Case Study: City of Fort Wayne cuts budget reporting time by 75% with Workiva

City of Fort Wayne cuts financial reporting time by 75% with Workiva

The city of Fort Wayne faced a highly manual financial reporting process for its annual comprehensive financial report (ACFR) and budget books. Using traditional methods, a single number change could trigger 30-45 minutes of extra work, creating significant inefficiency and risk of error for the finance team. Seeking a modern solution, they turned to the Workiva platform.

By implementing Workiva and collaborating with consultants from F.H. Black & Company Incorporated, the city automated data pulls from its ERP system and linked data across documents. This allowed real-time updates and collaborative editing. Workiva's solution dramatically reduced the budget book creation time by an estimated 75%, from 400 hours to just 100 hours, and enabled completion a week earlier than usual, freeing staff for valuable analysis.

City of Fort Wayne