ACS Financials
ACS Financials is a double-entry accounting system built for churches and nonprofit accounting needs.
What ACS Financials is
ACS Financials is a double-entry accounting system built for churches and nonprofit accounting needs. Its General Ledger can maintain multiple sets of books for separate funds and balance transfers between them. It produces balance sheets, income and expense statements, budget reports, and customized reports, and supports budgeting and bank reconciliation. Accounts Payable handles recurring and one-time invoices, check printing, 1099 forms, and vendor payments by check, online, or ACH. Accounts Receivable supports recurring and batch invoices, with customizable revenue and charge items. The system integrates with ACS Contributions and HeadMaster billing; ACS Tax E-File is an optional service for online state and federal tax filing. ACS says the General Ledger follows GAAP and FASB standards, including nonprofit reporting requirements. Access is available through cloud-based OnDemand or local installation on a church office network. ACS describes the software as suited to medium, large, and mega-sized churches, and says it provides access to live support during support hours. Pricing is available on request. The product runs on the web and Windows.
Good
- Maintains separate books for multiple funds.
- Supports bank reconciliation and budget reporting.
- Accounts Payable supports check, online, and ACH payments.
- Available through cloud access or local installation.
Watch out
- Pricing is available on request.
- Tax filing is an optional service.
Who it suits
ACS Financials suits churches and nonprofit organizations that need fund accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting. ACS particularly describes its reporting and data storage as suited to medium, large, and mega-sized churches.
Verdict
ACS Financials brings fund accounting, budgeting, payables, and reporting together for church and nonprofit operations. Its two deployment options and broad church-specific accounting functions may suit larger organizations, but pricing requires a request.
Plans and prices
From ACS Financials's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ACS Financials | Priced on request | Pricing not stated on the opened product pages |
The facts
Each one read from ACS Financials's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounting standards
- ACS General Ledger states that it meets GAAP and follows accounting and reporting standards set by FASB.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Accounts payable
- The Accounts Payable module supports check writing, vendor management, invoice tracking, 1099s, and federal and state tax e-filing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Accounts receivable
- Accounts Receivable supports recurring invoices, batch invoicing, and customized revenue and charge items.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Audience
- ACS describes the product as church accounting software with ministry-specific financial features.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Audit trail
- ACS states that correcting a posted expense requires a journal entry, creating an audit trail, and that its controls cannot be altered.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Budgeting and reconciliation
- General Ledger supports budgeting, bank account reconciliation, and exporting selected accounts to Microsoft Excel during budgeting.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Budgeting and reports
- General Ledger provides budget reports, income and expense statements, balance sheets, and custom reports.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- ACS can be accessed online through its cloud-based OnDemand service or installed locally on a church office network.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Financial reports
- General Ledger creates balance sheets, income and expense statements, budget reports, and customizable reports.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Fund accounting
- The accounting tools let churches build a general ledger to match their funds and ministries.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- General Ledger interfaces with other financial modules and optionally with ACS Contributions and HeadMaster, and supports a Microsoft Excel interface.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- ACS describes its broad reporting and data storage capabilities as suited to medium, large, and mega-sized churches.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Nonprofit reporting
- General Ledger supports FASB 116 and 117 reporting requirements for nonprofit organizations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Payroll
- ACS Payroll handles church and pastor-specific payroll needs, including housing allowances, multiple cost centers, direct deposits, and leave tracking.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- ACS Financials is a flexible, double-entry accounting system designed for churches and nonprofit accounting needs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ACS Financials is a double-entry accounting system designed for churches that adheres to nonprofit accounting standards.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Reconciliation
- General Ledger can reconcile bank accounts and print reconciliation reports.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The General Ledger page lists the system as secure but does not specify security controls or certifications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- ACST provides an online Help Center and 24/7 self-service support resources through its client portal.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Tax filing
- ACS Tax E-File is an optional service within ACS software for filing state and federal tax forms online.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1978checked 28 Sep 2026
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