Case Study: Self Help Africa streamlines global charity reporting with IRIS Financials

Self Help Africa - Customer Case Study

Self Help Africa, an international charity supporting rural African communities, faced significant challenges with its fragmented finance systems. Using various software like Sage and QuickBooks across its UK and African offices led to manual consolidation, inconsistent reporting, and an inability to effectively track multi-currency grants and donor funds. They required a unified, flexible global accounting system to standardize processes and meet complex donor reporting requirements.

The vendor, IRIS Software Group, implemented its IRIS Financials solution. This provided a centralized, real-time system with high flexibility for multi-currency handling, fund accounting, and customized reporting. The implementation was completed on an aggressive schedule. The results included uniform global reporting, significant time and cost savings on donor reports, and empowered finance teams who could now focus on strategic analysis instead of manual consolidation.

Self Help Africa

Alison Cowan

Finance Manager