Solution 7 allows Certified Collision Group to streamline financial reporting and budgeting in Excel, facilitate external sharing, and attract external investment. 

Setting up for scale 

Certified Collision Group (CCG) is now America's fastest-growing network of OE (original equipment) Certified, independently owned and operated collision repair centers. Offering procurement services and insurance relationship management, the Group services 400+ body shops across the USA. 

 

Following sustained organic growth, the company made the decision to open itself to external investment to accelerate its next phase of growth. To best prepare, CCG implemented NetSuite to formalize and optimize its financial operations and performance. 

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At the heart of the company’s requirements was a need to produce accurate, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand financials. This was particularly important for internal stakeholders who did not access NetSuite as part of their daily job, as well as potential external investors. 
 

Flexible financial reporting 

Providing a simple interface to report on NetSuite data in Excel, Solution 7 introduced flexibility for Certified Collision Group and allowed financial reporting and budgeting data to be managed, analyzed, and shared in the right format with the wider finance and management teams.  

Chris Chase, COO of Certified Collision Group explains: 

"The Solution 7 product is fantastic because it allows a lot of flexibility in bringing the financial reporting and budgeting information into Excel, allows us to manipulate that and communicate it back into NetSuite for my technical leaders in finance. But then I can also take that same Excel spreadsheet, create graphics and dashboards that I can then communicate to my board and to other key stakeholders in my business."

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Beyond this, Solution 7 enabled flexibility not only to enhance the styling and presentation of reports but, more importantly, to easily build core management reports and display critical data in different structures and perspectives, without impacting the core financial setup in NetSuite. 
 

“I can also take that [same] Excel spreadsheet and create graphics and dashboards that I can then communicate to my board and to other key stakeholders in my business. One of my favorite features from the Solution 7 offering is the flexibility I have in consolidating GL accounts, and then I can bring it in at an individual GL account level or I can bring it in through a range or even through a named array.” 

 

Time-saving reporting 

With Solution 7, finance and operations teams have all the depth of their NetSuite data with all the flexibility of Excel. This means that reports are easy to create on the fly, and users are able to build pre-defined reporting packs and templates which are easily refreshed and populated with up-to-date data.  

This not only enabled Chris to produce better reports, more quickly, but importantly allowed him to maximize his time in the other areas of his business which required his undivided attention. 
 

“Incredibly impactful and time saving. What used to take me 10 to 15 hours a week is now just the click of a button. [Which allows] me to spend more time driving the operation of my business and less time worrying about reports.” 

 

Seamless integration for business success 

With Solution 7, implementation is simple. This ensures your business success remains at the forefront and is not affected by the integration of new software. 

Chris described his experience with the implementation as “very quick and painless. They were always right there on the spot, walked me through the initial setups, provided great one-on-one training, and so we have run into no issues with the product at all.” 
 

The seamless integration of Solution 7 has allowed CCG to efficiently implement a system that enhances time management, offers flexibility, and streamlines their reporting processes in Excel.  

 

A solution that blends into your everyday reporting 

Certified Collision Group found that Solution 7 met their business needs perfectly and allowed them to continue operations without the difficulties that often come with adopting a new, more complicated system. 

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When managing a business, proactively addressing potential challenges, such as software implementation, capabilities and training is essential for long-term growth and success. A crucial part of this is choosing the right solution for your company, like Certified Collision Group did. 
 

“It just saves us time and makes everything so easy. I couldn't hope for a better solution. Oftentimes you buy a solution, and you have to spend a lot of time worrying about it, caring for it, and maintaining it. Solution 7 is a solution that just blends right into my every day. It provides just an incredible amount of flexibility and saves a tremendous amount of time in communicating reporting out to any external partner.” 

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1,000+ businesses like yours trust Solution 7 to combine the full power of NetSuite with the ease and flexibility of Excel for all their reporting needs. Start your free trial of Solution 7 today and experience instant, error-free financial reporting.

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‍Not quite ready to dive in just yet? Watch a quick preview of the key Solution 7 features and see how it all works in practice.

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