Case Study: Elizabeth City State University saves 60% of reporting time with insightsoftware's Spreadsheet Server

University Saves 60% of Time from Previous Reporting Process with Spreadsheet Server

Elizabeth City State University struggled with slow, error-prone financial reporting: accessing and rekeying Banner data into spreadsheets, manual multi-step processes, no real-time visibility, heavy IT dependence, difficulties combining GL and non‑GL data, and meeting external/GASB and standardization requirements. To tackle this, the university turned to insightsoftware and its Spreadsheet Server solution.

insightsoftware implemented Spreadsheet Server (with Monarch/Datawatch for PDF/text extraction) and used Spreadsheet Server’s QueryDesigner to automate funds, grants, GASB, budgets/forecasts, annual audit, and board reporting. The change freed up about 25% of IT support and cut reporting time by more than 60% versus the previous process, enabling fully automated year‑end financial reports.

Elizabeth City State University

Patty Stoddard

Business Systems Analyst