School finance system
Simple accounting software for schools
Shrink month-end reconciliation down from hours to minutes with Arbor MIS and Arbor Finance together. User-friendly and affordable, it’s perfect for LA maintained schools.
Arbor Finance is part of the Arbor School Management Suite
With Arbor MIS and Arbor Finance together, you can finally move everything off your server, work with just one team for both your MIS and your finance system, and make month-end much less of a mountain.
“Arbor Finance is just so refreshing in comparison to other systems – we can’t sing its praises enough.”
Helen Simpson
Financial Consultant, NYES Financial Management Services
“It’s a superb piece of software. I can’t think of anything that needs improving, but if I did, I’d know that I could go to Arbor and they’d take the feedback onboard.”
Susie Warriner
School Business Manager, Le Cateau Community Primary School
“Arbor Finance is very intuitive, it does exactly what you need it to and it’s web-based, so you can access it from anywhere.”
Helen Otter
Deputy Head of Financial Management Services, NYES Financial Management Services
“”It’s easy to get your head around as a non-finance person.”
Carrie Drewer
Business Manager, TIG Federation
Say goodbye to the last thing on your server
Move to a cloud-based accounting system at last. Work completely flexibly, from home or anywhere, with no server bulk, costs, or complications.
Save hours on reporting
With statutory reports like the CFR built-in and ready to go. Or share data with your LA, headteacher or governors in the format they need to see it in, with easy custom reports.
So you can finally stop copy-and-pasting, and make the month-end less of a mountain.
Perfect for multi-taskers
Get started with Arbor Finance with very little training. Whether you’re a business manager, senior leader, finance officer or administrator, Arbor Finance is quick to pick up and run with – so you can get back to all the other jobs you do.
Top-rated by schools
Arbor Finance has the highest customer satisfaction (CSAT) score amongst Local Authority Maintained schools, as shown by a 2021 survey done on behalf of The Key.
Features
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Control your cash flow
Track income and expenses, analyse spending to the last penny
Automatic reconciliation
Cross-checks payments against statements for quick reconciliation and easy error-spotting
Share access securely
Keep strict audit trails with role-based permissions and user-level reporting
Smart invoices
Manage invoices, receipts, and credit notes. Track payments and see balances instantly
Custom reports
Create and share key data with stakeholders in various formats, including Excel, PDF, and CSV
Statutory reports
Essential reports like CFR come pre-built and ready to use right away
Purchase orders
Create and track POs, or link to supplier catalogues for easy repeat ordering
eSignature Approvals
Approve transactions securely from anywhere with digital signatures. Move towards paperless operations
Cloud-based convenience
Work anytime, anywhere. Say goodbye to server bulk and costs with cloud-based access
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