Case Study: KQED achieves 40 hours per week in savings and eliminates one FTE with Sage Intacct

KQED dials in savings with its switch to Sage Intacct

KQED, a major public media nonprofit in Northern California serving over 2.5 million weekly with 500 employees and $90M in revenue, was constrained by a legacy Microsoft Navision accounting system. Siloed applications, heavy spreadsheet work, and manual processes made reporting slow and limited financial visibility, hindering collaboration and strategic planning.

KQED switched to Sage Intacct, integrating it with existing best‑in‑class apps and automating workflows like ACH vendor payments, bank reconciliation, asset amortization, and allocations. The move saved about 40 hours per week (enabling the elimination of one FTE), simplified the chart of accounts with dimensions, improved real‑time reporting and collaboration, and gave staff self‑service access to actionable financial insights.

KQED

Sara Williams

Director of Financial Solutions