FREY

FREY Municipal Software (FMS), headquartered in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, develops and refines applications to manage the core public sector functions associated with Budgetary Finance, Payroll and Public Utility Billing and administration. They aim to deliver a suite of "Perpetually Modernized Software Applications" that will supercharge the successful management of the unique procedures found in thousands of community municipal offices throughout the US.

The suite includes 3 products:

The CUBIC Comprehensive Utility Billing and Control System is designed to provide a billing and CIS (Customer Information System) for utility operations. It supports customer information, billing, and cash receipting functions, usage and bill/payment history, plus a myriad of report options. It supplies functions like multiple search criteria for account inquiries, real-time updating and electronic input, and receipting interfaces. Reports provide statistics based on customers, services, rates, and routes and much more. CUBIC receipt processing supports traditional receipt processing and high-speed scanning systems. Everything is online including bill/payment and usage history, deposit and service information, as well as a consumption graph for each individual service. Accounting is controlled by the system as well. NARUC reporting is easily accomplished with CUBIC®. It also has a highly integrated interface with the BUCS® Budgetary Control System. The CUBIC® system is modular-based, build a system that fits the size and requirements of your operation from small single service utilities to large multi-service operations.

The BUCS, Budgetary Control System is an integrated, Fund Based Accounting System designed to meet the specialized needs of government, nonprofit, and utility operations. The BUCS® system is simplifies everyday tasks, streamlines processes, and provides control, insight, and security. BUCS® real-time processing environment allows records to be updated with each transaction while performing all editing and cross-checking instantly to ensure accuracy. Standardized financial statements can be expanded and customized to complement the requirements of the user's operation and include features that enable internal and external queries using EXCEL® and Crystal Reports™. BUCS® is modular, allowing organization to customize and build systems to meet specific needs. General Ledger is the foundation of BUCS® upon which you will build your organization’s system based upon the number of concurrent users and features you require.

CHIPS is an integrated payroll system designed to sync perfectly with the BUCS Budgetary Control System. Allocating payroll expenses is made easier with the software, plus payroll-related journal entries and payroll-related accounts payable items.