Education & EdTech industry
    Higher Ed / K-12 / EdTech

    Education & EdTech

    Modernize the Business of Learning

    We help universities, K-12 districts, and EdTech companies modernize administrative systems, from student financial services and HR to enrollment analytics and operational planning.

    Industry Overview

    Educational institutions face a unique combination of complex fund accounting, regulatory compliance, workforce management challenges, and the need to deliver consumer-grade digital experiences. Exafort helps education organizations replace legacy administrative systems with modern cloud platforms that improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and free up resources for the educational mission.

    Key Challenges We Solve

    • Fund accounting and restricted grant management
    • Legacy SIS and financial system modernization
    • Faculty and staff workforce management complexity
    • Enrollment forecasting and financial planning
    • Student experience expectations vs. administrative reality
    Domain Expertise

    What We Bring to Education & EdTech

    • Fund & Grant Accounting

      Multi-fund chart of accounts, restricted vs. unrestricted fund tracking, and automated grant compliance reporting in NetSuite.

    • Enrollment & Revenue Analytics

      Tableau dashboards tracking enrollment funnels, yield rates, tuition revenue, and financial aid impact by program and cohort.

    • Faculty & Staff HCM

      Workday HCM configurations for academic appointments, tenure tracking, adjunct management, and complex benefit structures.

    • Student CRM & Engagement

      Salesforce Education Cloud for recruitment, admissions, student success tracking, and alumni engagement.

    • Financial Planning & Budgeting

      Workday Adaptive Planning for multi-year budget modeling, enrollment-driven revenue scenarios, and departmental allocation.

    • SIS Integration

      Bi-directional integration between your Student Information System and enterprise platforms for unified student financial data.

    Technology Stack

    Platforms & Tools We Deploy

    • ERP

      • NetSuite
      • Fund Accounting
      • Procurement
    • CRM

      • Salesforce Education Cloud
      • Pardot
    • HCM

      • Workday HCM
      • Academic Appointments
      • Benefits
    • BI

      • Tableau
      • Enrollment Analytics
      • Financial Dashboards
    • AI

      • Enrollment Prediction
      • Student Success Scoring
      • Chatbots
    Our Process

    How We Deliver for Education & EdTech

    1

    Discover

    Institutional Assessment

    Map academic and administrative processes, identify pain points, and benchmark against peer institutions for best practices.

    2

    Plan

    Governance & Change Strategy

    Establish steering committees, change management plans, and phased rollout strategies aligned to academic calendars.

    3

    Deploy

    Academic-Calendar-Aware Rollout

    Time deployments around academic breaks and fiscal year boundaries to minimize disruption to students and staff.

    4

    Adopt

    Training & Continuous Improvement

    Role-based training for faculty, staff, and administrators with ongoing optimization aligned to institutional strategic priorities.

    Leading Practices

    Industry Best Practices We Follow

    • Calendar-Driven Deployment

      Align every go-live and migration with academic calendars, never deploy a financial system during registration or a HR system during open enrollment.

    • Shared Governance

      Establish cross-functional steering committees with academic, administrative, and IT representation to ensure institutional buy-in and sustainable adoption.

    • Student-Centric Data Model

      Build your data architecture around the student lifecycle, from prospect to alumnus, to enable 360° visibility across departments.

    Case Study

    Example Engagement in Education & EdTech

    Education & EdTech

    University Administrative Modernization

    A university running Banner and manual budget processes with no cross-departmental financial visibility.

    Our Solution

    Implemented NetSuite with fund accounting, Workday HCM, and Tableau enrollment analytics dashboards.

    FAQ

    Common Questions

    Yes, our consultants have configured multi-fund charts of accounts, restricted fund tracking, and GASB-compliant reporting for dozens of institutions.

    Absolutely. We plan every deployment phase around your academic calendar, ensuring no disruption during critical registration, financial aid, or enrollment periods.

    We use shared governance models with faculty, staff, and administrative representatives, combined with role-based training and super-user programs.
    Next Steps

    Start with Controlled Enterprise Execution

    Whether you are preparing core platforms for next-generation AI agents, stabilizing ERP and CRM integrations, or designing cross-system workflows, our engineering team is ready to evaluate your environment.

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    Enterprise Platforms We Work With

    Oracle NetSuiteSalesforceWorkday