Case Study: Port of Kalama achieves 94% faster monthly financial reporting with Sage Intacct

Sage Intacct helps Port of Kalama fuel new economic development

Port of Kalama, a self-supporting public port in Southwest Washington with deep-water terminals, a marina, amphitheater and leased industrial space, struggled with fragmented accounting across multiple business lines. Using Sage 300 for over a decade, the finance team lacked granular, timely reporting—monthly financial close was manual and slow, hindering strategic decision-making.

The Port migrated to Sage Intacct, adopting dimension-based accounting, built-in project tracking and user dashboards to simplify the chart of accounts and deliver on-demand detail. The change cut monthly reporting time by 94% (from two days to about 45 minutes), reduced the chart of accounts from 3,000+ to ~250, improved audit readiness, enhanced project accountability, and freed staff to analyze data and support growth.

Port of Kalama

Mindy Heuer

Director of Finance and Accounting