Date published: 01.09.08 - not release date

Symmetry passes college exam - St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College invests in new finance solution

Bristol, UK, 29th March 2006 - Symmetry, a leading supplier of financial software has again beaten off competition to win a contract to provide a new financial management and accounting system for St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College that has an annual turnover of between £5-6 million.

Director of Finance at St Charles College, Helen Kalamuniak, explains why they were looking for a new solution, “We needed to replace our existing system because it was not sufficiently flexible or user-friendly. We wanted a system that would enable us to devolve many of the day-to-day finance tasks away from the finance department to individual budget holders and/or department heads. We were also looking to introduce more automation, reduce the volume of paperwork and produce higher quality and clearer, more user-friendly reports for Governors, the Senior Management Team and budget holders. The system also integrates with the College’s LloydsLink facility allowing us to continue to make payments directly to suppliers using BACs.”

The College had short-listed three suppliers, Symmetry was the only supplier to demonstrate a solution that could meet all its requirements and could be tailor-made for the needs of the College. Ms Kalamuniak also remarked that Symmetry’s clear, structured and comprehensive integration process was very reassuring.

Ms Kalamuniak added, “The solution gave us everything we wanted, with no hidden costs – all the training and initial support was included. Symmetry’s Financials solution will also support the College’s adoption of electronic invoicing and e-procurement. Non-finance staff will be able to order goods and services by accessing the core finance system themselves and they'll also be able to take advantage of ordering on-line.”
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Editor’s notes:

About Symmetry:
Symmetry is a software company that specialises in the development and supply of business-to-business financial solutions within the UK. The company’s core product, Symmetry Financials, is a fully integrated financial and management accounting solution already in use at over 100 UK organisations, ranging in size from £3M turnover to £250M turnover and with user populations from 2 to 800+ users.

The solution Financials includes General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Commitment Accounting with purchasing and funds control, Assets, Information Manager, real-time reporting, secure e-procurement and comprehensive systems integration with Symmetry’s EasyLink.

About St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College:

Founded in 1990, St. Charles Catholic Sixth Form College is based in London. Qualifications include foundation, intermediate and advanced levels with a comprehensive range of both academic and vocational courses.

www.stcharles.ac.uk

Press Contact: Jane Moores, TTA Communications, 01454 318722. E-mail: jmoores@ttauk.com

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