Case Study: Mountain West Conference streamlines finance operations with BrainSell Technologies and Sage Intacct

Building Slam-Dunk Finance Practices Within NCAA-Level Organizations

The Mountain West Conference, an NCAA collegiate athletic conference, faced significant challenges with its outdated and disconnected financial systems. Using Sage 300 as a core ERP, their finance team was hampered by numerous manual processes, including expense management, check printing, and fraud prevention, which were inefficient and time-consuming. Seeking a streamlined solution, the conference partnered with BrainSell Technologies to find a more integrated and automated accounting platform.

BrainSell implemented Sage Intacct, a cloud-based financial management solution, to create a cohesive system. They integrated it with existing tools like Expensify and added new integrations with Rippling for payroll and Bill.com for automated accounts payable. This new ecosystem automated nearly every manual task, slashing the weekly check-cutting process from two hours to just five minutes a day. The solution from BrainSell provided the Mountain West Conference with greater financial visibility, efficiency, and the ability to handle additional responsibilities, even with a lean team.

Mountain West Conference

Gary Walenga

Chief Financial Officer