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  1. Small Business Accounting
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Who can do what in Small Business Accounting

Give each person the records and decisions their work requires.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleGeneral ledgerCustomer invoices and receiptsSupplier bills and paymentsBank reconciliationExpenses and period controlsStatements and tax reporting
Admin——————
Controller / CFOEdit—ApproveApproveApproveApprove
AP Clerk——EditEditEditEdit
AR Clerk—Edit—EditEditEdit
Viewer——————

Each role in detail

Admin

Admin works within the record, field and action scope below.

Can

  • Manage identity, configuration and integrations
  • View permitted operational records
  • No financial approval or posting without separately assigned Controller / CFO authority
  • No bypass of independent review, period locks or tenant scope

Controller / CFO

Controller / CFO works within the record, field and action scope below.

Can

  • Manage chart of accounts, accounting periods and reviewed tax rates
  • Prepare and independently approve journal entries
  • Post authorized balanced entries
  • Close or reopen periods with evidence
  • Read statements and audit records

Reviews and approves

  • Approve Bills, payments made, expense claims, vendor payees, employee payees and bank reconciliations within authority

Starts on: Unposted Journal Entries

AP Clerk

AP Clerk works within the record, field and action scope below.

Can

  • Manage draft Bills and bill items
  • Prepare vendor payees and employee payees and submit Bills, payments made and both payee records for independent approval
  • Record bank imports and prepare reconciliation
  • Prepare own expense claims
  • View supplier balances
  • No self-approval, manual journal posting, period reopening or unrestricted bank-secret access

Starts on: Draft Bills

AR Clerk

AR Clerk works within the record, field and action scope below.

Can

  • Manage draft Invoices and invoice items
  • Issue valid invoices
  • Record payments received and apply verified receipts through receipt allocations
  • Prepare bank matches and own expense claims
  • View customer balances
  • No manual journal approval, outgoing bank release or period reopening

Starts on: Overdue AR

Viewer

Viewer works within the record, field and action scope below.

Can

  • View entity-scoped posted statements and permitted subledger reports
  • Export scoped reports with masked bank and tax identifiers
  • No writes, approvals, posting or integration changes

Starts on: Overdue AR

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