Products and Services
Products
FPSAdvance.net
We are moving towards a working version of FPSadvance.net that will be ready for October. This will enable schools to transfer data from the current budgeting software and will enable schools to link their longer term financial forecasts to their School Development Plan.
Workshops are planned for October/November - see the course page of the website.
FPSAdvance.Net bulletin item and schools response form.
Word 2003, 28kb/1 page, 15/09/08, FPSAdvance.Net Response Form.doc
For more information please contact Financial Service for Schools.
RM Management Solutions Products
RM Finance
A straightforward, easy to use Windows Cash Accounting system designed
for administering a school's finances. Based on Budget Accounts for internal
monitoring and Analysis Codes for LEA reporting (fully automated in this
product) and a full reconciliation facility for bank and petty cash accounts.
The package also allows the user to include orders and print cheques if
required.
RM Finance Planner Software
Designed to allow schools to forecast their own income based on actual and estimated pupil numbers, the Budget Planner can then be matched against anticipated expenditure.
The planner will also provide management information based on forecast information.
RM Finance Planner - Fix for Problem with Support Staff Salary scales
There is a problem on the Financial Planning Support Staff Salary Scales. The scales are not picking up the inner and outer fringe allowance.
The file attached will solve this problem. Please also read the instructions on how to do this.
RM Finance Planner - Fix to update youth and community workers salary scales
The Youth Workers salary scales need changing.
The file attached will solve this problem. Please also read the instructions on how to do this.
- Word 2003, 36kb/2 pages, 16/04/2008, Fix for Youth and Communtity Workers Salary Scales.doc
- Excel 2003,39kb/1 page, 16/04/2008, Youth Workers in Fringe.xls
- Excel 2003,39kb/1 page, 16/04/2008,Youth Workers no Fringe.xls
RM Finance Planner - Automation Error Fix
If you get an Automation Error on opening RM Financial Planning, copy the file below (SETUPEX) below to your PC.
Then double click on the file SETUPEX which will take you into a Setup Wizard which will load the necessary files onto your PC. When the Wizard has finished, you should then be able to open RM Financial Planning.
- Executable, 40268kb, 20/04/2008, SETUPEX
SIMS (CapitaES) Products
FMS6 Finance
A windows based accounting system specifically designed for schools
use. It utilises all aspects of a ledger based system giving the user
the ability to record and manage financial data.
It includes:
- Purchase Ordering
- Purchase Invoice Processing
- Payment Processing
- Sales Ledger
- Bank Reconciliation
- General Reporting
- Ad-hoc reporting to assist with Budget Management
- Electronic links with other Sims products for data exchange
Equipment Register
A tool for recording and tracking assets:
- Links with Star, Personnel and FMS6 for importing of data
- Manual recording of assets
- Inspection details
- Disposal recording
Budget Planning
An integrated package for the production of annual school budgets:
- Allows the user to import data from Personnel for calculation of staffing
costs
- Calculation of other areas of income and expenditure
- Enables the creation of ‘What if’ scenarios
- Automatic import into FMS6
Services
- In School Accounting Service
Offers a complete bookkeeping and budget monitoring support delivered 'in-school'
by qualified staff. Provides reassurance and peace of mind that informed
and timely financial decisions can be made to help improve the standards
provided by the school.
- Helpline Support
A complete support service on all aspects of the operation of financial software
and accounting procedures.
- Budget Preparation
A service designed to assist with the calculation of the school's yearly
budget and input into computerised software.
- Financial Health Check
From the checking of quarterly/ yearly accounts to the production of official
returns to HCC.
- Consultancy updated
Advice on all aspects of schools' financial management, including support with your Financial Management Standard in Schools assessment, preparation of OfSTED reports, and complete computerisation of your school's accounts.
- IT & Financial Training
On all IT software, both on pre-arranged and structured training courses
to 'bespoke' training for individual users.
- Supply Cover
Available to provide temporary bursary cover for those key personnel within
schools.
- Three Year Development Plan
To assist 'in-school' with the preparation of a 3-5 Year Development Plan
using the Budget Planner software
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