We've made it easier to find and reverse manual cheques by giving them their own dedicated menu location.

We've updated the year-end error message to provide more specific guidance when you're unable to close the financial year. The system now clearly explains what needs to be resolved—including unposted transactions, draft items, and saved payments—and directs you to Year End, then View Pending Items to address them. This means less time spent troubleshooting and more clarity about exactly what needs your attention.

Behind the scenes, our development team has been making progress on several initiatives that will enhance your Access Education Finance experience in the coming months -

We're developing a streamlined import process that will allow you to upload credit card statements directly into Education Finance with intelligent field mapping and automatic expense line creation. This will significantly reduce manual data entry time and improve reconciliation accuracy for credit card transactions.

We're building an enhanced purchasing module that brings enterprise-level procurement automation to Education Finance. Powered by Lightyear, this new module will unlock automated invoice processing with smart data extraction, real-time budget checking at every approval stage, multi-layer approval workflows, automatic goods receipting, mobile approvals, and seamless supplier statement reconciliation.

Thank you for continuing to share your valuable feedback. Our product teams regularly review your suggestions to help shape future improvements.

These enhancements were released to customers throughout December 2025.

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