Case Study: Waterloo Catholic District School Board achieves streamlined, secure financial reporting and faster budgeting with Sparkrock

Waterloo Catholic District School Board - Customer Case Study

Waterloo Catholic District School Board, an Ontario Catholic school system serving over 22,000 students with 2,400+ employees and a $253M operational budget, faced growing complexity in financial reporting and accountability while relying on an aging, DOS-based ERP that was difficult to use and lacked modern security. To meet stricter reporting requirements and improve transparency, the Board engaged vendor Sparkrock and implemented a Microsoft Dynamics NAV–based business application tailored to K–12 needs.

Sparkrock delivered a Finance solution built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV that automated bank and check‑writing processes, enabled bank reconciliations and cleared‑cheque imports, and added drill-down reporting and on‑the‑fly filters. As a result, budgeting tasks that once took days now take hours, data‑entry and manual faxing were eliminated (purchase orders can be emailed), staff can generate complex reports themselves, and the Board gained full financial insight across years—measurable time and cost savings that Waterloo Catholic District School Board continues to leverage with Sparkrock’s NAV solution.

Waterloo Catholic District School Board

Shesh Maharaj

Chief Financial Officer