CGI Advantage ERP is an enterprise resource planning system tailored for local and state governments. The software encompasses financial management, human resources, budgeting, procurement, and collections.
Key Features
- Financial Management: Supports financial tracking, including multi-year budgeting, cost accounting, and detailed and summary-level reports; capabilities include lease and bond management, asset management, general accounting, and inventory management.
- Human Resource Management: Manages HR operations including payroll, timekeeping, and employee benefits.
- Procurement: Optimizes procurement for better vendor relationships and contract management.
- Case Management: Improves workflow efficiency and performance tracking through automated case creation and management.
- Performance Budgeting: Facilitates granular budget planning and real-time tracking; provides historical, planned, and actual financial data regarding expenditures and revenues for modeling and forecasting.
- Collections Management: Covers all aspects of debt recovery, including delinquencies, garnishments, and payment plans.
- Grant Lifecycle Management: Handles grant process from application to reporting for enhanced compliance and funds allocation; includes grant reporting and expenditure setup.
- Time and Attendance: Handles employee time tracking and attendance management, integrating with payroll.
- Vendor Self-Service: Offers vendor portal to manage interactions, submit bids, and track payments; users can customize the portal’s appearance, including adding fields, displaying page sections, and adding instructions.
- Obligation Recovery: Centralizes and automates financial obligations like liens and judgments for enhanced revenue collection.
- GASB and GAAP Compliance: Adheres to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- CAFR and CMIA Processing: Assists with preparing Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFR) and complying with the Cash Management Improvement Act (CMIA).
- Reporting: Customizable layouts with modifiable rows and columns; reports comply with specific legal and regulatory standards.
Deployment Options
- On-Premise Deployment: Agencies can deploy CGI Advantage in their own data centers, granting them total control over infrastructure and data management.
- Cloud Deployment: The system can also be hosted in the cloud; this option generally provides lower upfront costs and easier maintenance. Organizations can utilize the ERP system without the use of physical servers.
- Hybrid Approach: This option integrates the on-premise and cloud solutions. This is useful for public sector entities with specific operational or regulatory requirements.