Like so many companies, as Marinus expanded operations, it found that its legacy software did not meet its needs for internal controls, management reporting, and external reporting:
- Journal entries could easily be overridden
- The chart of account structure required for tracking expenses by department and project was cumbersome
- The financial reporting and budgeting capabilities were very limited and led to time-consuming, manual manipulation outside the application
Marinus needed an accounting solution that would tackle these concerns and also provide controlled access to real-time information to internal and external stakeholders alike.
Finding the right solution
The answer was and is Sage Intacct. Sage Intacct solved all the issues above and delivered a user-friendly interface that everyone in the organization, even those outside the accounting function, found easy and intuitive. Just as importantly, Sage Intacct provided a secure environment with automated workflow that delivered better control over transaction processing and approvals, in a way that is easily audited.
Seeing results
Marinus has already experienced tangible benefits from Sage Intacct:
- Faster period closing
- More meaningful financial reports
- Better control and management of vendors (e.g. CROs)
- Higher satisfaction of internal users
- More efficient preparation of external reports
As a pre-revenue biotech, while Marinus needed a solution to manage expenses more effectively and to provide robust reporting, it also wanted to implement an accounting solution that could scale to meet its evolving needs – whether additional functionality within the product or from Sage Intacct’s best-in-class partners. Sage Intacct met this important criteria and Marinus has already benefited by implementing Sage Intacct’s employee expense management and integrating with a payroll solution from EmployeeMax.

