Tips for a Successful Accounting System Changeover

When the 15-person AP department at the National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match (Minneapolis, MN) recently switched to a new accounting system, it was a big adjustment for staff, says Tina Reed, Accounts Payable Special Services, who has been in her job for four years. The organization has 21 remote locations and more than 991 employees. “We changed accounting systems for many reasons. Our process before was very manual; it required POs to be tracked manually. The PO system did not…