Case Study: Lorain County Auditor's Office achieves faster annual financial reporting and empowers user self-service with Oracle E-Business Suite

Lorain County Auditor’s Office to Develop Annual Financial Reports Faster While Empowering Users with Self-Service Capabilities

Lorain County Auditor’s Office in Elyria, Ohio, which manages the county’s financial accounting, payroll, and tax distributions, needed to speed up the production of its comprehensive annual financial report, improve compliance with State of Ohio budgetary controls, and reduce manual, paper‑based processes while minimizing downtime during system maintenance.

The county upgraded to Oracle E‑Business Suite Release 12.2.3, enabling Excel‑based reporting with drill‑down to transactions, departmental self‑service for requisitions and budget entries with automatic budgetary checks, and online patching during business hours. The eight‑month upgrade—completed on time and within budget—has shortened report preparation time, improved month‑end closes, reduced paper use, and freed staff to focus on other priorities while increasing overall productivity.

Lorain County Auditor

Lillian Brand

Assistant Chief Deputy of Finance