Case Study: Association of College Unions International achieves 35% efficiency gains and payback in under six months with Sage Intacct

Sage Intacct is top of the class for educational nonprofit

The Association of College Unions International (ACUI), a 100-year-old nonprofit serving campus union professionals at more than 500 schools, needed better visibility into costs, profitability, and budget variance than its legacy on‑premises accounting system provided. The finance team sought to foster business-minded accountability across programs and eliminate manual, paper‑based workflows that consumed time and obscured real‑time performance.

ACUI implemented Sage Intacct with implementation partner Maner Costerisan and integrated Nexonia for expense management, enabling ACH payments, automated procure‑to‑pay workflows, and dimension‑based reporting with self‑service dashboards. The move delivered rapid payback (under six months), ~35% efficiency gains, $25,000 in annual headcount savings, bank reconciliations reduced from 5 hours to 5 minutes, audit prep time cut in half, and improved executive visibility for proactive profitability management.

Association of College Unions International

Dave Teske

Director of Finance and Administration