(1888PressRelease)
April 28, 2007 - A bursar’s role is as busy as it is varied, and involves ensuring the most effective use of all schools’ resources to support effective teaching and learning. Increasingly, bursars are also establishing themselves as part of school senior management, which involves strategic planning. It is for these reasons that many bursars look to streamline processes in order to increase efficiency and focus on tasks requiring long-term planning.
Clare Crawford, Senior Administration Officer at Foxfield Primary School in Greenwich is using Kalamazoo Security Print’s (www.kalamazoosecure.co.uk) secure cheques in conjunction with the SIMS financial management system from Capita Children’s Services to support her strategic management of the school’s finances - increasing efficiency while protecting against identity theft, human error and fraud.
Clare commented: “Kalamazoo’s cheque printing has delivered several clear benefits since we introduced it 13 months ago. Cheque processing is now far more time efficient. I used to have to write cheques out by hand, which took hours of concentration, but now the job can be completed in seconds, leaving me free to focus on other, more strategic, tasks. It also removes human error from the whole process, while providing protection from fraud. The cheques themselves are of high quality and convey a very professional image. Overall, I am delighted with the service and would recommend them to any bursar or finance officer.”
Kalamazoo draws information directly from invoice details stored within the FMS financial management system in SIMS and uses it to print cheques. As this process requires just a few minutes, it speeds up the cheque generating process while at the same time greatly reducing clerical errors. Kalamazoo has been working with schools for over 40 years to improve the efficiency and security of a number of administrative functions such as school reports, cash receipts and visitor management solutions.
Maureen Bott, Product and Development Manager, Kalamazoo Security Print, commented: “As the role of the bursar changes, they are increasingly called upon to become the business manager of the school. Like any business manager they want to improve and streamline processes where possible. Kalamazoo has a strong track record in the education sector and we are delighted to be working alongside Foxfield Primary to achieve these goals.”
About Kalamazoo Security Print:
Kalamazoo Security Print, part of the Adare Group, is a leading supplier of security printed documents and business solutions improving the efficiency of customers' organisations and protecting them from fraud.
With a wealth of experience of over 100 years, Kalamazoo offers the latest, people, premises and payment transactions.
Meeting and exceeding the most stringent standards, Kalamazoo is accredited by: the Association of Payment Clearing Services (APACS); British Security Industry Association (BSIA); ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System and BS7799/ISO27001 Information Security.
www.kalamazoosecure.co.uk
