Sage Intacct For Education Built on AWS
Sage Intacct for Education is the industry leading accounting system for MATs and is built on the AWS platform.
Get automated consolidated accounting for multi-academy trusts, with powerful automations, industry-leading reports and compliance built-in.
Cloud Accounting built on Amazon Web Services
To ensure that all customers have flexibility, scalability, security and reliability, Sage Intacct for Education is built on the Amazon Web Services platform.
Sage Intacct for Education is built in the cloud and powered by the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform.
Being built on AWS, your finance system can scale to meet the ongoing demands of your growth.
Sleep easy knowing your data is being protected by AWS security.
Ensure reliability, with automatic backup and recovery systems.
Uses 95% renewable energy, so even your accounting software is green!
Best-in-class accounting for Multi-Academy Trusts
Powerful, cloud-accounting for growing MATs.
Trusted by trusts across the UK.
Add new schools in seconds
Using Sage Intacct for Education you can add and setup new schools in seconds.
Watch the video on adding schools
Automatic consolidation
Sage Intacct for Education automatically consolidates your financial data.
Watch the video on consolidation
Prebuilt ESFA and SOFA reporting
Sage Intacct comes with all the ESFA and SOFA reports required.
Watch the video on Financial Reporting
Department of Education Chart of Accounts
Sage Intacct comes with the DfE Chart of Accounts by default.
Budget and spend management
Take control of your finances and help your team spend money in the right place.
Watch the video on Budget Control Watch the video on Spend Insights
Customisable purchase workflows
Every organisation is different, so Sage Intacct provides customisable purchase processes.
Flexible approval processes
Single bank account payments
Auto-bank transaction matching
VAT / VAT 126 automation
One-click end of year reports
Access anywhere with true-cloud
Custom Dashboards
Audit Ready
Download our Sage Intacct for Education Feature-Benefit Matrix
Amazing customer support
Why are other product providers so unhelpful? We understand you don't want to have any issues, but if you do, then you want us to help resolve them. That's why we've built an amazing support team from the ground up.
A friendly and helpful team that actually want to resolve any problems you have.
Industry-leading telephone support, with no call queues.
Access to a dedicated education support team.
Live chat and email support.
Customer portal for easy access to ticket progress and resolution.
Service level Agreements
Training videos and support articles.
Frequently asked questions
Here are a few of the questions we are regularly asked about Sage Intacct for Education.
What is Sage Intacct for Education?
Sage Intacct for Education is powerful, cloud-based accountancy software for growing MATs.
What size Trust is it best for?
Sage Intacct for Education is a great system for Multi-Academy Trusts. A key strength of the software is how easily you can add in additional schools yourself, without the need to pay for extra development time, making it perfect for MATs that intend to grow in the coming years. It’s a great way to future-proof and ensure long term value for money.
How long has Sage Intacct for Education been available?
Sage acquired Intacct in Autumn 2017, and launched the product in the UK at the end of 2019. Since its inception in 1999 in the US, Intacct had established itself as the leading provider of cloud financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses, proving very popular within education, so you can be assured the system is tried and tested in your sector. ION launched Sage Intacct for Education in 2020, with a specialist team established to fully understand the needs of the sector and tailor the solution accordingly.
Is Sage Intacct for Education used by trusts?
Sage Intacct for Education is the next-generation of accounting software and is currently used by over 40 schools across the UK. ION spent 12 months building a solution that overcomes the specific challenges faced by MATs.
Can I set approval levels in workflows?
Yes, we can help you to set permissions in line with the job roles in your team. We’ll spend time exploring your requirements early in the project, so we can build this in for you.
What type of reports can the system give me?
The reporting capabilities are huge. There are many preset reports that you can use, and you can create your own. Our team will work with you to define the reports you need and make sure they’re available to you.
Why should I work with ION to implement Sage Intacct?
Our team has over 50 years combined experience with Sage products, and our education specialists are familiar with the challenges you will need to overcome with your accountancy software. With ION you’ll have a dedicated project manager to ensure things go smoothly, and we have quality assurance built into our process.
How long does it take to change to Sage Intacct?
An average project takes around 12 weeks, but this can be more or less depending on the complexity of your organisation.
Can I get a demo with my team?
Yes! To ensure the best use of everyone’s time, we will tailor a demo to your organisation and needs. First, we would book a scoping call to understand all about you, then book a demo following that.
How is Sage Intacct for Education in the cloud?
Sage Intacct is a native cloud solution hosted in AWS (Amazon Web Services) Datacenters within Ireland which comply GDPR regulations. There is a commitment uptime of 99.8% with all data being automatically backed up every 4 hours with full nightly logical and physical backups to 4 different sites.
Will Sage Intacct for Education run in all my schools?
Yes, you can run separate accounts for each school, and also get a view of all the schools in the trust in a consolidated view. This means all of your trusts can look after their own numbers, but you can have consolidated reporting at your fingertips.
Will I need IT to help set it up and install it?
As the solution is cloud based, you won’t need any IT resource.
I already have Sage for Education, is this an upgrade?
No, this is not an upgrade from the legacy Sage for Education. Sage Intacct for Education is a next-generation true-cloud accounting solution with powerful consolidated reporting capabilities and complete scalability.
Does it link to any budgeting software?
It is possible to link other software that you may already be using or plan to in the future. We would go through this in our scoping call and let you know what can be integrated. There are regular updates so more and more is possible as time goes on.
Who do I contact for ongoing support?
We’ll provide your team with amazing training so you are able to manage Sage Intacct for Education straight away. However we also offer support contracts to offer more reassurance as you use the system.
Is Sage Intacct MTD compliant
Yes, if your Trust is fully VAT registered you can submit through MTD.