Case Study: Stearns County achieves 50%+ reduction in expense processing time and improved compliance with Chrome River (Emburse)

Stearns County optimizes spend management with Emburse

Stearns County, a government agency serving more than 150,000 residents with about 1,000 employees, struggled with a largely manual, paper-based expense process that later moved to a limited SharePoint solution. The county faced time-consuming AP audits (about 40 hours/week), poor reporting and mobile usability, and an inability to enforce complex government per diem, mileage, union and IRS policies.

Stearns County implemented Emburse Chrome River to automate policy enforcement and streamline workflows; custom rules ensure compliance and reduce manual reviews. Results include a greater than 50% reduction in expense report processing time, faster employee reimbursements via mobile approvals, improved spend controls and higher user satisfaction, with the option to expand to additional Emburse spend-management tools.

Stearns County

Joe Greshowak

Accounting Supervisor