# How Pearl uses FloQast

**25-30 hours**: “Saved 25-30 hours per month by automating manual journal entry workflows”

As published on [floqast.com](https://www.floqast.com/stories/streamlining-efficiency-with-floqast-journal-entry-management-at-pearl). Captured by usedby on 2026-10-07.

- Company: [Pearl](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/pearl.md)
- Tool: [FloQast](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/floqast.md)
- Teams: Accounting

## What the story says

Pearl's accounting team uses FloQast Journal Entry Management to replace Excel-based journal entry preparation, review and approval with a centralized, tracked workflow that feeds into Sage Intacct. It supports month-end close efficiency and audit readiness ahead of anticipated growth and a potential IPO.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of FloQast and Pearl, not ours.

> FloQast JEM gave them all that time back, turning an eight to nine day process into just five.

- **five**: “FloQast JEM gave them all that time back, turning an eight to nine day process into just five.”

> We were already seeing improvements on the first day. JEM consolidated everything into one place, making it easier and faster to manage the entire process.
>
> Andy Pfertner, Controller at Pearl

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-07.

- Checked: the figure 25-30 hours is printed word for word on the page, near the name of Pearl.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of Pearl.
- Checked: Pearl uses FloQast. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-07.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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Source: https://www.usedby.ai/case-studies/pearl-floqast · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology