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PLUS Solutions - BusinessPLUS

K-12 Finance & HR School District Software

SunGard Public Sector’s BusinessPLUS (formerly IFAS) K-12 software for school districts is a Web-based financial and school administration solution that is designed to create efficiencies in your organization. The school management system utilizes technologies including web architecture, workflow, and integrated reporting to empower administrators and end users alike.

SunGard Public Sector developed BusinessPLUS specifically for the public sector. The school district software reflects our understanding of fund accounting, position budgeting, position control, contract pay, retirement, benefits,and other unique requirements of school districts. In addition, our base software handles the unique challenges that only occur in school districts, with the ability to tailor to your organization's specific requirements.  BusinessPLUS functionality helps provide value to school districts by automating tedious data entry functions and allowing your resources to be more strategic.

Features

Financials

• Implements a Web browser-based, platform-independent system that is easy for staff and customers to use
• Has a centralized financial database with budget forecasting, purchase orders, accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, human resources and payroll
• Supports a multi-fund budgetary accounting solution to achieve compliance with federal regulations and accounting standards
• Supports a separate job/project/grant ledger for tracking and reporting multi-year and multi-funding source activities
• Provides security and audit trails to help limit access and enable reporting on changes within the solution

Human Resources & Payroll

• Allows users to setup, pay and track in real-time an individual who is in multiple positions
• Re-calculates mid-year contract changes automatically and either pays out the balance or spreads the balance over the remaining pay periods
• Supports multiple leave types varying among different employee groups based on an individual’s assignments
• Distributes the charges for the payroll and benefits into the General Ledger based on each employee’s pay assignment
• Provides the ability to either charge or not to charge benefits to specific account numbers within a distribution spread for a specific employee on a specific pay assignment (job)

Benefits

• Helps reduce IT costs for the organization by providing a Web-based solution
• Helps improve business processes through workflow enabled modules
• Provides a configurable user-specific dashboard for real-time key information, enhanced strategic planning, and assistance with budgeting and forecasting
• Offers executive report writer available across all modules
• Allows electronic documents to be attached to database records for easy retrieval, research and reporting
• Provides self service modules such as electronic timecards, Employee Online and Applicant Online
• Integrates with MS Office, Adobe and PROPHIX business intelligence tools