I believe this is a very user friendly program and easy to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are many screens and sometimes you have to go to multiple to get the data you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ellucian Colleague Finance is user-friendly and easy to navigate. We use this interface every day, and every department has access to it as a resource. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is little that I dislike about Ellucian Colleague Finance. I've noticed that at times, it has many tabs that open into one another, which may be confusing. However, there is a location bar at the topic where you can see which tab led to the next. I appreciate its layout and design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

User friendly interface, good knowledge and engaging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cost, We have to pay in dollers no option for other payment options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very reliable and easy to use. Works well with post secondary institutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of financial reporting product. Needs a 3rd party partner for financial statements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The product has many functions and customizations and general ledger items tie directly to items within the student information system. It's not hard to navigate with some practice. The key shortcuts will save you some time navigating the finance forms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ellucian's focus is primarily on Banner, not Colleague due to the higher paying customers using Banner, so Colleague lags behind a little. They also prioritize the student module and not the finance module. There are not always ways to run a report directly from the finance module and you have to run a report from your reporting system. There are a few forms (could be called sub-forms or drill-downs) that seem unnecessary. You're frequently clicking "save all" or hitting next to get through forms that you may not ever really use. Keyed shortcuts help, but you'll still waste some time just trying to get through a form to the data you need. Certain items have to be down outside the module and you end up paying other vendors for another product/service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I work at a military college in SC and we use Ellucian Banner on campus for several applications. I use it to enter my leave reports and submit leave. It allows you to view your employee profile information about your job and your pays subs and tax forms. It makes all the items accessible in one place. We also use banner a lot to input our financial information and it keeps our budgets and we use it for creating purchase orders to pay vendors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ellucian Banner Finance sometimes has bugs when trying to enter purchase requisitions. I always have to delete and reenter account numbers before the totals show up. I have found a workaround for that though. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would recommend Colleague as a fully integrated ERP system for campus. Prior to upgrading to Colleague, there were separate systems for accounting, financial aid, student accounts, registrar, etc. Having everything in one place is a major benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The downside of the Finance module is that it does not really cater to accounting. Even something as basic as running financial statements has to be done outside of the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Banner Finance solved a problem with our ticketing system. Our old ticket writers were so old that we couldn't get replacements. The new solution we found integrates with the Banner system so that tickets are linked to the appropriate individual. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Getting the integration set up was trial-and-error. Also, users had to be trained on how to transmit the information over to Banner at the end of the day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Now that I am familiar with the software, I appreciate the various functions for paying invoices and printing off specialized reports. This helps with managing our budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It took me longer than I care to admit to become familiar with the software, and I consider myself to be pretty tech savvy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Being able to set automated processes like running reports is helpful . I also like having to push the “done” button on a page instead of the enter key to complete a process. It’s common to want to hit the enter key, but having a button to hit makes me review my entries first. Less errors this way. This product is used at every university I’ve attended and/or worked, so it’s an industrial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing at this time. Banner is a very easy to use. Visual graphics could be a plus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.