Commercial property owner Groupe Petra has increased its property management productivity by adopting Yardi Voyager Commercial as its real estate technology platform.
“We needed to automate business processes as our portfolio grew significantly. Using 50 spreadsheet tabs to perform accounting for 50 buildings was too time-consuming, for example,” said Olivier Rocheleau, corporate controller for Groupe Petra. “Voyager cut the time previously needed to execute month-end procedures in half for some activities, and at the same time we were able to establish robust automated governance with the help of the software.”
In addition to Yardi Voyager, Groupe Petra also implemented Yardi PayScan, an invoice processing platform; Yardi Job Cost, which provides precise cost and budget oversight over construction projects and Yardi Aspire, an on-demand digital training environment.
“We have grown significantly and had to put new processes in place to adapt with this change,” continued Rocheleau. “Yardi has more credibility and presence in the market and its product offering checks all of our core business needs.”
“Groupe Petra has been truly forward thinking in their vision of leveraging integrative technology to thrive beyond the pandemic,” said Peter Altobelli, vice president of sales and general manager for Yardi Canada. “Their ability to modify their implementation strategy for a remote environment was a positive challenge for us.”
