a wide variety of organisational sites - some with one financial staff member and others with up to 50 - the solution also needed to have **scalability**. We wanted one versatile solution that could be effective at every site." **Read more:** [4 Must-haves for Oil and Gas Accounting Software](https://blog.trginternational.com/4-must-haves-for-oil-and-gas-accounting-software) ![Accounting Software for Nonprofits](https://blog.trginternational.com/hs-fs/hubfs/images/accounting-software-nonprofits.jpg?width=960&name=accounting-software-nonprofits.jpg) [![Subscribe Now for More Finance News & Advice Straight to your Inbox](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/125873/b9314725-cfc0-41bd-a354-91ccc9fc6844.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/125873/b9314725-cfc0-41bd-a354-91ccc9fc6844) ## Why the Seventh-day Adventist Church chose Infor SunSystems for nonprofit ### Getting business specific Wahlen explains: “When we looked at solution companies and mentioned our **multicurrency and multilanguage** needs, [Infor](https://blog.trginternational.com/infor-the-enterprise-software-giant-new-york-city) was the only one left standing. **[Infor SunSystems](https://blog.trginternational.com/all-about-infor-sunsystems)** and [**Infor Query & Analysis**](https://blog.trginternational.com/infor-query-analysis-insight-on-demand) solutions were the best choice to meet all of our requirements.” Other key differentiators contributed to the **Infor choice** are its **flexibility **to customise for various environments and its ability to provide a standardised core financial product, and a lower **total cost of ownership. ** **Read more:** [What is Infor SunSystems?](https://blog.trginternational.com/all-about-infor-sunsystems) ### Fast implementation for quick results Implementation of [Infor SunSystems](https://blog.trginternational.com/all-about-infor-sunsystems) and [Infor Query and Analysis](https://blog.trginternational.com/infor-query-analysis-insight-on-demand) for the Adventist Church is organisation-wide. The goal is to complete deployment of **both solutions concurrently at 80%** of its more than 1,500 sites around the world. According to Wahlen, implementation at each site **takes just a few weeks**. “Our biggest challenge is that these organisations are all so different, varying from schools to hospitals and from publishing houses to food industries.” Friday adds. “We’ve established eight [standard analysis ledger](https://blog.trginternational.com/bid/159415/unified-ledger-and-smart-transactions-the-secret-sauce-ingredients) dimensions as core worldwide values and allowed two for localized customisation to enable further analysis at each site.” “We’ve gained significant efficiencies in many areas, especially data entry, with the single-entry format that changes dynamically, based on needs. We’ve also been able to streamline worldwide **inter-organisational transactions** and are working to further streamline, passing more and more data electronically,” Wahlen says. Infor Query & Analysis users are able to rapidly **import hundreds of lines of transactions** at one time from other databases and other vendors. “**Financial statement production** is an automated process in Query & Analysis. It’s interactive, allowing drilldown and [slicing and dicing](https://blog.trginternational.com/business-intelligence-and-analytics-from-a-to-z-part-4), providing greater transparency into finances. Our financial managers love it. We can produce a standard financial report among all organisations, while allowing each organisation to easily generate the same financial information **in a different format**, if necessary, to comply with local governmental requirements,” Wahlen says. Wahlen adds that Adventists have **saved costs** by reassigning some personnel due to solution efficiencies and optimising those who are well trained. **Read more:** [How has Dana-Farber shortened their budget cycle by 40 per cent?](https://blog.trginternational.com/dana-farber-automated-the-budgeting-process-with-infor-dynamic-performance-management) In summary, **Infor SunSystems and Infor Query & Analysis** have helped the Adventist Church by providing for: - Fast implementation at each site while establishing standardised, streamlined processes across the organisation, despite vastly different site requirements. - Seamless data sharing, creating significant efficiency gains in many areas through automated processes-improving productivity while saving costs. - Greater flexibility in producing automated financial reports and other business information quickly, including applying profit and nonprofit capabilities to meet any localised need, with resulting improved transparency and organisational governance. **For more information about Infor SunSystems and Infor Query & Analysis, please request a free software demo.** **[![Request SunSystems 6.4 Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/125873/20406714-9b2d-40d2-ad66-aa38afc4a794.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/125873/20406714-9b2d-40d2-ad66-aa38afc4a794)** Topics: [Financial Accounting Management Software](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/financial-accounting-management-software), [Infor SunSystems](https://blog.trginternational.com/topic/infor-sunsystems) **TRG Blog: Related posts** - [E-Invoicing for Small Businesses: Key Benefits and Solutions](https://blog.trginternational.com/e-invoicing-small-businesses) - [Tech Tidbits: What is Accounts Payable Automation?](https://blog.trginternational.com/accounts-payable-automation-explained) - [Financial vs. Treasury Management: Unpacking Key Differences](https://blog.trginternational.com/financial-vs.-treasury-management-explained) - [The Future of Invoice Processing: Smarter Data Extraction with OCR](https://blog.trginternational.com/smart-invoice-processing-data-extraction-ocr) - [AP Automation and ERP Systems: The Dynamic Duo](https://blog.trginternational.com/accounts-payable-automation-erp-integration) - [You're Losing Money on Manual Invoice Processing! 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