nVision

nVision is a software solution designed to address the challenges faced by school districts and municipalities in managing their business operations. According to the vendor, nVision offers features and enhancements to improve efficiency and streamline processes in areas such as accounting, budgeting, payroll, requisitions, receivables, human resources, bidding, negotiations, and time & attendance. The solution is specifically designed for school districts and municipalities of all sizes.

Key Features

Accounting: According to the vendor, nVision enables users to manage accounts, general ledger, and payables with automated features that optimize accounting functions and generate accurate financial documents. The solution offers a flexible and advanced fund-accounting solution with controls for accounting integrity. It also provides smart grids and drill-down capabilities for easy navigation and data analysis. Full integration with other modules ensures seamless data flow.

Budget: The vendor claims that nVision simplifies budget creation, tracking, analysis, and reporting. Users can perform multiple forecasting scenarios for analysis and decision-making. The solution allows for the export of budget worksheets to Microsoft Excel for more sophisticated analysis. It supports a full range of reporting formats, including the New York State component budget reporting format. Additionally, nVision provides unlimited custom budget worksheets with extensive detail notes for each account code.

Requisitions: nVision offers an automated solution for managing purchasing activities. According to the vendor, the solution simplifies requisition creation and approval process, providing complete oversight and review of the entire requisition process. It adds a pre-encumbrance level to purchase orders for budgetary control and seamlessly integrates with the Accounting and Bidding modules.

Receivables: The vendor states that nVision simplifies billing and tracking of miscellaneous revenue sources. The solution offers flexible invoice and statement processing with customization abilities. It provides full integration with nVision for easy reconciliation of payments and enhanced analysis capabilities. According to the vendor, nVision increases productivity with its real-time centralized solution.

Payroll: According to the vendor, nVision is designed for the special payroll processing needs of school districts and municipalities. The solution manages complex payroll needs, including varying pay cycles, deductions, and exceptions. It offers fully automated payroll processing to reduce processing time. nVision maintains employee demographic information, payroll history, and personnel information. The solution generates a full set of payroll reports and integrates with the Accounting module.

Bidding: nVision automates the manual bidding process for school districts and municipalities. According to the vendor, the solution allows users to create and manage bids from setup to the award stage. It converts awarded bids into requisitions or purchase orders with historical analysis. nVision maintains a centralized database for easy input and maintenance of bids and vendors. It also provides comprehensive bid analysis and reporting capabilities.

Human Resources: nVision centralizes all employee information for easy access. The vendor claims that the solution provides immediate access to a wide array of delicate information for employees. It supports personnel management and employee contract salary negotiation. nVision organizes and simplifies the negotiation process of employees' salary contracts and shares information with the Budget and Payroll modules for salary schedules and budget development.

Negotiations: According to the vendor, nVision centralizes employee contract salaries for negotiation. The solution organizes and simplifies the negotiation process of employees' salary contracts. It creates salary matrices for contract salaries and hourly rates, utilizing Microsoft Office Excel for easy construction of salary schedules. nVision seamlessly integrates with the Budget and Payroll modules.