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A United Front for The Catholic Diocese of Auckland

Established in 1848, the Catholic Diocese of Auckland (CDA) is one of six in New Zealand. While most people might be familiar with the CDA’s faith and purpose-driven mission work, a lot is going on behind the scenes to keep the wheels of this not-for-profit organisation running smoothly.

Situation

COVERING A LOT OF GROUND

Geographically, this multi-parish diocese covers the Far North right down to Thames. The CDA operates six entities and over 50 schools and 70 parishes, small and large, across its network. Alongside some commercial buildings, they make up a significant property portfolio.

The six entities – Catholic Diocese Auckland, Policy One, Auckland Common Fund Ltd, Catholic Education Services Board, Robert Ned Covich Charitable Trust and Liston Village Board Management – are responsible for the leadership and management of various parts of the organisation.

Policy One manages the funding received from the Ministry of Education for spending on existing property, major repairs, maintenance, and refurbishment projects across the CDA’s school network. The Auckland Common Fund Ltd collects attendance dues on behalf of the schools, and Liston Village Board Management is responsible for the Liston Retirement Village in Hillsborough, Auckland.

From the outside, the CDA’s asset-heavy, close to a billion-dollar balance sheet rivals the inner workings of any large organisation. However, as a not-for-profit, it relies heavily on donations, government funding and the work of many parishes and support services to maintain the faith and growth of their community.

SAME SYSTEMS FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES

Amit Prasad joined the CDA Finance team just over a year ago – right in the thick of COVID-19.

“Talk about going from a frying pan into the fire kind of scenario!” he laughs.

Previously, Amit worked as the University of Auckland’s Business School as Director of Finance for many years. Coming from an environment where cloud-based technology and online dashboards were used every day, it was more than just a new job Amit needed to wrap his head around. The CDA hadn’t upgraded its systems for the last 17 years, and this needed to change for many reasons, Amit says.

TOO MANY SYSTEMS NOT TALKING TO EACH OTHER

Six entities, multiple systems, lots of manual intervention

When Amit joined the CDA, he was faced with not one, not two, but multiple systems. They were all server-based, none of them integrated well, and when it came to reporting, there was no standardised format. For a complex organisation like the CDA, where each entity had its own reporting deadlines and requirements – things were all over the show.

“I had, on an annual basis, approximately 59 board and committee meeting-related packs that needed to be done. If you map that out on an annual timetable, that’s more than one a week,” Amit says.

Amit and his team were “basically chasing their tails every week”, using manual workarounds to extract data from systems that “effectively don’t talk to each other”. They lacked the time and resources to provide critical, high-level financial information the organisation needed for decision-making.

“We were constantly focusing on the production of board packs, which are historical reports of what has happened – not what is going to happen,” Amit adds.

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"Things are a lot easier, a lot more transparent and people can get in and out of the system without any issues. With MYOB Acumatica we have one standard format across all our entities. As long as we've got the right data in, we've got the right level of output."
Amit PrasadGroup Chief Financial Officer

Results

IMPROVED - AND MORE ACCURATE - REPORTING CAPABILITY

The finance team used to spend a lot of time preparing reports for multiple board meetings. They’d pull data for each entity from various customer and supplier databases, then use customised Excel spreadsheets to consolidate their findings. It was an admin-heavy process that relied on manual data entry.

“We had different versions of balance sheets and profit and loss statements as to how they looked. Now, we can customise our reports within MYOB Acumatica,” Amit says.

This has also minimised the risk that comes with a system subject to too many manual interventions, he adds.

“With MYOB Acumatica we have one standard format across all our entities. As long as we’ve got the right data in, we’ve got the right level of output."

“There’s also a clear audit trail of changes…it’s not about looking over people’s shoulders, it’s about having a level of comfort that the system has a control element for what you want a financial system to do.”

While it’s still early days, Amit is confident that MYOB Acumatica will help propel the organisation towards its long-term goals.

“I'd like to get to a point where some of our stakeholders go into a board meeting with a dashboard they can click on – rather than printing reports. [We’re] looking at it from a sustainability perspective long-term which aligns with our mission goals,” he says.

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Established in 1848, the Catholic Diocese of Auckland (CDA) is one of six in New Zealand. The CDA operates six entities and over 50 schools and 70 parishes, small and large, across its network. Alongside some commercial buildings, they make up a significant property portfolio.

For more information visit The Catholic Diocese of Auckland

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