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General ledgerKeep a traceable ledger behind daily transactions and financial statements. Customer invoices and receiptsFollow customer invoices from issue through receipt allocation. Supplier bills and paymentsReview supplier bills and payment instructions before releasing money.
Bank reconciliationExplain the difference between bank activity and posted books. Expenses and period controlsKeep employee expenses and close decisions attached to their supporting records. Statements and tax reportingRead financial statements with a path back to their source entries.

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Transaction to financial statementsConnect customer invoices and confirmed receipts to balanced books and clear financial statements. Bill to paymentReview supplier bills, authorize payment and reconcile the resulting cash movement with your books.
Statement to reconciliationMatch bank activity to posted books and resolve differences before closing the period. Journal to closeReview expenses and journals, resolve outstanding differences and close the accounting period.

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Owner-managed businessesBusinesses that need reliable books without running a group consolidation programme. Professional service firmsService businesses managing customer invoices, supplier costs and employee expenses.
Trading and distribution businessesBusinesses reconciling customer receipts, supplier payments and bank accounts.

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Roles and permissionsGive each person the records and decisions their work requires. Reports and analyticsRead operational and financial results with their source context. Data modelSee the records and references behind the product.
AI and integrationsConnect the services that own the related business results. ImplementationConfigure the system around your business records and responsibilities. Proto configuration guideUse Proto to configure and maintain the same product described on this website.

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Modules
General ledgerKeep a traceable ledger behind daily transactions and financial statements.Customer invoices and receiptsFollow customer invoices from issue through receipt allocation.Supplier bills and paymentsReview supplier bills and payment instructions before releasing money.Bank reconciliationExplain the difference between bank activity and posted books.Expenses and period controlsKeep employee expenses and close decisions attached to their supporting records.Statements and tax reportingRead financial statements with a path back to their source entries.
Processes
Transaction to financial statementsConnect customer invoices and confirmed receipts to balanced books and clear financial statements.Bill to paymentReview supplier bills, authorize payment and reconcile the resulting cash movement with your books.Statement to reconciliationMatch bank activity to posted books and resolve differences before closing the period.Journal to closeReview expenses and journals, resolve outstanding differences and close the accounting period.
Industries
Owner-managed businessesBusinesses that need reliable books without running a group consolidation programme.Professional service firmsService businesses managing customer invoices, supplier costs and employee expenses.Trading and distribution businessesBusinesses reconciling customer receipts, supplier payments and bank accounts.
Reference
Roles and permissionsGive each person the records and decisions their work requires.Reports and analyticsRead operational and financial results with their source context.Data modelSee the records and references behind the product.AI and integrationsConnect the services that own the related business results.ImplementationConfigure the system around your business records and responsibilities.Proto configuration guideUse Proto to configure and maintain the same product described on this website.
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Answers about setup, permissions, corrections and connected work.

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Is the general ledger included?

Yes. Customer and supplier transactions feed the local double-entry ledger. Posting validates balanced lines, accounts, entity and the open period together. Financial statements use posted entries with references back to the documents that created them.

Can someone post into a closed period?

Ordinary posting, imports and background actions all respect the period lock. Use an authorized later-period correction or the recorded reopening procedure. Posted entries remain in history rather than being silently edited after statements have been shared.

Does this include consolidation or tax filing?

It provides entity-level books, statements and tax-reporting workpapers. Group consolidation, eliminations, budgeting and external tax filing are separate configured systems or services. Preserve the applicable tax rules and actual filing evidence with your reporting process.

Processes and approvals

How do I get started?

Click Start now to create your ERP.AI account, then use Proto to configure your chart of accounts, periods, customers, suppliers and bank mappings. Reconcile opening balances and review one invoice, bill and bank statement with the person responsible for your books.

Can we split one customer payment across several invoices?

Yes. Receipt allocation lines record how much of a confirmed receipt is applied to each invoice for the same customer, entity and currency. Partial payments leave the correct remaining balance, while excess money stays unapplied until its destination is identified.

How are supplier bills approved?

The AP Clerk prepares the bill and supporting document. An authorized Controller / CFO independently reviews the submitted amount and payment instruction. Changing protected details requires review again; an AP Clerk’s approval-limit field does not grant approval authority.

Can employees be reimbursed through the same payment workflow?

An approved expense claim uses a reviewed employee reimbursement destination for its actual claimant. The payment checks that destination before release and completes reimbursement only when settlement is confirmed. Vendor payments and employee reimbursements keep distinct payee identities.

How do we reconcile bank fees and outstanding checks?

Retain the statement balance, add deposits in transit and subtract outstanding checks to explain timing differences. Post authorized fees or interest in the local ledger. The controller approves the reconciliation when adjusted statement and book balances agree.

What happens when a payment result is uncertain?

Keep the original bank instruction and investigate its outcome before another payment is released. A scheduled or accepted request does not establish clearance. Reconciliation uses the bank’s verified result, preserving the link to the original bill or claim.

Can our accountant review statements without changing the books?

Assign the permitted read-only reporting role. The reviewer can inspect scoped statements and supporting results without editing transactions or tax rates. Report periods, currency and the selected entity remain explicit when results are shared.

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