iplicit for education – finance efficiency redesigned

“Following a comprehensive procurement exercise, we selected iplicit for education as our new finance system, with all stakeholders unanimous in their support to go with iplicit based on the quality of the product, the price, the support and development pathway, which gave us confidence it was the best available system for now and for the future.

“The implementation journey was excellent and the iplicit team has been incredibly helpful, always taking an "art of the possible" approach to ensure we can get the most out of their system. We would have no hesitation in recommending them as the finance system provider of choice for any sized academy trust.”

Phil Beecher, CFO - The Active Learning Trust

iplicit for education is recognised as the genuine alternative to old accounting systems that trusts have outgrown. The rapidly expanding family of iplicit for education customers includes SATs through to 53-strong trusts, across 250+ academies.

Busting education finance myths

Working with academies and trusts, we hear many perceptions that hold finance teams back from investing in new systems.

‘Certain functionality isn’t available in cloud software.’

True cloud is the only option for seamless integration. New systems have been built with functionality at the core, on-premises systems can’t stay up-to-date with advances in technology and AI.

‘We only need to review our finance software every 5 years.’

Changes in your trust size or structure, politics, legislation, statutory reporting, tech should all be triggers for analysis. And industry experts advise a minimum of every 3 years.

‘We should only change accounting software after year-end.’

Good solution partners will support you to change at the best time for you - minimising disruption, ensuring a phased training and go-live, underpinning effective governance.

‘Excel is separate to your finance system.’

Not if your finance system has stunning Excel integration to make reporting and data transfer effortless.

‘Feature-rich solution is ‘nice to have’, we can manage on a simpler system with strong processes.’

Income and expenditure insights are critical to making informed decisions and delivering the best education. Automated processes free-up time for you to be strategic.

‘We can’t expand or restructure our central team, or give department heads purchasing access because of the cost of extra user licences.’

Quite simply, choose a solution with unlimited licences.

Why choose iplicit for education?

Operational excellence is at the heart of everything we do. Our people have supported education for decades, previously working in schools, MATs, local authorities and education support companies. Meet the Education Team.

iplicit for education is based on the highly successful non-profit version that launched in 2019.  Gaining 10’s of thousands of daily users in the first 5 years, it was later tailored and enhanced for the specific needs of education customers in partnership with MAT CFOs and sector specialists.

Our entire team is committed to providing powerful, yet affordable finance solutions to markets where existing on-premises vendors have failed to innovate and cannot provide a true cloud solution.

An award-winning accounting solution for MATs of all sizes, iplicit for education has a modern, user-friendly interface that will resonate with busy finance teams and senior leaders. As you grow, iplicit empowers you to add schools quickly and efficiently.
 
Named ‘MAT-Tech Company of the Year’ at the 2024 National MAT Awards, iplicit for education has been specifically tailored to provide a compelling alternative to the legacy systems that many schools and trusts currently use.
 
Instead of having restricted interconnectivity with other systems, issues around remote access, and punitive pricing to add every new school, iplicit provides an education-focused, true cloud option with a remarkably simple and cost-effective way to upscale your finance processes.
 
Our reasons:

• To make complex finance simple and accessible
• To provide a scalable solution that enables MATs to grow with ease
• To never hold a customer hostage to technology or contract
   

This means delivering all the expected functionality, but mixing that with best-in-class technology, time-saving automation, intuitive user experience and unlimited integration possibilities.
 
With open API to all the major education budget management systems, managing your actual spend and financial forecasting is seamless.
 
See iplicit in action

We have great confidence in our software. We believe that once you see it, you’ll be eager to upgrade from your current system. Book a demo, and we’ll donate £100* to the charity of your choice. To qualify, please quote ‘Education Business charity’ in the ‘Where did you hear about iplicit?’ box.

Further information
Website
PDF download
Intro video (5 mins)
Customer testimonials

* T&Cs
Offer limited to one donation per trust.  
Only applicable to MATs with 2 or more schools.
Existing finance contract expires in less than 2 years.
Charity donation must be in line with your trust policies.
Receipt for donation provided after the demo has taken place.
60 min demo booked with our central education solutions advisors, not via a partner, accountant or reseller.