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Siyabonga KannemeyerVerified

Owner

Manufacturing

Bloemfontein500 plus employees

4.0

02 Jan 2024

Reconciliation went from a week to an afternoon

We moved across from a desktop package eighteen months ago and I would not go back. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Thirty years of trained South African operators. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. The audit trail has answered every query our auditors raised.

What does not

Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.

Tshepo BennettVerified

General Manager

Agriculture

Midrand51 to 200 employees

4.0

31 Dec 2023

Bank feeds alone justify the subscription

I run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Two years in and nobody has suggested we look at alternatives.

What works

Thirty years of trained South African operators. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains.

What does not

Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.

Karabo GovenderVerified

Operations Director

Insurance

East London2 to 10 employees

3.0

27 Dec 2023

Does the job, will not delight you

Good enough that changing again is not worth the disruption. Works through load shedding and connection loss. Beyond that it is more ordinary than the marketing suggests. It sits squarely in the middle for us, useful but not something I would champion. It is a reasonable choice, provided you know what it does not do.

What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. The core ledger is reliable.

What does not

Bank feeds drop and need reauthorising more often than they should. There is no direct submission to eFiling, so the return is captured by hand.

Ravi MudauVerified

Management Accountant

Agriculture

Pretoria2 to 10 employees

4.0

21 Dec 2023

Reconciliation went from a week to an afternoon

I run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. Thirty years of trained South African operators. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. Worth the migration effort, which is not something I say often.

What works

A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Month end close has dropped from six days to two. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper.

What does not

Support response times slow noticeably at month end.

Ilze AdamsVerified

Management Accountant

Recruitment

Gqeberha2 to 10 employees

4.0

18 Dec 2023

Does the compliance work without being asked

Our practice put four clients on this before we moved our own business across. Thirty years of trained South African operators. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Thirty years of trained South African operators. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

Ayanda TaylorVerified

Management Accountant

Mining services

Johannesburg201 to 500 employees

4.0

15 Dec 2023

Finally a ledger our accountant does not complain about

I run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.

What does not

Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.

Rendani SitholeVerified

Financial Director

Motor trade

Klerksdorp2 to 10 employees

5.0

14 Dec 2023

Solid, boring, and that is exactly what I wanted

After two years I can say the reconciliation time saving is real and it is significant. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

Nadia WilliamsVerified

Financial Director

Manufacturing

Cape Town51 to 200 employees

5.0

12 Dec 2023

Bank feeds alone justify the subscription

I run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

Fatima IsaacsVerified

Chief Executive Officer

Financial services

Stellenbosch51 to 200 employees

4.0

09 Dec 2023

Does the compliance work without being asked

Our practice put four clients on this before we moved our own business across. A report writer that will produce almost any layout. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. It is not perfect, and it is the right choice for us.

What works

Thirty years of trained South African operators. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost.

What does not

Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.

Rendani HlungwaniVerified

Senior Bookkeeper

Marketing and advertising

Cape Town201 to 500 employees

5.0

07 Dec 2023

VAT season stopped being a crisis

After two years I can say the reconciliation time saving is real and it is significant. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. Nothing has come up in the last year that I would call a real problem. If you are weighing it up, do the trial with your own data and you will see it.

What works

A report writer that will produce almost any layout. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.

What does not

Support response times slow noticeably at month end.

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I run the books for three related companies and this is the first system that has kept up. Works through load shedding and connection loss. That is the part that genuinely changed how we work. There are irritations, and none of them are the kind that make you look elsewhere. I would recommend it to a business of our size without hesitation.

What works

Works through load shedding and connection loss. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.

What does not

Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.

Rendani SitholeVerified

Financial Director

Motor trade

Klerksdorp2 to 10 employees

5.0

14 Dec 2023

Solid, boring, and that is exactly what I wanted

What works

Multi warehouse inventory with serial, lot and bill of materials. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Multi currency handling is genuinely correct on unrealised gains.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

Nadia WilliamsVerified

Financial Director

Manufacturing

Cape Town51 to 200 employees

5.0

12 Dec 2023

Bank feeds alone justify the subscription

What works

A report writer that will produce almost any layout. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost. Bank feeds match transactions accurately and the rules learn quickly.

What does not

Inventory is too basic for a stock heavy business.

Fatima IsaacsVerified

Chief Executive Officer

Financial services

Stellenbosch51 to 200 employees

4.0

09 Dec 2023

Does the compliance work without being asked

What works

Thirty years of trained South African operators. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work. Our accountant has their own login at no extra cost.

What does not

Reporting beyond the standard pack still ends up in a spreadsheet.

Rendani HlungwaniVerified

Senior Bookkeeper

Marketing and advertising

Cape Town201 to 500 employees

5.0

07 Dec 2023

VAT season stopped being a crisis

What works

A report writer that will produce almost any layout. VAT201 figures come out right without a manual working paper. Invoices go out looking professional with no design work.

What does not

Support response times slow noticeably at month end.