From manual processing to automated — what it means for your accounting practice

Where do you lose time?

Manual multi-step process for each document.

1
Collect
Email
WhatsApp
Cloud folder
Physical
Download, save, sort by client, year, type...
2
Read and extract
Header: number, date, due date, supplier, total...
Each line item: title, unit, quantity, price, total, VAT rate...
Validate discrepancies, check for errors
3
Categorize

For each line assign:

VAT codes
Posting accounts
Analytical dimensions — cost centers, cost categories, projects, employees
Warehouse identifiers — SKUs
↺  Next document...

How much does it actually cost?

Constantly. Every month.

2 000
1005 000

Full process: reading, typing all data, assigning VAT codes, posting accounts, cost centers and dimensions

Gross salary + social tax + employer contributions

Cost per document2 €
Monthly cost3 067 €
Annual cost36 806 €

Formula: documents × minutes × (salary ÷ 10,080 working minutes per month)

+

Downloading, sorting, and organizing documents

What can you get back?

At least 80% of this processing time can be eliminated.

Your annual processing cost36 806 €
80% eliminable
20%

That’s 1416 hours (~9 months) per year back. Which means:

More clients

Handle more without additional headcount

Higher-value work

Time for advisory services

Shorter working days

Same clients, same income

See how it works for your practice →

How can it be automated?

Same documents. You just verify.

1
Clients upload to portal

Client 1

Client 2

Client 3

Client 4

Client 5

via email
manual upload
Finpilo

Central
Document Portal

2
AI processes automatically

Header: number, date, due date, supplier, total...

Each line item: title, unit, quantity, price, total, VAT rate...

Transforms data, adjust formats

3
AI categorizes all data

VAT codes

Posting accounts

Analytical dimensions — cost centers, cost categories, projects, employees

Warehouse identifiers — SKUs

4
You review and confirm
  • Review, correct if needed, confirm. Full control.
  • Filter and search by client, date range and else.
5
Export to your accounting software

Export CSV / Excel

Download and import manually

API connection

Send directly to your system

6
Clients get extra value

You deliver more value.

Clients get visibility into their own financial data — costs broken down by cost centers, categories, projects, and any other dimensions.

See how it works for your practice →

What does it take to switch?

You reduce manual work and enhance automation at your pace. No changes to your existing accounting software — Finpilo works in parallel.

Finpilo
export / import

Your accounting
software

1

Easy setupStart with just one client, or more.

2

Upload or inviteSend documents to a dedicated email yourself, using same methods you use today. Or invite your client as a member directly. 30 seconds, no additional user fees.

3

AI handles the workYou validate, modify if needed, confirm.

4

Export when readyDaily, weekly, monthly — in a couple of clicks export filtered data to Excel or CSV and import into your accounting software. When ready, connect via API.

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