When accounting, technology, and people come together in the right way, everyday life becomes easier both for the accountant and for the business looking to grow. That is precisely what the collaboration between ECIT NORIAN and Catacloud is all about.

ECIT NORIAN delivers accounting, payroll, and technology services to businesses in the Nordics and Europe, while Catacloud is the company behind one of the market's most user-friendly accounting systems, currently available to customers in Norway, Denmark, and Iceland. The collaboration is built on close dialogue between the accountants at ECIT NORIAN and the development team at Catacloud. Insights from everyday accounting work are brought directly into the further development of the solution, ensuring that the product is developed based on real needs.

The collaboration was formalized in 2022, when ECIT NORIAN and Catacloud entered into a strategic partnership to make Catacloud available to ECIT NORIAN's customers. Since then, the partnership has evolved from a pure vendor relationship into a close professional and operational community, where many ECIT NORIAN customers today use Catacloud as their preferred system.

Close partnership, shared direction

In practice, for customers, this close partnership means that ECIT NORIAN can offer Catacloud as an integrated part of its technology offering, with a short distance between advisory services, implementation, and the further development of the system.

"What makes the collaboration valuable is that we speak the same language. We know Catacloud very well and can provide our customers with very close and comprehensive follow-up.»

Ben Tveten

Head of SME, ECIT NORIAN

"Having ECIT NORIAN as a partner means that we develop Catacloud in close dialogue with one of Norway's leading accounting communities. The experiences they gain in working with customers every single day provide us with valuable insights that we incorporate into our product development.»

Aysen Boyar

Head of Sales, Catacloud

A system built for both accountant and customer

Catacloud was founded in 2017 with a simple goal: to make accounting easier to work with. Today, the system is used by accounting firms and businesses in Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, and it is built around close collaboration with the very accounting professionals who use it every day.

This is also where the partnership with ECIT NORIAN makes sense: ECIT NORIAN's accounting and payroll advisors possess in-depth knowledge of what actually works in practice. This expertise feeds directly into the development of Catacloud, while ECIT NORIAN's customers gain access to a system tailored specifically to their workflows.

Proximity that enables faster development

Because Catacloud and ECIT NORIAN work so closely together, the path from customer feedback to further product development is short. Requests or needs that arise during daily bookkeeping can quickly be incorporated into Catacloud's development pipeline without having to go through external channels or lengthy vendor processes.

This also provides peace of mind for customers: they know that the system they use is rooted in the real needs of Norwegian businesses and accounting professionals, rather than being developed from a distance.

The way forward

The collaboration between ECIT NORIAN and Catacloud is a prime example of how a close partnership creates value for customers. By bringing advisory services, people, and technology closer together, the partnership contributes to a more modern and forward-looking finance function for clients.