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ISE manages meaningful education across countries and continents with Sage Intacct

Institute for Shipboard Education - United States

Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) needed a powerful system to improve its financial visibility across students, countries, continents, and logistics. 


Fast-moving data needs the right system to keep finances on the move

To properly support 500 to 600 students and lifelong learners travelling to 3 to 4 different continents, across 8 to 12 different countries, ISE needed a proficient system for data handling and financial reporting.


We just couldn't get the kind of data that we wanted in the system or to classify it in a good way, so we were really looking for the ability to slice and dice data better.

Bobby Barber,
CFO and VP of finance, Institute for Shipboard Education

Know exactly where your money is, at any time, with Sage Intacct

ISE chose Sage Intacct for its ability to automate data efficiently with AP automation.

Bobby recognizes that “it allows you to quickly upload invoices. The AI will take the invoice and input the data, and also suggest GLS allows us to get that information over to our budget managers for approvals quickly and accurately.”

We're able to now do reporting based on various dimensions so we can track the cost of our ship, cost of our programme cost across various departments.

Bobby Barber,
CFO and VP of finance, Institute for Shipboard Education


Data is the key to fast decision-making

Bobby is keen to make use of future data features to drive improvements, thanks to the successful use of GL outlier automation. “It allows me to look at journal entries for approval and really I can look at a hundred lines and just get to the lines in which there may be potential issues, and it allows me to approve these entries in just seconds.”

We were early adopters of the GL outlier automation within Sage Intacct, and it has been amazing.

Bobby Barber,
CFO and VP of finance, Institute for Shipboard Education