General ledger
The core record of every financial transaction.
Finance
What is a finance system?
What a finance system does, how it compares with accounting software and ERP, and when to upgrade.
Finance systems explained
A finance system records and manages your organisation's financial transactions, from invoices and payments to budgets and reporting.
The term covers everything from simple accounting packages to full ERP systems that also manage stock, purchasing and projects.
What a finance system covers
The core areas most finance systems handle.
Sales and purchase ledgers
Invoicing, payments, credit control and supplier bills.
Banking
Bank feeds, reconciliation and payments.
Budgeting
Budgets and forecasts compared with actuals.
Reporting
Financial statements and management reports.
Multi-entity
Consolidation across companies and currencies.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A finance system focuses on financial transactions and reporting. ERP includes finance plus operations such as stock, purchasing and projects.
When it can't handle your entities, users, reporting or integrations, or when month-end relies on spreadsheets.
Yes. It's a full finance system and an ERP, covering finance and operations in one place.
Banking, payroll, CRM, ecommerce and reporting tools, so data flows without rekeying.