Microsoft Dynamics GP Gets High Marks from Schools

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 by Julie Stankey

It’s back to school time for students and teachers, but they aren’t the only ones with their books on the brain.  With reduced funding, higher enrollments, and other cutbacks, educational institutions need best-in-class business solutions that will allow school administrators to effectively monitor budgets, streamline accounting functions, track encumbrances, comply with government requirements, manage unique payroll requirements, automate reporting, and more. 

Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains) offers school administrators seamlessly integrated solutions that combine practical, flexible, and affordable tools that include:

• Secure financial management and reporting solutions
• Departmental benchmarking and funding functions
• Payroll and HR Management tools
• Web-based student information systems
• Interfund Accounting functionality 
• Control Account Management functionality
• Encumbrance Management tools
• Commitments tracking functions through Requisition Management features
• Grant Management solutions

To see these tools in action, view this brief demo video of how Microsoft Dynamics GP works for schools: