Financial Systems
Accounting Software
A multi-entity accounting suite handling ledgers, receivables, payables, tax and consolidated reporting for firms managing dozens of client books.
Client
Ledgerworks
Industry
Professional Services
Year
2025
Duration
10 months
Business Challenge
Month-end close took eleven days. Intercompany entries were reconciled by hand and each jurisdiction's tax rules lived in a separate spreadsheet nobody fully trusted.
Our Solution
We built a double-entry core with per-entity books, automated intercompany elimination, a rules engine for multi-jurisdiction tax and a bank feed with machine-assisted reconciliation.
Engineering
Technology Stack
Chosen for longevity and operational simplicity, not novelty — every dependency here is one we still support today.
6
Core technologies
10 months
Build duration
2025
Delivered
Inside the build
Project Features
Multi-entity ledger
Separate books per entity with instant consolidated views in any reporting currency.
Bank reconciliation
Feed ingestion with suggested matches learned from previously accepted pairs.
Tax rules engine
Jurisdiction rules expressed as versioned, testable configuration rather than code.
Receivables automation
Dunning ladders, payment links and cash application without manual allocation.
Audit trail
Append-only postings — corrections are reversals, never silent edits.
Report builder
Drag-built P&L, balance sheet and cashflow statements with drill-through to source.
Development Process
Mapped the existing close checklist step by step and timed every manual task.
Ledger and tax domain modelled with the client's senior accountants in the room.
Keyboard-driven data entry designed for accountants who never touch a mouse.
Property-based testing on the posting engine to guarantee the books always balance.
Independent audit review of controls and permissions before go-live.
Historic balances imported and reconciled against the legacy trial balance.
The Results
Close time compressed from eleven days to three, with reconciliation largely automated and a full audit trail on every posting.
3
Day month-end close
87%
Auto-reconciled
40+
Entities managed
100%
Audit trail coverage
