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Building financial sustainability for Education.

Our mission is to enable education providers to achieve financial sustainability through technology, innovation, and data-driven insights.
Sage Intacct for Education

True cloud accounting for education

By combining the world’s leading financial software with decades of education expertise, cloud-accountancy system Sage Intacct for Education redefines how education organisations manage their finances.

Here’s five key reasons that we can have an impact on your organisation:
True Cloud benefits: anytime, anywhere access
Powerful automations: automate tasks, unlock more time
Improved spend management: Maximise budgets, minimise costs
Advanced reporting: drill down to rise up
Multi school management: Centralise and optimise for growth
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Excellence

Sage Intacct Industry Partner of the Year 2024

In 2024, ION was named as Sage Intacct Industry Partner of the Year for the incredible work the business has done to deliver Sage Intacct into the education sector.

This solidified our position as one of the UK's most trusted businesses.
Making an impact

Fighting for Education

In the face of chronic underfunding and under-resourcing within the education sector, schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), and colleges across the UK are struggling to provide quality education.

ION recognises the urgent need for innovative solutions to address these financial challenges. Our mission is to deliver transformative technologies that empower education providers to manage their finances effectively and ensure long-term sustainability.

By leveraging advanced financial management tools and strategic insights, schools can optimise resource allocation, improve budgetary controls, and drive down costs.
Find out how we are Fighting for Education

What our customers have to say

Our customers have lots of kind words.
Sage Intacct for Education, implemented by ION, has revolutionised our financial management processes. We received a strong and consistent delivery from ION and look forward to our ongoing partnership.
Steve Etherington
White Rose Academies Trust
Finance Manager
We are delighted with the implementation of Sage Intacct for Education. ION’s team delivered a strong project with great expertise, and we are already seeing greater efficiencies with our modernised system.
Sophie Teasdale,
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust
Chief Financial Officer
The true cloud system has been transformative in boosting efficiency across multiple schools and allowing us to compile reports in minutes.
Kevin Goodwin
St Christopher's  Multi Academy Trust
Finance Manager 
The support from ION has been exceptional, ensuring a smooth transition and ongoing success. Our financial processes are now streamlined, efficient, and user-friendly.
Ian Harris
South Cumbria MAT
Chief Financial Officer 
I would happily provide references to other clients thinking of working with ION for Sage Intacct for Education
Steven Dewing
Sapientia Education Trust
Chief Finance Officer
We are extremely pleased with the successful implementation of Sage Intacct for Education by ION. We highly recommend it to other educational institutions.
Karen Bromage
Delta Academies Trust
Chief Finance and Operations Officer
The implementation of Sage Intacct for Education has totally transformed our financial operations.
Pat Mosley
Derby Diocesan  Academy Trust
Chief Financial Officer 
ION’s expertise and guidance throughout the implementation process made the transition seamless — we felt fully supported and in safe hands every step of the way.
Peter Pažitka
St John the Baptist CMAT
Director of Finance and Operations
Implementing Sage Intacct for Education has been a game-changer for our Trust. The streamlined consolidation and automated processes have saved us countless hours.
Reyhana Sedoo
Mulberry Schools Trust
Financial Controller
The support system and support sessions have been extremely valuable. ION have listened and taken on board our challenges as if they were a member of the team.
Angela Blades
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art
Head of Finance
ION have done so much more than help with Intacct, they feel like part of our finance team. We are very happy with the service which ION continue to provide.
Chris Vigar
Sherborne Multi Academy Trust
Chief Financial Officer
I would recommend them in any capacity in switching to a new a finance system as their knowledge, experience, level of communication and willingness to help is incredible. 
Stephen McDonald
Queen Alexandra College
Associate Finance Director
ION have been great for us, right from the first decision to take the Intacct product, all the way through to further support and advice three and a half years later. Would definitely recommend!
Danny Hammond
Lit Fibre
Finance Director
The team at ION have made our transition to Sage Intacct very smooth. We feel well supported and nothing is too much trouble.
Trudi Parton
Penk Valley Academy Trust
Financial Services Manager
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Security

Cyber Essentials

ION has achieved the Cyber Essentials security industry certification.
‍This was awarded after a  technical review of the company’s security processes, platform and people, the company’s workstations and successfully provided evidence and demonstrated its security compliance against different risk and threat vulnerabilities.
Quality

ISO 9001 Quality Management Standard

ION has been awarded ISO 9001, the globally recognised quality management standard. This certification recognises the effectiveness of ION’s Quality Management System, and how this helps to ensure the delivery of excellent customer service.  

The ION team has delivered 100s of successful transformation projects, with a structured and thorough project delivery framework that helps deliver high-quality solutions to our customer base.  
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