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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.
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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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  • Reports and analytics2 of 6
  • Data model3 of 6
  • AI and integrations4 of 6
  • Implementation5 of 6
  • Proto configuration guide6 of 6

Reports and analytics

Read operational and financial results with their source context.

Trial Balance

All GL accounts for a selected period with opening, debit/credit movement, and closing balances. Drills from summary account down to source JournalEntryLines. The anchor report — every other statement derives from it.

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

Balance Sheet

Assets, Liabilities, Equity rolled up to summary accounts as of a selected date. Comparative current vs. prior period.

Statements and tax reporting · View preview

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

Income Statement (P&L)

Revenue, COGS, Operating Expenses, Other Income/Expense, Net Income for a date range. Month, QTD, YTD columns with prior-period comparatives.

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

Cash Flow Statement

Indirect method: operating, investing, financing activities derived from Balance Sheet movement plus non-cash reconciliations. Period and YTD.

Statements and tax reporting · View preview

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

AR Aging

Open invoices bucketed 0–30 / 31–60 / 61–90 / 90+ days past due, by customer. Drives the dunning queue.

Statements and tax reporting · View preview

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

AP Aging

Open bills bucketed 0–30 / 31–60 / 61–90 / 90+ days, by vendor. Drives the pay-run scheduling view.

Statements and tax reporting · View preview

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

General Ledger Detail

Every posted JournalEntryLine for a selected account and date range with running balances. The audit-trail report — used at close and at year-end.

General ledger · View preview

Unposted Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Draft
  • JE-57139 Issue to WIP 2 d
  • JE-86659 Completion at standard 11 d
  • JE-90230 Goods receipt 8 d
  • JE-13895 Scrap 7 d
  • JE-12168 Bill match 7 d
JE-57139
Date
15 Sep
Description
Issue to WIP
EntryType
Standard
TotalDebit
570
TotalCredit
70

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Working reports

Trial Balance

All GL accounts for a selected period with opening, debit/credit movement, and closing balances. Drills from summary account down to source JournalEntryLines. The anchor report — every other statement derives from it.

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

Balance Sheet

Assets, Liabilities, Equity rolled up to summary accounts as of a selected date. Comparative current vs. prior period.

Explore Statements and tax reporting

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

Income Statement (P&L)

Revenue, COGS, Operating Expenses, Other Income/Expense, Net Income for a date range. Month, QTD, YTD columns with prior-period comparatives.

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

Cash Flow Statement

Indirect method: operating, investing, financing activities derived from Balance Sheet movement plus non-cash reconciliations. Period and YTD.

Explore Statements and tax reporting

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

AR Aging

Open invoices bucketed 0–30 / 31–60 / 61–90 / 90+ days past due, by customer. Drives the dunning queue.

Explore Statements and tax reporting

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

AP Aging

Open bills bucketed 0–30 / 31–60 / 61–90 / 90+ days, by vendor. Drives the pay-run scheduling view.

Explore Statements and tax reporting

Recent Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Posted
Journal Entry NumberDateDescriptionSourceTotal DebitTotal Credit
JE-5446104 SepIssue to WIPManual760760
JE-2732206 SepCompletion at standardAR550550
JE-5442003 SepGoods receiptAP430430
JE-6033909 SepScrapExpense770770
JE-2624614 SepBill matchBank540540
JE-6030104 SepShipmentTax660660

General Ledger Detail

Every posted JournalEntryLine for a selected account and date range with running balances. The audit-trail report — used at close and at year-end.

Explore General ledger

Unposted Journal EntriesJournalEntries
General ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Draft
  • JE-57139 Issue to WIP 2 d
  • JE-86659 Completion at standard 11 d
  • JE-90230 Goods receipt 8 d
  • JE-13895 Scrap 7 d
  • JE-12168 Bill match 7 d
JE-57139
Date
15 Sep
Description
Issue to WIP
EntryType
Standard
TotalDebit
570
TotalCredit
70
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