OpenGov Financials is now available in
West Virginia, opening up the
entire state to the industry's only cloud ERP
purpose-built for local government
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Taylor County is replacing AS400 with
OpenGov Financials, the premier ERP for local government. This
overhaul makes it the first county in West Virginia to move to a modern cloud ERP
designed exclusively for government, solidifying Taylor County's position as a leader in the
state.
Setting a new standard for how local
governments in West Virginia
manage their accounting and upgrade operations.
According to the State of Local Government Survey 2024, one in
three local government finance teams are building and managing
budgets in spreadsheets. This leads to inefficiencies with staff,
error-prone processes, and a high risk of inaccurate data. OpenGov
ERP solves these challenges, helping local governments operate more
efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen trust in the
communities they serve.
"At OpenGov, we continually invest in product development so we
can release new and improved features across the OpenGov ERP every
month," said Zac Bookman, co-founder
and CEO at OpenGov. "Taylor County
is setting a new standard for how local governments in West Virginia manage their accounting and
upgrade operations. We couldn't ask for a better partner to
introduce OpenGov ERP to the rest of the state."
Faced with higher demands for financial transparency among
residents, the County finance team needed a new solution. In
addition, two departments handle the County budget for tracking
revenue and expenses. The silos between these departments created
hours of manual re-entry and data manipulation. By upgrading to a
cloud-based solution, Taylor
County will instantly reconcile financial transactions and
strategically analyze financial data with custom reports.
The challenges facing West
Virginia echo what's happening in local governments across
the country, including Pennsylvania, California, North
Carolina, among others. Outdated legacy systems are failing
to meet resident demands for digital services, opening up
organizations to security and ransomware risks, impeding
organizations' talent recruitment efforts, and making it harder for
dedicated public servants to do their jobs effectively. Leaders
like Taylor County have turned to
OpenGov to update systems with transparency natively built into
every step of the process - and award-winning customer service,
including the 2024 People's Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite
Customer Service and five other 2024 Stevie Awards.
"We've committed to bringing financial transparency to our
residents of Taylor County, and
with OpenGov, we will be able to fulfill our commitment," said
Jaron Freeman, County Clerk of
Taylor County. "The leaders,
elected officials, and public servants of Taylor County have done incredible work with
the technology and resources they've had, and today we're upgrading
into the technological world and to become a more transparent
government entity."
As a state, West Virginia is
committed to providing budget, revenue, and expense transparency to
the public. Project Mountaineer, initiated and managed by the West
Virginia State Auditor's Office, provides West Virginia county commissions and
municipalities with accounting and reporting software.
Taylor County joins more than
1,900 state, county, and local governments using OpenGov to operate
efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen public trust. Learn
more about OpenGov Financials.
About OpenGov
OpenGov is the leader in modern cloud
software for cities, counties, state agencies, and special
districts. With a mission to power a more effective and accountable
government, OpenGov serves more than 1900 public sector leaders and
their organizations. OpenGov is built exclusively for the unique
budgeting and planning, accounting, permitting and licensing,
procurement, and asset management needs of the public sector. The
OpenGov Cloud empowers organizations to operate more efficiently,
adapt to change, and strengthen trust with the communities they
serve. Learn more or request a demo at opengov.com.
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