Budgeting and Reporting: Martus Solutions

Transform your financial planning process with Martus budgeting

We’ve partnered with Martus Solutions to enhance our financial management offerings. Martus provides a comprehensive platform for budgeting, reporting, and forecasting, seamlessly integrating with more than 20 ERP and accounting systems to deliver real-time financial insights.

 

Martus offers a smarter way for financial managers, controllers, and CFOs to manage the entire financial planning lifecycle. The platform helps businesses gain insight, save time, and improve decision-making with collaborative budgeting, automated workflows, real-time reporting, and multi-entity support.

If you’re interested in learning more about Martus Solutions and how their platform can improve your financial management processes, please let us know.

Free your finance team from spreadsheet chaos to strategic leadership

Are endless budget spreadsheets consuming your finance team’s valuable time? Do approval bottlenecks delay critical financial decisions? Has your organisation’s budgeting process become an administrative burden rather than a strategic advantage?

At Accsys Consulting, we understand the unique budgeting challenges facing Australian organisations. That’s why we’ve partnered with Martus to deliver a comprehensive cloud-based budgeting solution that integrates seamlessly with Sage Intacct accounting software.

Break free from spreadsheet limitations

Traditional spreadsheet-based budgeting creates significant challenges:

Multiple versions circulating through email chains

Finance teams struggle with dozens of spreadsheet versions being passed around, leading to confusion about which file contains the most current data. Each department might be working from different versions, creating a nightmare of inconsistency and making it impossible to establish a single source of truth.

Hours wasted reconciling different spreadsheet versions

Your finance team spends countless hours manually comparing and merging data from various departmental spreadsheets. This tedious process not only consumes valuable time but also introduces high risk of errors when copying figures between files, potentially compromising budget accuracy.

Limited collaboration capabilities among stakeholders

Traditional spreadsheets create communication silos, with department heads unable to see how their budgets fit into the organisation's broader financial picture. This isolation leads to misaligned priorities and missed opportunities for cross-departmental resource optimisation.

Error-prone manual data entry and formula management

A single broken formula or mistyped number can cascade through your entire budget, causing major inaccuracies. Without built-in validation rules, these errors often remain undetected until they cause significant problems during financial reporting periods.

Cumbersome approval processes causing delays and frustration

Budget approvals require printing spreadsheets, arranging in-person meetings, collecting physical signatures, or managing complex email chains. This outdated approach creates bottlenecks that delay critical financial decisions and frustrate both finance teams and department managers.

What makes Martus different?

Martus eliminates these pain points with a centralised, cloud-based platform where all stakeholders can collaborate in real-time.

Real-time data synchronisation

Martus connects directly to your accounting system, ensuring your budget reflects the most current financial information. This continuous accuracy provides instant intelligence for better decision-making.

Collaborative budgeting platform

Involve all budget stakeholders—including those outside your finance team—from the beginning of the process. This collaborative approach brings greater transparency and efficiency to your financial planning.

Bottom-up budgeting approach

Engage department managers and team leaders to contribute directly to the budgeting process with an intuitive interface designed for non-financial users.

Streamlined approval workflows

Replace lengthy email chains and paper approvals with automated workflows that notify the right people at the right time, dramatically speeding up your budgeting cycle.

Powerful reporting & dashboards

Access pre-built reports and customisable dashboards that provide immediate insight into performance against budget. Drill down to transaction-level details when needed for comprehensive analysis.

Reclaim time for strategic financial leadership

When your finance team spends less time managing spreadsheets and chasing approvals, they can focus on what truly matters:

  • Strategic financial analysis and planning
  • Identifying cost-saving opportunities
  • Developing revenue generation strategies
  • Supporting organisational decision-making with financial insights
  • Proactive financial risk management

Martus features that transform your budgeting process

Budgeting & forecasting

  • Pre-built planning templates
  • Easy-to-use interface for non-financial users
  • Personnel budgeting capabilities
  • What-if scenario analysis
  • Multi-year planning support

Reporting

  • Graphical performance visualisations
  • Comparison against budget and prior year
  • Transaction-level drill-down capabilities
  • Customisable displays for unique performance metrics
  • User-controlled access to reports

 Administrative features

  • User-level permissions
  • Team collaboration tools
  • Comprehensive audit trails
  • Secure cloud-based access

What our clients say

Our clients consistently report:

  • 75% reduction in time spent on budget preparation
  • Improved accuracy in financial forecasting
  • Enhanced collaboration between finance and program teams
  • Greater confidence in financial reporting
  • More time for strategic financial analysis

Seamless integration with your systems

Martus connects smoothly with your existing accounting system:

Direct API integration with Sage Intacct for automatic data synchronisation

Martus creates a secure, bi-directional connection with your Sage Intacct accounting system that refreshes automatically. This means your budgets always contain the most current financial data without manual imports. When actuals change in your accounting system, your budget reports update automatically, giving you real-time variance analysis without any additional effort from your finance team.

Alternative data upload options via Excel or CSV for systems without API access

For organisations using systems without API access, Martus provides flexible data import capabilities that maintain the integrity of your financial information. Our structured templates ensure your chart of accounts, departments, projects, and other dimensions map correctly into Martus, preserving your existing financial structure while enhancing your budgeting capabilities.

Quick implementation with no complex assembly required

Unlike many enterprise budgeting solutions that require months of implementation time, Martus can be configured and operational within weeks. Our team handles the technical setup while you focus on your business. The system automatically adopts your existing financial structure, including your chart of accounts, cost centres, and reporting dimensions, meaning you can start budgeting almost immediately without rebuilding your financial framework.

Comprehensive support throughout the connection process

Our Accsys Consulting specialists guide you through every step of the integration process. From initial system assessment to data validation and post-implementation review, we ensure your transition to Martus is smooth and successful. We don't just implement technology – we transfer knowledge to your team so they can confidently manage the system moving forward, with ongoing technical support available whenever needed.

Perfect for not-for-profit and charity organisations

Martus is specifically designed to address the unique budgeting needs of not-for-profit and charity organisations:

  • Reasonable pricing structure that respects limited resources
  • User-friendly interface requiring minimal training
  • Flexible reporting for tracking grants, programs, and fundraising initiatives
  • Controlled access with user-level permissions for appropriate oversight

Getting started with Martus: your migration path

1. Initial consultation

Our team evaluates your current budgeting process and identifies key improvement opportunities.

2. Custom solution design

We configure Martus to match your organisational structure and specific budgeting requirements.

3. Data migration & integration

We connect Martus to your accounting system and ensure all historical data transfers correctly.

4. Training & adoption

We provide comprehensive training for your team, ensuring everyone feels confident using the new system.

5. Ongoing support

Our support team remains available to answer questions and help optimise your budgeting process.

Ready to transform your budgeting process?

Book a scoping call with our Martus specialists today and discover how much time your finance team could reclaim for strategic initiatives. We’ll provide a personalised demonstration of how Martus can address your specific budgeting challenges.

Contact Accsys Consulting now to begin your journey towards more efficient, collaborative and strategic financial planning.

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