Author name: Brenna Devlin

Empowering Site Leaders in Long-Term Care with Better Financial Visibility 

Long-term care organizations are operating under increasing pressure. Labor costs remain unpredictable, occupancy trends shift quickly, and site leaders are expected to make faster operational decisions with fewer administrative resources.  Yet many facilities still rely on reporting processes built around delayed spreadsheets, manual consolidations, and disconnected systems.  The issue is not a lack of data. […]

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Our Commitment to Dynamics GP—and Why We Joined Knights of GP

Many Dynamics GP customers aren’t questioning whether the system works. They’re planning what the next ten years look like. At Vivid Reports, we are committed to supporting GP customers for the long term. That’s why we’ve joined the Knights of GP, an initiative focused on providing support, new features, and updates for Dynamics GP well

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How Vivid Reports Integrates with MatrixCare: Simplifying Financial Reporting for Long-Term Care and Home Health Providers 

Healthcare organizations have invested heavily in systems like MatrixCare to improve care delivery, streamline operations, and support compliance across facilities.  But for many finance teams, there’s still a gap.  While clinical workflows are well supported, financial reporting often depends on manual processes—exporting data, updating spreadsheets, and distributing reports across multiple locations with limited visibility into performance.  That gap

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Municipal Year-End Close: The Hidden Reporting Bottleneck Behind Year-End Pressure 

Municipal finance leaders don’t need to be told that year-end is demanding.  Treasurers, CFOs, and Directors of Finance are expected to close quickly, support the audit, prepare PSAB-compliant financial statements, reconcile budget-to-actual differences, and respond to council and leadership questions—all while operations continue and service expectations keep rising.  This pressure is not just an accounting issue. It

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Moving from Hedberg ERP? How Vivid Reports Makes the Switch to Business Central or NetSuite Simple

When Your ERP Changes, Reporting Becomes the Risk    Hedberg ERP reaching end-of-life is forcing many finance teams into a transition they didn’t plan.  Most of the attention naturally goes to choosing the next system. Steelcase has identified Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and NetSuite as their primary choices. Vivid Reports is fully integrated with both options. Both are capable platforms and both can support growth.  But there’s a quieter

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Future-Proof Financial Reporting: Navigating ERP Changes with Confidence

ERP transitions are often framed as a step forward. Better systems, cleaner data, more control.  But for finance teams, the experience during transition is rarely that simple.  Reporting still needs to happen on schedule. Month-end doesn’t wait. Stakeholders still expect clear, reliable numbers. Yet during an ERP change, the systems that support that reporting are in flux.  That

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Navigating the GP to Business Central Transition: How Vivid Supports  

If your organization relies on Microsoft Dynamics GP, you’ve likely heard the clock ticking. Microsoft is winding down mainstream support, the urgency to move off GP is greater than ever.   For many finance leaders, that “when” is now. But moving from GP to Business Central (or any modern ERP) is no small task—including reporting. You’re

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Modern Report Distribution – Best Practices for Finance Teams

As a finance leader, your role extends far beyond reporting. You’re guiding strategy, managing risk, and enabling decision-making across the business. In this context, how you distribute financial reports is no small task—it’s a key capability that impacts transparency, security, and agility. Here’s a streamlined guide to modernizing your report distribution process. 1. Keep Pace with Expanding Regulations

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