Name: City of Burnaby, BC, Masters Online Services with CentralSquare Public Administration Suite
Uploaded: 2019-11-06T19:02:37.000Z
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Description: City of Burnaby, BC, Masters Online Services with CentralSquare Public Administration Suite

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Help Desk

Web and Video Conferencing

Customer Support

Flowchart

Development

Student Management

Education

Business Intelligence (BI)

Collaboration

Emissions Management

Online Notary

Enterprise

Accounting

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

CTRM

Finance and Accounting

Applicant Tracking

Corporate Learning Management

HR Management

Payroll

Resume Parsing

Talent Intelligence

Talent Management

Workforce Analytics

Workforce Management

Human Resources

.Net Development

API Management

Authorization

Cloud Storage

Component Content Management

Data Deduplication

Data Governance

Fraud Detection

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS)

Intranet

Load Testing

M2M Application Development

Managed Print

Managed Private Cloud

Managed Public Cloud Infrastructure

Network Performance Monitoring

Output Management

Relational Database Management Systems

Sensitive Data Discovery

Service Virtualization

User Activity Monitoring

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

Information Technology

A/B Testing

Ad Serving & Retargeting

All-in-One Marketing

Content Management

Data Cleansing

Data Management

Digital Experience Intelligence

Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)

Email Marketing

Location Intelligence

Marketing Automation

Online Reputation Management

Social Media Management

Social Media Publishing

Survey & Forms Building

Web Analytics

Marketing

Project Management

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Construction CRM

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Headless eCommerce

Sales Engagement

Sales

Data Loss Prevention

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

Security

Banking

Car Rental

Church Management

Home Health Care

Intelligent Document Processing

Retail Execution

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The CentralSquare Public Admin Suite is a cloud-based technology solution designed to streamline public administration processes. According to the vendor, it caters to public sector organizations of all sizes, including small municipalities, mid-sized cities, and large government agencies. This suite is utilized by various professionals and industries such as local government administrations, city and county management, public works departments, finance and accounting professionals in the public sector, and community development departments.

## Key Features

**Finance Enterprise™**: According to the vendor, this feature simplifies financial, HR, and payroll processes with a configurable cloud-based software system. It aims to digitize management to reduce paperwork and processing time. The vendor claims it is accessible via secure single sign-on from any device, enabling on-the-go approvals and reviews.

**Community Development**: The vendor states that this feature automates land-use planning, permitting, and inspections processes with simplified workflows. It allows users to enter permitting information directly into the software system and utilize automated workflows to reduce manual paperwork. The vendor also claims that it is a fully mobile and cloud-based solution for field staff to access and file reports electronically.

**Enterprise Asset Management**: According to the vendor, this feature allows users to manage all community assets, including water, electric, traffic, sanitation, and sewer, in one place. It utilizes GIS mapping for a comprehensive view of assets and quick response to issues. The vendor claims that users can track individual asset details throughout their lifecycle for better financial planning and cost management.

**Analytics**: The vendor states that this feature provides AI-powered data analytics for tracking and reporting on various metrics. It simplifies reporting and distribution of reports with automated scheduling. According to the vendor, it offers customizable dashboards and visualizations for better data insight. It is also integrated with other local departments, payment providers, and outside agencies for streamlined processes.

**Citizen Engagement Software™**: According to the vendor, this feature provides convenient 24/7 access for citizens to account information through an interactive cloud-based platform. It offers secure payment processing for non-cash payments from any device. The vendor claims that it integrates with other local departments, third-party payment providers, and outside agencies for seamless processes. According to the vendor, it aims to reduce phone calls and manual processes, improving automation and citizen satisfaction.

CentralSquare Technologies headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida provides a cloud-based public administration software suite that offers a "single pane of glass" view through which the user can manage all aspects of overseeing a smart community, from collecting taxes and optimizing finances to streamlining asset management and engaging citizens. The suite boasts over 7,500 municipalities as users.

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City of Burnaby, BC, Masters Online Services with CentralSquare Public Administration Suite

General Ledger and Configurable Accounting

Financial management solution, including capabilities for general ledger and configurable accounting

Accounts payable

This includes the automation and tracking of payment to vendors and suppliers, with features such as payment scheduling, check printing, open purchase order alerts, document management, direct ACH bill payment, and vendor records.

Accounts receivable

This includes the management and automation of invoices and collections, with features like statements, invoices, receipts, payment reminders, customer records, auto billing, and refund checks.

Global Financial Support

Account using multiple ledgers, multiple currencies, and multiple entities

Primary and Secondary Ledgers

Record and report across multiple currencies and accounting standards with primary and secondary ledgers

Journals and Reconciliations

Automate and synchronize ledgers and processes

Configurable Accounting

Configure accounting rules and segments for each chart of accounts

Standardized Processes

Centralize financial management to facilitate standardized financial processes

Subledger and Financial Process

Revenue management solution including capabilities for subledgers and financial processes

Billing Management

Access role-based billing work area, perform discrete and recurring billing

Cash and Asset Management

Manage liquidity and cash requirements, asset transfers, disposals, reclassifications, and financial adjustments

Travel & Expense Management

Enter expenses from mobile devices, integrate credit card and travel booking, configure policy enforcement

Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting

Control spending at any budget level or time interval

Period Close

Sustain fast close with integrated subledgers, intuitive dashboards, embedded collaboration

Inventory Management

The ability to track and manage the flow of goods or materials into and out of an inventory.

Inventory tracking

The software syncs orders and stock to maintain a real-time picture of inventory and supports multiple methods such as LIFO and FIFO.

Automatic reordering

The software can be set up to automatically reorder a good when it falls below a certain threshold.

Location management

The software can track multiple goods across multiple locations.

Order Management

The ability to process orders, and track them from quote to cash.

Pricing

Users can set up complex and unique pricing requirements.

Order entry

Users can enter an order once, and the data flows to all the necessary units such as fulfillment and billing.

Credit card processing

The software facilitates credit card processing.

Cost of goods sold

The software calculates the direct costs attributable to a finished product, such as materials and labor, and includes roll-up pricing.

Order Orchestration

Define and execute order fulfillment processes for products as well as services on the same order.

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

Pay calculation

Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.

Benefit plan administration

Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.

Direct deposit files

Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

Dashboards

Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.

Standard reports

The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.

Custom reports

Customization

This addresses a company’s ability to configure the software to fit its specific use case and workflow.

API for custom integration

An API (application programming interface) provides a standard programming interface for connecting third-party systems to the software for data creation, access, updating and/or deletion.

Plug-ins

A number of third-party plug-ins are available to expand the core functionality of the software.

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

Role-based user permissions

Permissions to perform actions or access or modify data are assigned to roles, which are then assigned to users, reducing complexity of administration.

Single sign-on capability

The software system supports a centralized authentication mechanism allowing the user to access multiple systems with a single, centrally managed password.

Multi-factor authentication

User-level audit trail

Grants Management

Grants management solution for higher education, public sector, or non-profits with capabilities for managing financial awards for program and project funding

Award Lifecycle Management

Manage the life of program funding awards from initial funding to close-out

Project Financial Management

Project financial management solution including capabilities for project budgeting, cost control, billing and contract management.

Budgeting and Forecasting

Establish project budgets and forecast future project financials

CentralSquare Public Admin Suite

Overview

What is CentralSquare Public Admin Suite?