AWO-Bezirksverband Pfalz e. V.

Three Questions for Petra Paul 

What was your starting point? 

Before the implementation – of CP-Finance initially – we did our business planning, budgeting and all our reporting almost entirely in Excel. This was very time-consuming, inflexible and prone to error. The automated import of data has reduced the risk of error to a minimum. 

What are your highlights? 

With the time slider in CP, we can change the periods under review quickly and flexibly. This provides us with new perspectives for analysing and interpreting the figures. Since other facts and figures can be displayed in CP in addition to the P&L, we now have an automated, comprehensive reporting system that is far less error-prone than Excel. 

What lessons have you learned? 

The consultants have always dealt very promptly and professionally with my requests so that I could soon carry on working. The staff have always been very friendly and helpful. 

About AWO-Bezirksverband Pfalz e. V. 

AWO-Bezirksverband Pfalz, the Palatinate District Workers' Welfare Association, is based in Neustadt an der Weinstraße and has 3,000 members in 45 city, district and local associations. It employs around 1,100 full-time staff in 30 elderly care facilities and in local community centres. There are 13 guardianship associations under its umbrella, whose volunteer members support people in need in legal and other matters, such as questions relating to intercultural issues and migration. AWO also provides a range of services including self-help groups, debtors' advisory centres, youth clubs and meals on wheels, as well as migration counselling centres.