Helping a real estate investment firm focus on future growth

Leaders of a real estate investment firm services firm asked Elliott Davis: “Can you help us align our processes and technology with best practices in order to support our immense growth?”

Context

• Leading real estate investment firm headquartered in New York with offices across US, Brazil and Europe, experiencing significant growth across all markets
• Processes and technology were found inefficient, challenging growth objectives and unable to meet the demands of business users
• Needed an assessment of current technology ecosystem and identification of recommended systems and integration to meet business needs

Our Approach

• Assessed current and desired processes and technology
• Provided visual representation of current vs desired processes, outlining deficiencies where identified
• Outlined functional needs and identified technology options for:
  • Project planning to accurately estimate, monitor and manage project budgets
  • Accounts payable processing and recording
  • Month end reporting, reconciliation of accounts and reporting
  • Integration of information tracked in MS Excel or other mediums
• Provided support during project management application selection, including interviews, demonstrations, and analysis of vendor offerings

Client Impact

• Achieved future state goals, obtained processes and tools for team to function efficiently, and streamlined daily tasks
• Team and system positioned to support ongoing growth
• Improved internal control structure through outline of tasks and responsibilities
• Leveraged best practices in workflows, daily tasks, and project tracking
• Identified and implemented technology ecosystem to support business needs

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