School Financial Management System Built Into the Platform
Orbital's school financial management system helps schools manage tuition, fee collection, payment plans, and reporting in one connected system—so financial workflows stay aligned with the rest of school operations.
More than billing bolted onto a school system
Financial workflows should not live in a separate tool with disconnected records, clunky handoffs, and limited visibility. Orbital's FMS brings billing and payments into the platform, helping schools manage revenue operations with greater clarity while making the experience simpler for families.
What Orbital's School Financial Management System Covers
Tuition & Fee Management
Manage tuition schedules, recurring charges, fees, and billing workflows from one connected system.
Payment Plans
Offer flexible payment structures that support different family needs without creating unnecessary manual work.
Family Payments
Give families a clearer, more consistent way to view balances, make payments, and stay on top of financial obligations.
Financial Reporting
Track billing activity, payment status, and financial data with better visibility across the school.
Connected Records
Keep financial workflows tied to the same family and student data used across the rest of the platform.
Operational Efficiency
Reduce duplicate entry, disconnected processors, and manual follow-up that slow finance teams down.
What the FMS helps your school manage
Orbital's FMS supports everyday school finance operations with workflows that reduce friction for administrators and create a more straightforward payment experience for families.
Tuition billing
Fee management
Payment plans
Family balance visibility
Online payments
Billing status tracking
Reporting
Connected records
Fewer disconnected tools
When finance lives in a separate system, the friction shows up everywhere
Many schools manage billing, payments, and reporting through disconnected tools that do not align with student and family records. Orbital brings those workflows together so finance operations feel more connected, accurate, and manageable.
Orbital brings those core functions together so teams can move faster with more confidence.
Connected to the rest of Orbital
FMS works alongside student information, communication, and other workflows across the platform, reducing re-entry and improving coordination.
Built for the teams managing the financial rhythm of the school
Designed for finance teams, school administrators, operations leaders, and staff responsible for tuition, billing, reporting, and family payment workflows.
Common Questions
A few quick answers for schools that are just getting started.
Orbital's FMS includes tuition management, billing, payment plans, online payments, revenue tracking, expenses, budgets, profit and loss reporting, and forecasting.
Yes. Families can view balances, see upcoming payments, make payments, manage payment methods, and access payment history from their account.
Orbital supports tuition, application fees, meal orders, field trips, and general school fees.
Yes. Schools can create payment plans, assign tuition by grade level, add per-student overrides, and track expected revenue automatically.
Yes. Orbital gives leadership visibility into expected revenue, collected revenue, overdue accounts, expenses, budgets, and financial trends.
For many schools, yes. Orbital is designed to bring tuition, payments, fees, and family billing into the same system as student and family records.
A Simpler Way to Manage School Finance with One System
When billing, payments, and reporting are part of the same connected platform, schools gain more clarity, reduce manual work, and create a smoother experience for families.