Sage 50 helps organizations manage their accounting. But when budget season arrives, many finance teams still rely on a collection of spreadsheets to gather input, compare plans with actuals, and answer questions from department leaders.
Keep Sage 50 as your accounting system and give your team a better way to budget, report, and plan. Martus connects to Sage 50 through a file-based integration, bringing your financial activity into one collaborative planning platform.
Give everyone one place to build the budget
Bring department leaders into a shared budgeting process instead of collecting spreadsheet versions by email. Contributors can build and review their plans in Martus while finance keeps a clear view of the full budget. When the next cycle begins, roll a prior budget forward rather than rebuilding worksheets from scratch.
See how actuals compare with your plan
Bring Sage 50 general ledger transactions into Martus to compare results with your budget. When your team provides updated transaction files, it can refresh the actuals in Martus. Drill from a financial summary into the transaction detail included in those files to investigate variances and explain what changed.
Give each leader a clearer view of performance
See results by department, program, location, or other dimensions that matter to your organization. Budget owners can access the information relevant to their work, helping them answer routine questions without asking finance for another spreadsheet.
Adjust your plan as conditions change
Update budgets and create reforecasts as new information comes in, without starting over in disconnected files. Your team can choose a Martus package with the planning capabilities that fit its needs.
Keep Sage 50 and simplify the path from actuals to insight
Martus connects with Sage 50 through general ledger transaction files. Your team exports the files from Sage 50 and uploads them to Martus, with the file format and account mapping established during implementation. If a month’s activity changes, upload a refreshed file to update your reporting.
The Martus EZ Connector can further reduce manual work by watching a designated network location and sending newly generated transaction files to Martus automatically. Sage 50 still produces the files; the connector handles the upload once they are available.
You can keep the accounting system your team knows while giving budget contributors and leaders a more collaborative way to plan, track performance, and make decisions.
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Georgia Tech Alumni Association
The Georgia Tech Alumni Association previously managed budgets in separate spreadsheets, leaving finance to compile information and managers waiting for reports. With Martus, managers gained direct access to their budgets and financial information, while Sage 50 actuals were uploaded into the platform. The association reports saving up to 10 hours each month on budgeting and reporting tasks.
Read the full Georgia Tech Alumni Association Story here
Sage 50 can remain the home for your accounting, while Martus gives your team one place to build budgets, monitor performance, and plan ahead. If spreadsheets are slowing down your budgeting cycle or limiting visibility for managers, it may be time to connect your accounting data to a more collaborative process.
Learn more about Martus' file-based integration to see how Martus can help you do more with Sage 50.