Government Finance Officers
Association of British Columbia
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Friday, December 7, 2018

Our most recent question on local government software was prompted after several major changes in the industry. The survey was presented to the membership October 1st and received 65 unique responses upon closing November 30th. 

The results are as follows:

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PRIMARY FINANCIAL SOFTWARE SOLUTION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT SIZE 

SMALL <25,000 MEDIUM 25,000 - 100,000 LARGE >100,000
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In addition to primary financial software, we asked respondants to provide common alternative softwares used by their finance department. 

Financial Reporting - Caseware

Property Taxation - Tempest, Diamond, Vadim

Water - Tempest, WaterWorth, Vadim 

Payroll - Peoplesoft HRMS, Unit4, MaisPay, ADP, Vadim, Penny, Ceridian, JDEdwards, Paydirt, City Reporter

Investments - Excel, Treasura

Vacation Pay - ADP, Intranet, Peoplesoft HRMS, Excel, JDEdwards, Paydirt, City Reporter, Worktech

Insurance Liability Claims - Excel, MIABC, Bullseye

Asset Management - AssetFinda, CityWide, Worktech, Infor Enterprise Asset Management, Cartegraph, Ameresco, Excel, CityWorks, MDW, IPS, Open source

Bylaw Ticket Tracking - Tempest, Excel, Prospero, Vadim, Civicweb, Amanda, Easy Park, 

Recreation Software - Perfect Mind

Budgeting - FMW, Questica


Thank you to all who participated in this questionnaire. The online Forum is a great place to continue the conversation. 

If you have a topic for a future quarterly question please contact the office at office@gfoabc.ca or 250-382-6871.

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