MARKET TESTING - Budget Planning Solution of behalf of Schools Finance Traded Service

We are seeking information from Suppliers on a budget planning software solution to support budget setting, monitoring and forecasting, scenario planning, and payroll reconciliation for effective financial decision-making by schools and academies. Warwickshire County Council is interested in understanding tools for: -Budget-setting, including budgeting for salary costs -Scenario planning including financial modelling for different school staffing structures -Automated payroll reconciliation -Real-time financial monitoring -Multi-year forecasting -Financial reporting including functionality to incorporate financial data into Microsoft Word reports -Integration with school finance systems including ESS (SIMS), Bromcom and Arbor -Integration with Unit4 ERP system -Financial dashboards and benchmarking including Key Performance Indicators