Country Selection
Select the jurisdiction that will determine the initial accounting and tax setup.
AccountGuru Functionality Overview
This page summarises the accounting, reporting, banking, payroll, and configuration functionality currently available in AccountGuru. It is intended as a practical product overview for finance teams, accountants, and administrators.
Available Functionality
Each section below covers one functional area of the system and shows the main screens available for that area. Use this page to understand which tasks can already be handled directly in AccountGuru.
Getting Started
The setup workflow establishes the accounting structure of a new project, including localisation, company information, chart of accounts, bank connections, and optional modules.
Language Selection
Choose the interface language for users working in the project.
Company Details
Enter the legal entity name, fiscal year settings, and reporting currency.
Chart of Accounts
Start from a standard chart of accounts or upload a custom structure.
Bank Connections
Configure bank integrations early if you want to automate transaction imports.
Optional Modules
Enable additional functionality such as payroll, bank statement parsing, or version history.
Daily Accounting
This area supports routine bookkeeping work, including journal entry processing, expense tracking, invoice follow-up, and operational review.
Dashboard
Review current activity, key balances, and recent accounting events.
Journal Entries
Search, review, and manage posted bookings across the project.
New Journal Entry
Record balanced double-entry transactions with full account allocation.
Opening Balance
Import or manually enter opening balances when starting a new fiscal year or project.
Expenses
Capture and review business expenses together with supporting documents.
Receipt OCR
Extract supplier, date, amount, and other fields from receipts before posting.
Batch Receipt Upload
Upload multiple receipts at once. Auto-match against existing expenses via OCR.
Invoices
Track issued invoices and their payment status.
Invoice Detail
Review invoice lines, due dates, and recorded payments in one place.
Bank Integrations
Banking functions reduce manual data entry by importing external transaction data and supporting structured reconciliation workflows.
Revolut Integration
Import account activity from Revolut Business, including multi-currency balances.
Wise Integration
Import Wise transactions and review international payment activity.
PayPal Integration
Synchronise PayPal transactions and fees for posting and review.
Bank Statement Scanner (AI)
Scan PDF bank statements using AI vision (Claude or OpenAI) to automatically extract transactions.
Categorisation Rules
Apply matching rules to classify recurring bank transactions consistently.
Payroll & Employees
The payroll area supports Swiss payroll administration, salary-related bookkeeping, and statutory salary certificate output.
Employee Register
Maintain employee master data used for payroll processing.
Employee Setup
Create or update employee records with salary and contribution details.
Lohnausweis
Generate Swiss salary certificates from payroll data.
Payroll Settings
Maintain social insurance and payroll parameters used in salary calculations.
Fixed Assets
The fixed assets module supports capital asset tracking, depreciation planning, and disposal accounting.
Asset Register
Review fixed assets, current book values, and depreciation status.
New Asset
Record acquisition details, depreciation method, and account assignments.
Depreciation Schedule
Review planned depreciation over the life of the asset.
Asset Disposal
Prepare disposal postings, including gain or loss recognition.
Fixed Asset Settings
Define default depreciation rules and account mappings for asset classes.
Financial Planning
The planning module lets you create budgets, forecasts, and scenario analyses. Plans are stored as ledger files and enable budget-vs-actual comparisons.
Plan Overview
Manage all budgets, forecasts, and scenarios for your project.
New Plan
Create a new budget, forecast, or scenario plan.
Plan Detail
Edit plan content directly in ledger format and manage the plan lifecycle.
Financial Reports
Reporting functions provide structured financial statements and analytical views derived from the underlying ledger data.
Balance Sheet
View assets, liabilities, and equity at a selected reporting date.
Profit and Loss Statement
Analyse income and expenses for a selected reporting period.
VAT Saldo Report
Prepare Swiss VAT saldo reporting based on recorded activity.
Statistics
Review transaction volumes and account activity by period.
Scripting & Automation
The scripting module lets you write Lua scripts and reusable templates to automate repetitive accounting tasks, custom calculations, and report generation.
Script Library
Browse and manage saved automation scripts.
New Script
Create a new Lua script with access to ledger data and posting functions.
Script Editor
Write and test scripts with syntax highlighting and live output.
Templates
Manage reusable document and report templates.
Files & Search
File management and full-text search let you organise supporting documents and quickly find any transaction, account, or entry across the project.
File Browser
Browse uploaded documents and attachments organised by category.
File Contents
Preview file contents and metadata directly within the application.
Search Results
Find bookings, accounts, expenses, and other records using full-text search.
Settings & Configuration
Configuration screens govern the accounting structure, operational settings, activated modules, and project-level controls.
General Settings
Maintain company details and general project preferences.
Chart of Accounts Settings
Review and maintain the account structure used throughout the project.
AI Settings
Configure the AI provider (Claude or OpenAI), API keys, and the global AI toggle.
Plugin Settings
Enable and configure optional modules and integrations.
Version History
Review Git-based change history for auditability and traceability.
Working Tree
Stage, unstage, and commit changes directly from the browser.
Feature Status
This table summarises which major functions are already available and which ones are planned for future implementation.
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Invoices & Payments | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Purchase Bills & Expenses | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Receipt OCR | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Batch Receipt Upload | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Bank Reconciliation (Revolut) | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Bank Reconciliation (Wise) | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Bank Reconciliation (PayPal) | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Bank Statement Scanner (AI) | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Payroll Posting | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Lohnausweis Generation | ✓ Implemented | - |
| QR-Bill Generation | ○ Planned | Swiss QR-bill for invoices |
| VAT Code Management | ○ Planned | VAT codes on transactions |
| Balance Sheet | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Profit & Loss Statement | ✓ Implemented | - |
| VAT Saldo Report | ✓ Implemented | - |
| PDF Export | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Budget vs Actuals | ✓ Implemented | Plan CRUD, manual editing |
| Cost Center Reporting | ○ Planned | - |
| Multi-Currency Support | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Lua Scripting & Templates | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Full-Text Search | ✓ Implemented | - |
| File Management | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Version History (Git) | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Setup Wizard | ✓ Implemented | - |
| Period Close | ○ Planned | Fiscal year closing |
| Opening Balance Carry-Forward | ○ Planned | - |
| Asset Depreciation | ✓ Implemented | Straight-line, declining balance, sum-of-years |
| FX Revaluation | ○ Planned | - |
| CAMT.053 Import | ○ Planned | ISO 20022 bank statements |
| pain.001 Export | ○ Planned | ISO 20022 payments |