Case Study: City of Gainesville, Florida achieves automated, data-driven audit management and improved team performance with ACL GRC & ACL Analytics

Data-driven audit management at City of Gainesville

The City of Gainesville, a mid‑sized municipal government serving about 140,000 residents and operating services from transit to utilities, faced a classic audit challenge: paper‑based, manual workpapers and a small staff needed a fast, data‑driven way to manage strategic risks, protect public funds, and ensure compliance for elected officials. Auditors required clearer access to facts and better controls to prevent budget shortfalls, revenue losses, or legal violations.

Gainesville implemented ACL GRC and ACL Analytics in the cloud, automating web‑based workpapers, standardizing templates, and using Results Manager and Risk Manager to build a risk module and visual Storyboards for reporting. The change delivered major time savings, stronger quality assurance, improved team performance and engagement, and convenient access from any device — a solution the city auditor calls a clear win for municipal audit work.

City of Gainesville, Florida

Carlos Holt

City Auditor