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Case Study: University of New Mexico saves 35,000 hours a year with Emburse

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Key facts · TL;DR
Company
University of New Mexico
Industry
Education
Challenge
Paper-driven, multi-week expense process
Headline result
University of New Mexico cut reimbursement time 75% and saved 35,000 processing hours a year with Emburse

Key results

-75%
Reimbursement time reduction
35,000 hrs/yr
Processing hours saved annually
800,000/yr
Sheets of paper saved

The challenge

The University of New Mexico ran a heavily paper-driven expense and invoice process that required wet signatures, multiple copies, and physical document transport across campus. Processing a single reimbursement could take up to two weeks or a month.

The solution

UNM moved to Emburse Enterprise, configuring electronic routing rules and PCard integrations to automate compliance and remove manual steps from expense and invoice workflows.

Before Emburse, we had a very paper-driven process. Wet signatures were required, lots of paper, multiple copies everywhere.

LB
Lorrie Black
Sr. Business Analyst, University of New Mexico

The results, in context

After adopting Emburse, UNM reduced reimbursement time by 75% and saved an estimated 35,000 processing hours annually, along with roughly 800,000 sheets of paper a year. The number of processing steps was cut in half.

Products used

Emburse Emburse Enterprise