Town of Rising Sun & MIP

Challenges of Yesterday - Ease of Today

SummaryThe Town of Rising Sun's goal was to scale and sustain their financial future for business and residents. In only 18 months from researching an accounting software program to implementing MIP's fund accounting solution they achieved just this.Judy Melton, Office Manager and Town Clerk for Town of Rising Sun, Maryland, shared her insights and challenges with the town's journey from manual workarounds, decentralized systems, and staffing constraints to seamless integration of all critical financials and databases .ChallengeAfter a decade of outsourcing all city accounting processes, the Town of Rising Sun's Judy Melton was determined to find a system that internal staff could implement. The city needed a versatile, easy to learn and implement, well-supported accounting system.Results With MIP, the town was able to empower reporting efficiency, reduce reliance on outside accounting professionals and have a cloud-based system that will serve them in the future. Since implementing, they gained greater reporting flexibility, superb data integration and key budget reconciliations. They also enjoy consistent and solid support and ongoing MIP customer support for module education.

"Working in MIP is so easy, every module performs the same way, master one and you'll be able to solve more problems!"

Judy Melton, Town Clerk

^{The support of MIP's trainers and our salesperson Mike remains invaluable to the success of our implementation. Choosing cloud-based gave us the ability to rely on a strong disaster recovery plan for the present and the future.}

Judy Melton, Office Manager - Town of Rising Sun

The Town of the Rising Sun chose MIP's cloud-software to provide accelerated accounting processes, critical reporting data, and multiple integration for better import and exporting of data.

About the Town of Rising Sun In 1720, Henry Reynolds established a stone tavern on Nottingham Lot No. 17 to serve as a stage stop. Over the entrance was a swinging sign depicting the rays of the sun at dawn and the lettering THE RISING SUN. It was around this busy tavern that the village of Summer Hill began to grow.The town was incorporated in 1860 and currently is home to over 3000 close-knit residents.