Challenges

Lack of Visibility into Property Tax and Related Data

Richard’s team manages property tax assessment appeals across numerous states. As such, they must ensure property tax and related data are visible to property managers, tenants, and third-party partners. In addition, they need to provide accurate real estate tax data and information to senior leaders at Brookfield Properties – Forest City.

Decision makers both inside and outside Brookfield Properties – Forest City make decisions based on the projections, appeal statuses, tax bills, and related data provided by Richard and his team. Before adopting itamlink, Brookfield Properties - Forest City’s data was not centralized for all staff members. This meant important data - like tax and assessment information, reports and approvals – couldn't always be accessed by team members and stakeholders when needed.

Inefficient Processes Were Slowing Down Workflows

Inadequate software and systems for managing property tax data were taking a toll on Richard’s team. One full-time staff member was spending more than 50% of their time dealing with time-consuming activities to track and manage property tax data, appeals and financial reporting. This caused a ripple effect, pulling other staff members away from critical functions.

How itamlink helped

Enhanced Accuracy Through Data Centralization

Using itamlink, Richard’s team found it much easier to maintain data integrity. The built-in activity log allowed them see what data was changed and when, providing a clear audit trail. What’s more, itamlink would flag anomalies in jurisdictional data that could signal a data entry error. This helped ensure data accuracy and integrity were maintained.  

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Streamlined Decision-Making Through Automated Processes

Richard and his team found itamlink to have an intuitive data structure, helping them perform functions more efficiently and reducing time lost reformatting data. With less staff effort required to maintain property tax data, Richard’s team could spend more time on strategic activities to build their business.

What’s more, Brookfield has built business intelligence into their processes, enabling stronger business decisions produced in a more efficient way.

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Automated Day-to-Day Workflow Processes

With itamlink, Richard’s team found a number of day-to-day tasks simpler and more efficient. For example, they could:

• Identify appeal opportunities, leading to potential tax savings  
• Automate bill processing, invoice tracking, and payments, reducing the risk of late payment penalties
• Ensure key stakeholders had access to the data and functions they needed, such as payment approvals and reporting  

Richard’s team found itamlink easy to follow and logical, eliminating problems, issues and wasted time.