AECOM Selects FinancialForce PSA to Support Workforce Efficiency and Integrated Approach to Project Management

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2015) - FinancialForce.com, the leading cloud ERP provider on the Salesforce1 Platform, today announced that AECOM has selected FinancialForce Professional Services Automation (PSA) solution to help construct a fully integrated project management and delivery system for project managers and development teams across all business units, worldwide. Prior to selecting FinancialForce PSA, AECOM employees used a variety of industry best in class legacy systems, resulting in environments that were not fully integrated into a single platform.

With over 100,000 employees worldwide, AECOM is a fully integrated professional and technical services firm that designs, builds, finances and operates infrastructure assets for public- and private-sector clients in over 150 countries around the globe. AECOM selected FinancialForce PSA in response to an executive initiative to integrate, streamline and further advance its already strong delivery capabilities.

"FinancialForce.com will be an integral part of AECOM's overall business strategy," said Chris Amirault, vice president of strategic initiatives and business applications at AECOM. "Choosing FinancialForce.com provides us with the unique opportunity to leverage the Salesforce1 Platform, expanding our capabilities and offerings to our clients that expect premium project management. FinancialForce PSA will be a strategic differentiator and will help AECOM quickly achieve its goals and objectives in the market."

With FinancialForce PSA's offerings in its arsenal, AECOM aims to achieve full integration of its legacy systems in order to automate workflow and increase overall efficiency for project managers across all departments. AECOM plans to use the FinancialForce.com cloud to assist with resource and project forecasting as well as managing financial transactions and scenario based modeling. In addition, AECOM will be able to offer its clients an unprecedented view of all projects, opportunities and metrics never before offered in the industry.

About FinancialForce.com

FinancialForce.com delivers ERP at Customer Speed™. Built on the Salesforce1 Platform, FinancialForce ERP equips customer-centric businesses with a unified platform that delivers ERP and CRM on a single cloud. Our Financial Management, Human Capital Management (HCM), Professional Services Automation (PSA), and Supply Chain Management (SCM) apps allow businesses to increase the speed at which they operate and be more responsive along every touch point of a customer's journey. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, FinancialForce.com is backed by leading global institutions Salesforce, Technology Crossover Ventures, Advent International and UNIT4.

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About AECOM

AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public- and private-sector clients.

With nearly 100,000 employees -- including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals -- serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in Engineering News-Record magazine's annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by Fortune magazine as a World's Most Admired Company.

The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high-rise buildings and government. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients' projects.

A Fortune 500 firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, had revenue of approximately $19 billion during the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2014.