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Balanced ledger validation
Validate debit and credit alignment as financial activity is recorded.
Double-entry control
Compliance Engine
Protect the integrity of your nominal ledger with balanced posting checks, controlled access, and calendar lock dates for finalized periods.
Capabilities
4 workflows
Operating sequence
4 steps
Buyer checks
3 evidence points
Core capabilities
Built around your existing Flow Ledger Pro workflows
Each capability is designed to keep the operational action and the accounting consequence connected.
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Period lock dates
Seal finalized historical months to protect completed reporting and tax periods from retrospective changes.
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Granular permissions
Use role-based access restrictions to control who can work with financial records.
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Secure access controls
Support secure data access with configured IP restrictions for appropriate users.
Operational value
Clearer control across every transaction
- 1More dependable double-entry records
- 2Controlled changes to finalized periods
- 3Clearer accountability across financial operations
Close controls need more than a balance check
Accounting teams also need to control who can change records, protect finalized periods, and explain what happened when a transaction is reviewed later.
Illustrative period-close review
An administrator sets a lock date after a month is finalized. A user attempts to edit an earlier journal, the system applies the configured restriction, and the reviewer checks the activity history for actor, action, record, and timestamp.
Who it is for
Administrators, accountants, and reviewers responsible for dependable posting, controlled periods, and explainable record changes.
What users enter
- • Chart of Accounts mapping
- • User roles and permitted actions
- • Period-close date and correction policy
What users review
- • Balanced journal context
- • Locked-period response
- • Activity records for review and investigation
Dependencies to confirm
- • Approved role design
- • Service retention and backup policy
- • Verified override, correction, and export behavior
How the workflow works
From action to accounting record
A concrete sequence makes it easier to evaluate where this module fits in your operating process.
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Map accounts
Choose the Chart of Accounts destinations for the transaction type.
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Post balanced entry
Review debit and credit values before the record enters the ledger.
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Lock a period
Set a lock date when a reporting period has been finalized.
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Review activity
Use permissions and activity history to investigate later changes.
Product evidence
What to verify in a product walkthrough
The examples below describe the evidence a buyer should be able to inspect in the product. Demo values are illustrative and are not customer results.
| Illustrative journal | Debit A/R $1,000 / Credit revenue $1,000Balanced example only; confirm tax lines and account names in the product. |
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| Lock-date test | Before: editable / After: restrictedA walkthrough should show the user role, date, and response when a locked record is changed. |
| Audit evidence | Actor, action, record, timestampConfirm retention, export, and correction behavior with the product team. |
Scope and limitations
Clear boundaries build trust
- Access controls and audit history support operational accountability but do not replace legal, tax, security, or audit advice.
- Retention, backup, correction, and export policies must be checked against the current service terms and account configuration.
- Lock dates and role permissions should be tested with the actual user roles that will operate the system.
Buyer questions
Frequently asked questions
Review the practical details, setup requirements, and boundaries that matter before adopting this workflow.
A lock date is intended to restrict edits to prior accounting periods. Confirm who can override it and how exceptions are recorded.
The product includes a User Activity Log concept. Confirm its event coverage, retention, and export options before using it as an audit control.
Balanced posting checks are a core product capability. Ask for a failed-posting demonstration and the exact error-handling behavior.