Case Study: Brown University achieves real-time financial visibility and streamlined processes with Collaborative Solutions and Workday

Brown University - Customer Case Study

Brown University, an Ivy League institution with more than 8,000 students and 5,100 faculty, faced fragmented financial data, many manual processes, limited finance capabilities, and delayed business insights. The university needed a cloud-based financial management solution that provided speed, cost-efficiency, agility, and strategic analytics beyond basic accounting.

Collaborative Solutions partnered with Workday to deploy Workday Financial Management in a two‑phase, integrated rollout (financial accounting, banking and settlements, assets, projects, expenses, procurement, customer accounts and capitalization) between 2013 and 2014. The implementation consolidated disparate systems, reduced manual steps, automated approvals, and delivered real‑time reporting and embedded analytics—giving Brown clear visibility into cash flow, payments, assets and financial performance through a consistent, easy-to-use interface.

Brown University

Kelly Kelly

Former Project Manager