1. Architecture Firm Management
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Who can do what in Architecture Firm Management

Agree who prepares design fees, decides approvals and reconciles client cash.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleDesign milestone billingAccounting documentsClients and practiceReview and evidenceLedger and periodsCash reconciliation
Admin—ViewEditEditViewView
Project ArchitectEditViewViewEdit—View
Practice PrincipalApproveViewViewView—View
Billing CoordinatorEditEditEditEditViewEdit
Finance ManagerViewApproveViewEditApproveView
Cash SpecialistViewViewViewViewViewEdit

Each role in detail

Admin

Configures practice access and maintains organization and staff identities without substituting for business approval.

Can

  • Manage Organizations, team members, Users
  • View accounting documents, operation receipts, ledger accounts, accounting periods

Project Architect

Prepares project milestone and drawing revision evidence for the practice's billing review.

Can

  • Manage design billing milestones, record attachments
  • View accounting documents, business partners, review decisions

Starts on: Milestones awaiting approval

Practice Principal

Decides whether submitted design milestone evidence supports the agreed fee.

Can

  • View design billing milestones, accounting documents, record attachments, business partners

Reviews and approves

  • Approve design billing milestones

Starts on: Milestones awaiting approval

Billing Coordinator

Prepares client fee documents and line items and resolves returned billing evidence.

Can

  • Manage accounting documents, document lines, business partners, record attachments
  • View design billing milestones, ledger accounts, review decisions, operation receipts

Starts on: Milestones awaiting approval

Finance Manager

Reviews financial documents and journals and owns accounting period reconciliation.

Can

  • Manage ledger accounts, accounting periods, journal entries, journal lines, review decisions
  • View accounting documents, document lines, design billing milestones, cash receipts, cash applications, operation receipts, record attachments, business partners

Reviews and approves

  • Approve accounting documents, journal entries, accounting periods

Starts on: Journals awaiting approval

Cash Specialist

Verifies receipt evidence and applies confirmed client cash to the intended documents.

Can

  • Manage cash receipts, cash applications
  • View accounting documents, business partners, journal entries, operation receipts, record attachments

Starts on: Posted fee documents

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