A+ Education Partnership replaced delayed data with real-time decisions

A+ Education Partnership needed faster, more reliable financial insight to support schools and make timely decisions. Disconnected systems and duplicated work slowed close cycles and limited visibility. By moving to Emburse, the finance team gained real-time access to accurate data—eliminating rework, accelerating month-end close, and enabling more confident, forward-looking decisions.

Duplicate work and delayed insight

Before Emburse, A+ Education Partnership operated across two separate financial platforms. Each close required the finance team to finalize one set of books—then repeat the same work in another system.

That duplication consumed time, delayed reporting, and pulled the team away from analysis and strategic planning.

Without timely access to clean data, finance also couldn’t provide leadership or schools with a clear financial outlook. Decisions about whether to scale programs, adjust spending, or invest additional funding often lag by weeks or even months. And manual processes made it difficult to answer a basic question with confidence: Where do we stand right now?

Key challenges snapshot:

• Duplicate close processes across multiple systems
• Manual work that slowed month-end close
• Limited, delayed visibility into financial performance
• Inability to forecast or guide near-term funding decisions

Why Emburse

A+ Education Partnership turned to Emburse to unify financial workflows and bring intelligence into the moment of decision.

Emburse offered a single source of truth, real-time reporting, and an experience that reduced manual effort instead of adding complexity.

“Now we can look at the data at any given time and know this is what we have to make decisions with,” said Jenifer Glover, Director of Finance for A+ College Ready, a program of A+ Education Partnership. “That’s much more than what we ever had before.”

Solution highlights

With Emburse, the finance team replaced fragmented processes with a unified, intelligent workflow:

• Real-time financial visibility replaced delayed, after-the-fact reporting
• Single system of record eliminated duplicate close work
• Faster access to accurate financials supported timely analysis
• Embedded intelligence enabled confident, data-backed decisions

Business impact: From catch-up to confidence

The shift to Emburse fundamentally changed how finance operates at A+ Education Partnerships. Instead of spending cycles reconciling and re-closing books, the team now works with live data, which frees up time for analysis and strategic support.

Month-end close accelerated, and finance gained the ability to model short-term scenarios in real time. Leaders can now assess whether to invest more in schools, plan for the next quarter, or adjust spending based on current conditions rather than outdated reports.

Most importantly, finance moved from reactive reporting to proactive guidance. It's a level of visibility that enables their organization to see, decide, and act with clarity when it matters most.

“Emburse lets us see real-time financials and make decisions faster.”— Jenifer Glover, Director of Finance, A+ College Ready (of A+ Education Partnership)