Building Financial Confidence for Early Childhood Education

At Big Blue Marble Academy, every dollar matters. Their mission is to provide nurturing early education to families – but behind the scenes, managing dozens of schools with a lean finance team is no small feat.

For John Nam, Director of Finance, Centage isn’t just a tool. It’s his daily partner.

“90% of what I do revolves around Centage,” he said. “It’s simple, fast, and without it, I couldn’t do my job.”

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The Problem

Before Centage, budgeting and reporting were tangled in:

• Manual Excel workbooks that risked errors with every update.
  
• Slow, fragmented reporting tools, making it hard to deliver insights on time.
  
• Limited visibility into real-time financial performance, with no easy way to build consolidated reports across locations.
  
  

The Centage Transformation

When John stepped into his role, Centage was already in place – and he instantly saw its power.

• ‍Intuitive enough to use daily without formal training.‍
• Flexible reporting tailored to how their finance team works.‍
• Centralized data management eliminating the chaos of scattered files.

“I love the simplicity. I didn’t get much training when I started, but I was able to jump right in. It’s intuitive and the data comes exactly how I need it.”

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The Impact

Today, Big Blue Marble Academy uses Centage to:

• ‍Streamline budgeting across multiple schools
• Deliver data-driven insights to leadership quickly
• Empower their small finance team to focus on strategy, not spreadsheet firefighting

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Looking Ahead

As their organization grows, John knows Centage will continue to grow with them.

“I’m already its biggest cheerleader. With the features coming, it’ll only get better.”

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About Centage

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