BS&A General Ledger vs CGI Advantage

BS&A General Ledger is the central ledger in BS&A’s cloud-based Financial Management Suite, storing financial entries from other suite modules. Designed exclusively for local government, it supports GAAP fund accounting and governmental GASB reporting. Built-in GASB 34 reports allow adjustment entries in a separate Adjustments fund or a GASB 34 Adjustments area. Statistical reports calculate major and minor funds in summary or detailed formats and let users drill down to account balances. Budgeting includes spreadsheet imports, user-defined levels, projections, proposed reports, and what-if scenarios; it can draw employee longevity, grade, raise, and benefit projections from BS&A’s Human Resources module. Bank Reconciliation supports imported transactions, multiple accounts, pooled cash, and grouping by deposit. Listed capabilities also include restricted fund tracking, grant management, budget-versus-actuals, and program tracking. It runs on the web with cloud deployment, and BS&A says suite data is shared for real-time updates and to avoid duplicate entry. Pricing is on request.

CGI Advantage is an ERP for state and local governments that brings finance, human resources, performance budgeting, procurement and collections into one system. Its financial tools provide access to departmental budgets and help manage financial resources. Performance Budgeting supplies real-time information for analysis, funding decisions and performance measurement. Procurement covers solicitation management, contract administration, e-commerce and vendor management, while HR tools support process management and alignment with organizational goals. The wider system includes grant management, restricted-fund tracking, program tracking, case management, compliance tools and audit trails. CGI Advantage Insight provides dashboards, configurable inquiries and reports for statutory reporting needs, alongside operational analytics and invoice-processing automation. Travel and Expense Management includes mobile capabilities for authorizations, advances and expenses. It runs on Android, iOS and the web, with hybrid deployment and optional application hosting. CGI describes optional dual-factor authentication and cryptography services for authentication and stored-password encryption. Pricing is on request.