Case Study: University of Sussex achieves rapid TRAC reporting with Corporate Planning and Account-Ability

University of Sussex - Customer Case Study

The University of Sussex, a top-20 UK university, faced a significant challenge when its staff with specialized knowledge of TRAC reporting departed. Their existing complex and difficult-to-manage Excel model was insufficient for the new TRAC accountant, who had an urgent deadline to produce a return. The university turned to vendor Corporate Planning and its partner, Account-Ability, for a solution using their TRAC expertise.

Corporate Planning implemented a new 'Out-of-the-box' TRAC solution in an remarkably short timeframe of just eight days. This new system replaced the cumbersome Excel workbooks, providing a clear and validated reporting tool. The result was that the university successfully met its critical end-of-January deadline for the TRAC return, overcoming its knowledge gap and technical limitations efficiently.

University of Sussex

Allan Spencer

Director of Finance