Case Study: California Intergovernmental Risk Authority achieves 75% more efficient finance operations with Sage Intacct

California Intergovernmental Risk Authority earns stakeholder trust with Sage Intacct

The California Intergovernmental Risk Authority (CIRA), created by the merger of the Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund (REMIF) and the Public Agency Risk Sharing Authority of California (PARSAC), is a self‑insured joint powers authority serving about 50 cities, towns, and fire districts. CIRA needed to maintain separate fund accounting for multiple lines of coverage, but its legacy Sage 100 system forced manual, spreadsheet-driven processes, limited reporting and multi-entity support, and slow monthly closes.

CIRA upgraded to Sage Intacct, consolidated funds into a single chart of accounts, and automated AP/AR, reconciliations, and reporting with multi-entity dimensions and paperless workflows. The finance team became 75% more efficient, cut the financial close by 95%, sped invoicing and collections by ~60%, improved budgeting and virtual audits, reduced reconciliations from days to hours, saved about $100,000 annually through headcount consolidation, and restored greater transparency and member confidence.

California Intergovernmental Risk Authority

Amy Northam

Deputy General Manager