From Manual Budgeting to Real-Time Insight: How Little Flower Streamlined Financial Management with Martus

A Brooklyn social services nonprofit traded manual budgeting for real-time insight across its programs with Martus and Sage Intacct.

About the Organization:

Little Flower Children and Family Services of NY is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that has served children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities across New York City and Long Island since 1929, offering foster care, residential treatment, adoption services, and medical and mental health support. Prior to Martus, the organization relied on manual budgeting and forecasting processes with limited integration into its existing systems, making it difficult to get timely, accurate insight into its finances. Since adopting Martus, Little Flower has gained faster, more detailed visibility into its financial data and streamlined day-to-day analysis for its finance team.

The Challenge

Little Flower Children and Family Services of NY faced complex financial management needs typical of a large, multi-program social services organization, with a particular focus on accurate budgeting and forecasting. Manual processes and limited integration capabilities hindered efficient financial tracking, making it difficult to achieve timely, precise insight into the organization's financial position.

The Solution

Martus gave Little Flower's finance team a more connected, detailed view of their financial data, tied directly into their existing systems.

• Seamless integration with Sage Intacct, enabling real-time synchronization and data accuracy
• Income statement dashboarding with line-by-line drill-downs into sub-departments to compare monthly trends
• Quick access to financial information by entity or department through key metric dashboards
• Ability to run both high-level and highly detailed departmental reports depending on the task at hand

The Result

With Martus in place, Little Flower's finance team has more immediate access to financial insight and has cut down on manual data handling.

• Replaced the need for an additional staff position through reduced manual data handling
• Enhanced collaboration and transparency across the financial team through consistent, accurate data flow