Case Study: American Society for Microbiology achieves 20% finance productivity boost and cuts monthly processing by 3+ days with Sage Intacct

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The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), a nonprofit with 30,000 members and roughly $65M in annual revenue from grants, subscriptions, conferences and more, struggled with a DOS-based on‑premises ERP (Oracle JD Edwards) that left finance processes manual, opaque, and unable to provide granular project- and grant-level visibility. New leadership demanded data-driven decision making and accountability, but existing systems made monthly allocations, depreciation, revenue recognition, and grant reporting slow and error-prone.

ASM implemented Sage Intacct with partner Dean Dorton, redesigning the chart of accounts to leverage multi-dimensional reporting, project accounting, and integrations with NetForum and UltiPro plus Marketplace apps for assets and payments. The automated allocations and revenue recognition reduced multi-day tasks to minutes, increased finance productivity ~20% while reducing headcount, and delivered real-time visibility across 1,100+ projects and diverse revenue streams—enabling better decision-making, streamlined grant reporting, and broader organizational accountability.

American Society for Microbiology

Stephen Vick

Accounting and Financial Reporting Manager