Retail & E-commerce•5 min read•10 Aug 2024

E-Commerce

E-Commerce

Learn how finance teams replaced spreadsheets and disconnected tools with AccountSmarty and gained real-time visibility into their books. Before switching, they faced slow month-end closes, unreconciled accounts and reports that were out of date the moment they were produced.

The Challenge

Transactions were entered manually from bank statements, bank balances were checked by hand and the trial balance rarely matched on the first attempt. Leadership wanted timely reports, but the team spent most of its time correcting entries rather than analysing results.

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Key Metric

Within 3 months they cut month-end close time by 60%, cut manual data entry by 35% and reached 100% reconciliation accuracy on all bank accounts.

The Solution and Implementation

By adopting AccountSmarty's automated bookkeeping and bank reconciliation, the team gained a single source of truth for every transaction. The rollout followed these steps:

  • Importing the existing chart of accounts and opening balances.
  • Uploading bank statements and enabling automatic categorization rules.
  • Creating sub-accounts for clients, vendors and cost centres.
  • Training the team on approvals, the general ledger and financial reports.

The Results and ROI

Accountants now spend their time reviewing and advising instead of keying data. Owners see profit, cash flow and tax liability in real time, and audits are faster because every entry has a clear trail.

"AccountSmarty gave us books we can trust. Closing the month is now a routine task instead of a scramble." - Finance Director

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Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

Content Marketing Manager at Sellora. Passionate about conversational commerce, customer experience, and helping businesses scale their communication efficiently.

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