Finance & ReportingPurpose
1.2. Automating extraction of revenue, expenditure, payroll, and supplier payments data from POS, accounting, and ERP systems.
1.3. Automator generates daily/weekly/monthly cash flow reports with real-time data, ensuring accuracy for decision-making.
1.4. Automation includes reconciliation, anomaly detection, and scheduled report distribution to financial stakeholders.
1.5. Supports compliance and audits by creating organized, traceable reports automatedly with minimal human intervention.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. New POS transactions exceeding a threshold or batch closure.
2.3. Change or update in bank or accounting records.
2.4. Vendor invoice uploads triggering automated reconciliation.
2.5. Manual "generate now" command via email, chat, or internal dashboard.
Platform Variants
• API: "Reports – Cash Summary" for automated extraction; configure with scheduled triggers.
3.2. QuickBooks Online
• API: "Reports: getCashFlowReport"; automate daily calls and export.
3.3. Sage Business Cloud
• Feature: "Reporting API"; set workflow trigger for cash flow module.
3.4. Microsoft Excel
• Function: Use "Office Scripts" for fetching connected data and auto-generating reports on schedule.
3.5. Google Sheets
• Feature: "Google Apps Script" to automate data pulls via connectors and prepare cash flow summary reports.
3.6. SAP
• API: "Cash Management API", automate extraction using batch jobs.
3.7. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature: "SuiteAnalytics Workbook"; automated workbook refresh and delivery.
3.8. Zoho Books
• API: "GET /reports/cashflow"; scheduled report pulls using automation scripts.
3.9. FreshBooks
• API: Use "Reports – Cash Flow" endpoint in automator tasks weekly.
3.10. Wave
• API: "Reports" endpoint; automate cash flow report generation.
3.11. Tally
• Feature: "Tally Connector"; automating export of cash flow data as scheduled CSV.
3.12. Square POS
• API: "Reporting" integration for transaction-to-cash flow automation.
3.13. Lightspeed
• Feature: Use "Financial Reporting API" to schedule cash flow extractions.
3.14. Toast POS
• API: "Daily Sales Export" for cash inputs; automate extraction on batch close.
3.15. Clover
• API: "Financial Reports"; set periodic pulls into central cash flow worksheet.
3.16. Stripe
• API: "Balance Transactions"; automate pulling settlement flows for reconciliation.
3.17. PayPal
• API: "Reporting – Cash Flow"; periodic report fetches.
3.18. Plaid
• API: "Transactions"; automate bank-side cash flows aggregation.
3.19. Microsoft Power BI
• Feature: "Scheduled Refresh" on cash flow dashboards connecting with APIs above.
3.20. Slack
• API: Automate cash flow report notifications delivery with message attachments.
3.21. Mailgun
• API: Send automated cash flow reports by email with PDF/CSV attachments.
3.22. Dropbox
• API: Scheduled cash flow report exports to shared folders.
3.23. Google Drive
• API: Automate cloud storage of cash flow statements, controlling access.
3.24. Monday.com
• API: Automate cash flow status boards from generated reports for finance teams.
3.25. Zapier
• Feature: Multi-platform automation for cash flow data moves and triggers.
Benefits
4.2. Eliminates manual data entry, reduces errors in cash flow monitoring.
4.3. Automated alerts and delivery ensure no financial blind spots for restaurants.
4.4. Optimizes finance team workload by automating repetitive daily/weekly tasks.
4.5. Supports strategic decisions via real-time, automated reporting and data-driven insights for Eastern European restaurants.
4.6. Automation minimizes risk of missed anomalies or compliance gaps in cash handling.
4.7. Automating with multiple software options ensures platform flexibility with existing systems.
4.8. Scales with restaurant growth, ready to automate increasing data without hiring more staff.