Whether you’re buying for schools or looking for a solution to recommend, Access Education’s budget and finance software is here to help empower your schools to confidently manage their finances.
While we encourage collective procurement for optimal results, Access budgets and finance can be purchased individually. Proudly working with 42 local authorities.
Introducing customised reporting for local education authorities. Now you can create custom reports that meet your LA’s specific needs.
Designed for schools, our software makes it easy for non-finance staff as well as school finance professionals to manage budgets.
100% cloud-based with secure access through Access Workspace, anytime, anywhere.
Supports accounting processes in line with DfE and ESFA requirements.
Reports for income and expenditure, monthly staffing and more. Plus, we now have customised reporting to meet individual LA requirements.
Reconciling multiple or single bank accounts can be time-consuming. Upload a CSV statement to auto-match transactions.
Track, manage and report on all your school’s income and expenditure to ensure your budget stays on track.
Forecast and plan your school budget for up to 5 years, increasing your visibility so your school can avoid deficits and track spending. Tweak as needed from the ‘snapshot’ view, avoiding manual data analysis and entry.
Model the financial impact of multiple scenarios such as changes in staff, pay, pupils, income, expenditure and more. This is now even easier with our latest budget forecasting functionality, allowing you to make changes within the ‘snapshot’ view.
The procurement process differs from authority to authority. But don’t worry. Access Education has you covered.
If you intend on using the software at local authority level, you need to have confidence in your supplier - confidence that they’ll provide the right tools and training, and confidence that the software is easy to use and effective.
Our team is on hand to ensure your team is best prepared to use our software:
If you’re buying on behalf of your schools, the pressure is on. Your schools are relying on you to:
Our flexible, ‘train the trainer’ approach empowers your team to become the experts on our solutions.
With Access Education in your corner, you get:
Put simply, you can be confident that your schools will be properly implemented, supported, and trained.
If you’re encouraging schools to procure their own budgets and finance software, they’ll be relying on you for guidance.
Don’t allow them to settle for the dated, clunky solutions that first spring to mind.
Instead, provide them with a solution that they’ll enjoy using on a day-to-day basis.
Trust us, they will thank you for it.
Custom reports for your LA, delivered faster
We understand that local authorities have unique and specific reporting requirements. But don’t let that hold you back. With our new customised reporting functionality, we leverage an API to create custom reports that meet your LA’s specific needs. No matter what LA you’re part of, we’ve got you covered.
Discover how in this short clip featuring our pre-sales consultant, Jack Webster. For a 6 minute demo video (including a product tour), hit the link below.
Revolutionise budget management with direct adjustments, eliminating manual updates
Now you can track your budget year-round, tweaking it as needed - based on expected outcomes, end-of-year projections, and variances, all from one convenient view.
Bid farewell to manual data analysis and entry, and welcome faster decision-making, time savings, and enhanced data quality.
Within the first 6-9 months, the first school in Liverpool had gone completely paperless with its financial management. Many more schools are expected to achieve this milestone in the near future.
The cloud-based software removes any of the risk associated with spreadsheets, staff turnover and doing aspects of budgeting manually.
Streamlining local authority reporting with Access Education Finance
In this guide we cover:
On-demand webinar: Software support when you switch to Access Education Finance
Watch our 30 minute webinar, where our hosts tell you about:
Webinar & report: Trends & challenges local authorities are facing in the education sector
The one hour on-demand webinar & report cover:
On-demand webinar: Switching school finance systems
Watch our 45 minute webinar where we cover:
A buyer's guide to software for LAs
Regardless of whether you have been utilising business software for SBM functions for an extended period or are contemplating making a more significant investment to enhance efficiencies, several critical factors require consideration.
On-demand webinar: Benefits of integrated Budgets & Finance
A webinar for schools and local authorities.
Watch the webinar to:
Choosing the right financial system
Managing school finance is becoming increasingly challenging due to rising costs, declining funding, and stricter regulations, coupled with the constant pressure to improve educational standards. However, there is good news - financial management software can help streamline processes and save time, allowing schools to work more efficiently and even improve their financial position.
Budget deficits - A guide to avoid and recovery
Our guide looks at...
Our Education Finance Expert, James Kirby details the benefits of talking to software providers early in the procurement process.
Our Education Finance Expert, James Kirby explains the initial steps for schools purchasing Access Finance software.
James Kirby, Education Finance Expert at Access, explains how we customise finance software setups for each school, ensuring smooth implementation.
Education Finance Expert Expert James Kirby shares how Access Education can support both your LA and your schools.
After onboarding, schools receive customised training to effortlessly master the software and reduce workload, with our expert, James Kirby, explaining the process.
At Access, our Education Finance Expert offers extensive finance expertise, making us the top choice for education finance and budgeting solutions.
