When Kanin Energy began to grow, their finance team did what many teams do. They used spreadsheets to pull together results from multiple QuickBooks Online entities.
At first, it worked.
But as the group expanded across currencies and reporting became more important for leadership and investors, the process became harder to manage. Consolidation took time. Intercompany eliminations were manual. And every close carried a degree of risk.
The team needed a way to keep QuickBooks at the heart of their accounting, while making group reporting simpler and more reliable.
Building a single source of truth
In 2021, Kanin connected their QuickBooks Online entities into Joiin.
Instead of exporting data into spreadsheets, consolidation now happens in one place. Intercompany eliminations are handled within the system. Reports are consistent from month to month and available in both USD and CAD.
The change was practical rather than dramatic. No new accounting system. No complex rebuild. Just a clearer layer on top of what was already working.
The result was a repeatable close process the team could trust.
More time, better decisions
Today, Kanin saves around five to seven hours each month at close.
More importantly, the team has confidence in the numbers they are sharing.
The CEO uses consolidated reports for board discussions. The commercial team relies on them for planning. Investors receive clean, consistent financials. And the finance team spends less time fixing spreadsheets and more time understanding what the numbers are saying.
As Tammy Clifford explains, reporting now delivers data the team can genuinely rely on.
Looking ahead
Kanin plans to reuse their Joiin data across Power BI and Microsoft Dynamics 365, extending the same trusted numbers into operational and executive reporting.
For a growing group, the shift from spreadsheets to structured group reporting has not just saved time. It has changed how the business uses its financial data.
