Case Study: City of Dubuque Regains Time with Workiva Automated Financial Reporting

City of Dubuque slashes budget apps from 5 to 2 with Workiva

The City of Dubuque, Iowa, faced challenges with its manual and disjointed financial reporting processes after a significant error was made in its budget. The city's budget team sought to replace these error-prone methods and chose the Workiva platform for financial reporting to address this issue.

By implementing Workiva's centralized platform, the city was able to connect multiple data sources and automate its workflows. The solution slashed the number of applications used in the budget process from five to two, significantly reducing the risk of manual errors. Workiva helped create process reliability with automated reminders, freed up time for the city manager, and increased engagement across 28 departments and the community.

City of Dubuque