We understand that Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) continue to be threatened by reduced funding, increased running costs and reduced student numbers.
Civica Financials, an innovative school financial management system, helps Multi-Academy Trusts become financially resilient in a climate of growing financial and regulatory pressure that pushes you to deliver more with less. Our work with leading trusts has informed the development of Civica Financials, part of our suite of smart cloud software for MATs. It supports:
- Efficient, integrated and centralised management
- Reduced cost of operations
- Tangible and actionable insights
- DfE compliance
- Scalable growth.
Empower financial resilience across your school
Civica Financials is a secure, flexible and scalable financial management system. Designed specifically for Multi-Academy Trusts, it can save you time, resources and money.
Our education finance software supports DfE processes and adopts the new chart of accounts structure to ensure schools are streamlined and up to date. With time-saving workflow and reporting features, it enables you to effectively work with the resources and budgets needed to improve educational outcomes. It’s the ideal solution for growing MATs looking to centralise their finances, whilst retaining flexibility for management at school level.
Save £10K a year by moving finances to the cloud
Simplify 5-year forecasting and benchmark your financial health
Save 96 days of management accounting time each year
Why choose Civica as your MAT finance software partner?
DfE compliant – we support DfE finance processes including the CFR framework and Academy Accounts Return (ARR)
Sector expertise – more than 14,000 education providers use Civica Education products
Continuous improvement – investing 20% of our revenue into R&D means our software development never stands still
Powering better decisions – improve insight with our fast and easy-to-use stakeholder reporting with Power BI

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Neil Everett,
Finance Lead,
Palladian Academy Trust
Out of the MAT finance management systems we looked at, Civica Financials stood higher than the rest. The intuitive user interface, alongside sophisticated functionality, is exactly what we need as a trust to reach our goals and drive financial efficiency. We were particularly impressed with pay to procure and bank reconciliation processes.
FAQs
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Civica Financials is a complete finance system for Multi-Academy Trusts. With a clear view of school finances across your trust, you can see the bigger picture and focus on the detail. Civica Financials provides multiple cost centres, nominal codes and additional accounting dimensions, enabling you to compare spending across departments, view individual transactions and gain an overview of your budget. This makes it easier to identify opportunities for cost savings.
Learn more about our smart solutions for MATs

Financial resilience
We help to reduce the cost of operations and empower financial resilience across your ecosystem through efficient, integrated and centralised management of your Trust’s financial posture.

Effective teams
Maximise staff effectiveness and drive staff growth and retention for better continuity of teams with a centralised and intuitive source of the truth.

Safe environment
From statutory compliance, safer estate management and supporting pupil’s nutritional needs, we help you focus on what matters by reducing the burden of reporting and improving efficiencies.