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Efficient Accounting System Helps Convention Center Get More Heads in Beds

For Ed Rutledge and his colleagues at the Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau, the name of the game is getting more heads in beds. For every tourist or conventioneer who spends a night in an Anchorage hotel, the bureau receives vital funding. “The economic impact of
conventions and tourism is huge,” says Rutledge, Controller. The bureau was
recently rewarded for their effectiveness when the citizens of Anchorage voted to
support the building of a new convention center. “We’re booking 2011 conventions
like crazy right now, and that’s pretty exciting,” adds Rutledge.
Operating efficiently is also a primary concern. Says Rutledge of the productivity
gains his team realizes, “the amount of work we can do with two and a half people in
the accounting office is phenomenal. Without the time-savings and productivity
features the Microsoft Dynamics GP system provides, I’d probably need two or three
times as many people.”
Rutledge cites the Budgeting Wizard which easily imports Excel budget files into the
system, SmartLists that provide easy access to information throughout the system,
and the flexible payroll functionality as top Microsoft Dynamics GP benefits. “I’ve
used other software designed for non-profit organizations throughout my career.
Microsoft Dynamics GP is better. The interface is very intuitive—the menus make so
much sense because they’re organized like they way I work.”
Even a veteran of Microsoft Dynamics GP and non-profit accounting can benefit from
refresher courses once in a while. “Arctic IT is great about providing user groups and
training sessions on a regular basis. I faithfully attend December user group because
I always get great tips on how to close out our year smoothly.” Rutledge also
appreciates the great service he receives from Arctic IT year-round. “As big as
Alaska is, it’s really a small town in many ways. It’s nice to know Arctic IT is here
and that I can rely on them locally.”
The Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization committed to bringing visitors to Anchorage and Alaska. A client of Arctic Information Technology, they have used Microsoft Dynamics GP for several years.

by Arctic IT, your Alaska Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner

Efficient Accounting System Helps Convention Center Get More Heads in Beds is a post from: ERP Software Blog

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