AdvantEDGE Finance
Paperless, compliant finance administration for councils and organisations.
AdvantEDGE Finance streamlines your council’s day-to-day finance operations — fully online, auditable, and hassle-free, with no need for an external accountant. Purpose-built for local councils, it ensures full compliance with UK local authority audit and accounting standards. Flexible accounting modes and scalable versions adapt to your council’s size and complexity — from simple Receipts & Payments to advanced Income & Expenditure with ledgers, cost centres, and nominals. Our paperless system keeps everything secure in one place, while automated workflows simplify daily, monthly, and year-end tasks.
Powerful reporting, budgeting, and precept tools give clerks complete financial visibility, while built-in controls safeguard against errors and mis-administration. Seamless integration with other AdvantEDGE modules creates a unified platform that helps councils work smarter, stay compliant, and save valuable time.
Paperless Finance Administration
Streamline your processes by generating headed stationery, sending emails with attachments, and storing all documents digitally in one secure location. Previous years’ records are instantly accessible & Clerks can give auditors and Councillors “reports-only” access, ensuring transparency without risking data integrity.
Budgeting & Precept Management
Create structured budgets across committees or cost centres with up to three sub-levels. Compare, revise, and journal budgets with advance planning up to five years. The inbuilt precept calculator guides annual requirement decisions, while earmarked reserves and movements are tracked clearly.
Flexible Accounting Options
Choose the perfect fit for your council’s needs with two accounting modes – Receipts & Payments or Income & Expenditure – and three scalable versions: Lite, Classic, and Enterprise. From simple record-keeping to full ledger management, use the functionality that you need.
Financial Processing & Tracking
Generate sales invoices and purchase orders seamlessly. Manage recurring payments, receipts, and carry out quick bank reconciliations. Budget holders authorise payments, and councillors approve them – all with audit trails – giving Clerks full control and oversight of financial flows.
Year End Support & AGAR
Get free access to step-by-step guides and videos on our software to help you through year-end with confidence. Our support team includes experienced clerks and RFOs, offering practical advice when you need it and there is no need for an accountant; our Finance module generates all required reports including the AGAR.
Data Security & Backup
Your data is safe with us. Our platform uses robust encryption, hourly backups, secure cloud storage, and adheres to Cyber Essentials standards. This ensures your information is not only protected and recoverable but also handled in compliance with recognised UK government cybersecurity best practices.
Compliance & Financial Control
Submit VAT online – whether you file returns or claim via VAT 126. A three-stage automated locking process protects against accidental changes and errors. Expenditure under Section 137, Section 106, and CIL is flagged for compliance and accountability.
Seamless Integration & Automation
Automate daily to year-end workflows with ease. Our Finance module integrates seamlessly with AdvantEDGE’s Asset Manager, Facilities, Allotments, and Epitaph modules for unified, paperless management. Whether connecting to existing systems or using our full suite, integration is smooth and disruption-free.
Fantastic Software, Fantastic Customer Service. Their finance software package ticks all the boxes for Fawley Parish Council. They have tailored it for our needs and streamlined our Finance IT. The support is fantastic and they have a very quick response time. I honestly can not recommend them highly enough.
I am a relatively new Parish Council Clerk and I can honestly say that introducing EDGE IT Systems has been the best decision ever made by the council. The system is very user friendly and the staff are incredibly easy to work with and exceptionally talented.
EDGE IT Systems has taken away any worries over accounting procedures and made the end of year practises just so easy and intuitive. Most highly recommended.
Our downloads page allows our clients to download and install the software needed to run either the Epitaph or AdvantEDGE modules on any device, anywhere.
We offer a wide variety of live webinars, including break-out sessions for Q&A. We provide free, group webinars and pre-paid, bespoke 1-2-1 training. Click on the link above to view our webinar calendar.
If you are an existing customer, click on the link above to log support requests with our IT team on EDITH our IT Helpdesk.
Trusted by councils nationwide – find out why AdvantEDGE Finance leads the way in simple, secure, and compliant financial software.
Click on the link above to send us your enquiry or contact us directly by phone on 02476667337 or email on info@edgeITsystems.com
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