Case Study: Restless Development achieves real-time global financial visibility and faster month-end closes with FinancialForce Accounting

Restless Development - Customer Case Study

Restless Development, a youth-led international development agency operating in ten countries, faced fragmented bookkeeping, no remote access, a two-month lag for transactions to appear in global financials, and manual, error-prone donor reporting after 136% growth over five years. To address these challenges they implemented FinancialForce Accounting from FinancialForce as a cloud-based consolidated accounting solution.

FinancialForce delivered real-time consolidated financials, tighter controls with automated approvals, and an XL add-in that eliminated duplicate data entry. As a result Restless Development now sees transactions entered in Nepal immediately in London, reduced month-end close from 15 to 10 days (with a target of 5), completes 2–3 audits annually with ease, and has improved donor reporting, forecasting and operational decision-making—freeing staff time and reducing the need for additional resources. FinancialForce’s solution also enabled smarter donor strategies and a more predictable year‑end position.

Restless Development

Jawed Neshat

Head of Finance