The Affordable Alternative to QuickBooks: Meet Sage Intacct Essentials
The Affordable Alternative to QuickBooks: Meet Sage Intacct Essentials
- The common challenges nonprofits face with QuickBooks
- How Sage Intacct Essentials is purpose-built to handle nonprofit complexity
- A clear, affordable path to modern financial management
- Identify the limitations of QuickBooks for nonprofits—including grant tracking, reporting, and compliance challenges.
- Explore how Sage Intacct Essentials is designed specifically for nonprofits to streamline operations, improve visibility, and reduce risk.
Participants in this webinar are eligible to receive 1 CPE credit.
Buu-Linh Tran, CPA
Buu-Linh Tran is SVP with JMT Consulting. She brings over 30 years of experience in public accounting and consulting, with deep expertise in financial systems and technology transformation. She has worked closely with clients across a wide range of industries—most notably the nonprofit sector—helping organizations optimize their finance operations through tailored technology solutions.
Her core focus areas include financial system implementation, support for leading ERP and FP&A platforms, integration with existing applications, and strategic consulting in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A). Buu-Linh frequently partners with executive leadership—CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and senior finance teams—to guide them through financial system selection, business process improvement, and digital transformation initiatives.
Specialties:
• Financial solution advisor and consultant
• Accounting and finance operation assessment
• Financial system selection
• Business process transformation
• Project management
• Client Accounting and Advisory Services
Heather Johnson, CPA
Partner
hjohnson@hangroupllc.com
Summary of Experience
Heather is a nonprofit subject matter expert with over 25 years of accounting experience,
predominately in public accounting. Heather leads teams performing accounting and
consulting services, providing clients with expertise and superior service, including advisement on implementing
new accounting standards, effective internal controls and best practices. Heather is dedicated to quality, timely
delivery and client satisfaction, enabling organizations to thrive and advance their missions.
Heather leads Han Group’s Continuing Professional Education program where she creates, coordinates and
teaches content related to new and existing accounting standards to internal team members, clients, and
attendees of various conferences such as the AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference.
Prior to joining Han Group, Heather gained non–profit accounting aptitude as an auditor and client accounting
services manager with Raffa, PC (now CBIZ).
Professional Affiliations
- Member, American Institute of Certified
- Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Member, AICPA Not-for-Profit Section
- Member, Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA)
- Member, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)Member, New York Council of Nonprofits (NYCON)
Professional Certifications
- Certified Public Accountant, Virginia
