GovFinance: Connected Council Accounting from Budget to Audit

Find out more: https://www.govfinance.co.uk/ 

Free 60-Minute Live Webinar + Q&A

Overview:

For larger councils, finance often means several disconnected spreadsheets, a separate approvals trail, and a scramble at audit time. GovFinance brings budgeting, reporting, and approvals into one connected workflow, built on Microsoft 365 and Business Central.

This session shows how a full income-and-expenditure accounting basis, automation, and AI reduce manual work and give you audit-ready reporting all year round — with AGAR support, earmarked reserves, and S137 tracking built in.

What You’ll Cover: 

• One connected workflow — budgeting, reporting, and approvals in a single joined-up system
• A full accounting basis — income and expenditure accounting suited to larger councils
• Less manual work — automation and AI that reduce re-keying and improve accuracy
• Statutory tools — AGAR support, earmarked reserves, S137 tracking, and forecasting
• Room to grow — managing additional commercial and trading income as your council expands
• Audit-ready reporting — stronger financial governance and reporting you can stand behind
• Built on Microsoft 365 and Business Central — secure, reliable financial operations

Real Council Scenarios:

1. Your finance is spread across spreadsheets and email approvals, and month-end is a manual reconciliation every time.
2. Audit season means pulling figures together from several places, and you’d rather reporting be ready year-round.
3. Your council is taking on trading or commercial income, and your current set-up wasn’t built for it.
4. You need reliable AGAR, earmarked reserves, and S137 figures without rebuilding them by hand.
5. Approvals get stuck in inboxes, and you want a clear, auditable trail of who signed off what.

Who Should Attend

Ideal for RFOs, clerks, and finance officers at larger parish and town councils, and anyone responsible for budgeting, reporting, or audit. Most useful for councils outgrowing spreadsheet-based finance.

What to Expect:

• Format: 60-minute live online webinar 
• Includes: Live demonstration, practical examples, and Q&A 
• Cost: Free to attend 

Continue Your Learning  Journey:

See the wider toolkit in GovSuite:The Everyday Apps That Run Your Council, or protect your financial systems with Digital Defence: Cyber Security and Cyber Essentials for Councils.