Purpose
1.2. Automate the scheduled or event-driven distribution of these reports to executives, compliance officers, and board members through secure, traceable channels.
1.3. Satisfy regulatory obligations for timely reporting in the aircraft industry and streamline interdepartmental and external communications.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Receipt or upload of new financial input files (e.g., invoices, transaction logs).
2.3. Manual trigger by authorized finance personnel for interim reports.
2.4. API/webhook notification from connected SaaS accounting platforms about data readiness.
Platform Variants
• Function/Setting: Schedule Financial Closing Cockpit — set job chain to export consolidated results via OData REST endpoint.
3.2. Oracle Financials Cloud
• Function/Setting: Financial Reporting Center — use REST API endpoint `/financialReports` for JSON/XLS report pulls.
3.3. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance
• Function/Setting: Data Management Export — configure recurring export of GL, AP, AR to .csv.
3.4. NetSuite
• Function/Setting: SuiteAnalytics Workbook export API — auto-export summary to SFTP on schedule.
3.5. QuickBooks Online
• Function/Setting: Reports API `/reports/ProfitAndLoss` — configure scheduled GET requests.
3.6. Xero
• Function/Setting: Reports endpoint — automate `/reports/TrialBalance` extraction to cloud drive.
3.7. Workday Financial Management
• Function/Setting: Workday Web Services Financial Management API — batch export for consolidation.
3.8. Salesforce
• Function/Setting: Financials Cloud App — SOQL task to extract financial objects for merge.
3.9. Zoho Books
• Function/Setting: Reports API `/reports/balanceSheet` — automate download and merge.
3.10. Intacct (Sage)
• Function/Setting: GL Extract API — scheduled posting to secure SFTP location.
3.11. Dropbox
• Function/Setting: New file in /Financial_Inputs triggers processing.
3.12. Google Drive
• Function/Setting: Google Drive API Watch and Download — triggers on XLSX in `/Finance/Input`.
3.13. Microsoft OneDrive
• Function/Setting: File change webhook — auto-pull and process new Excel files.
3.14. Tableau
• Function/Setting: REST API `/sites/{site_id}/views/{view_id}/export` to automate graphical report export.
3.15. Power BI
• Function/Setting: ExportTo API — triggers extraction based on refreshed dataset.
3.16. Docusign
• Function/Setting: Envelope Completed webhook — triggers distribution on signature event.
3.17. Microsoft Teams
• Function/Setting: Teams API Bot — posts summary report automatically to channel.
3.18. Slack
• Function/Setting: Files.upload and chat.postMessage API — delivers report to #finance.
3.19. Outlook 365
• Function/Setting: Graph API `/sendMail` — sends report PDFs to distribution list.
3.20. Gmail
• Function/Setting: Gmail API `users.messages.send` — schedules automated report attachments.
3.21. Amazon S3
• Function/Setting: S3 PutObject event — triggers Lambda for post-processing/distribution.
3.22. Box
• Function/Setting: Box Events API “Upload” — initiates automated workflow on financial file arrival.
3.23. Jira
• Function/Setting: Create Issue API — logs a compliance report delivery for audit trail.
3.24. Trello
• Function/Setting: Card Add webhook — tracks report task workflow.
Benefits
4.2. Reduces manual labor and risk of data leaks.
4.3. Enables multi-system integration for holistic financial oversight.
4.4. Provides transparent, auditable report delivery across the organization.
4.5. Accelerates decision-making with real-time or scheduled information flow.