Most schools end up running their books on a spreadsheet because the "accounting" feature in their management software is really just an expense log with a running total. School Axiom's accounting is a real general ledger — the same kind an accountant would expect to audit.
An expense log with a total tells you what went out, not whether the books balance. A spreadsheet can be made to show either, given enough manual formulas — until an auditor asks for a Trial Balance and there isn't one.
Every fee payment, every recorded expense and every finalized payroll run posts as a ledger entry, not a separate log that has to be reconciled against the books later.
Bank and cash accounts are managed directly in the system, with deposits, withdrawals and transfers between accounts recorded as they happen.
These come straight out of the ledger on demand, rather than being assembled once a year from separate spreadsheets.
Each campus can keep its own bank and cash accounts, with a group-level Balance Sheet available to leadership.
The single clearest wedge against nearly every competitor in this category: most "school accounting" features in competing school-management tools are an expense log with a total at the bottom. This is an actual general ledger producing standard financial statements.