FINOPS / FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY

Finance & Billing Automation: 90% Less Manual Reconciliation

Eliminate spreadsheet reconciliation and achieve 99.8% billing accuracy with intelligent n8n workflows

90%

Faster Reconciliation

99.8%

Billing Accuracy

85%

Less Manual Work

πŸ’³ StripeπŸ’° PayPal🏦 Bankn8nAutomationπŸ“Š XeroAuto-SyncedπŸ’Ό NetSuiteReconciledπŸ“ˆ BI DashboardReal-Time MRR

The Challenge: Drowning in Excel Reconciliation

A subscription-based SaaS company with $15M ARR was spending 7 days at month-end manually reconciling payments from Stripe, PayPal, and wire transfers against their NetSuite accounting system.

Finance team of 4 people downloaded CSVs, used complex Excel formulas to match transactions, and manually flagged discrepancies. Revenue recognition delays affected board reporting, and billing errors were damaging customer relationships.

Pain Points Before Automation
  • 7-day month-end close process
  • 30+ hours weekly spent on manual reconciliation
  • 3-5% billing accuracy error rate
  • 2-week delay in revenue dashboards
  • 15% of failed payments undetected for weeks
  • No real-time MRR visibility

The Solution: Intelligent n8n Finance Hub

We built a comprehensive n8n automation platform that connects payment gateways, banking APIs, and accounting systems. The system performs real-time reconciliation, auto-matches transactions, and maintains live revenue dashboards.

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Payment Sync

Real-time sync of invoices, payments, and refunds from Stripe/PayPal to accounting system with automatic categorization and tagging.

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Auto-Matching

Intelligent algorithm matches payouts vs invoices automatically. Flags discrepancies with context for manual review.

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MRR Dashboards

Live monthly recurring revenue, churn, and expansion metrics pushed to BI tools and Google Sheets for executive visibility.

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Dunning Automation

Failed payment recovery sequences via email, SMS, and CRM tasks. Automatic retry logic and escalation workflows.

Measurable Results in 60 Days

90%

Reduction in Reconciliation Time

From 7 days to 2 days month-end

85%

Less Manual Spreadsheet Work

25+ hours saved weekly

99.8%

Billing Accuracy

From 95% to 99.8%

5 days

Faster Month-End Close

7 days β†’ 2 days
πŸ’° Business Impact

Cost Savings: $120,000 annual reduction in finance operations costs

Revenue Recovery: $240,000 recovered from better dunning workflows

Executive Visibility: Real-time MRR dashboards vs. 2-week delays

Audit Ready: Complete transaction trail and auto-generated reconciliation reports

How the Automation Works

01
Real-Time Payment Ingestion

Webhooks from Stripe, PayPal, and bank APIs trigger n8n workflows. Every invoice, payment, refund, and payout captured instantly with full metadata.

02
Intelligent Categorization

AI and business rules categorize transactions (subscription, one-time, upgrade, refund). Customer and product details enriched automatically.

03
Accounting System Sync

Transactions posted to NetSuite/Xero with correct GL codes, tax info, and departments. Invoice matching against payments performed in real-time.

04
Auto-Reconciliation Engine

Smart matching algorithm reconciles payouts against invoices. 95% of transactions matched automatically. Discrepancies flagged with investigation links.

05
Revenue Recognition & MRR

Automated revenue recognition calculations. MRR, ARR, churn, and expansion metrics computed and updated hourly in BI dashboards.

06
Failed Payment Recovery

Dunning sequences trigger on payment failures. Multi-channel recovery (email, SMS, in-app) with smart timing. CRM tasks created for sales follow-up.

Technology Stack

Core Platform
  • n8n (self-hosted)
  • PostgreSQL for workflow data
  • Redis for caching
Integrations
  • Stripe API & Webhooks
  • PayPal REST API
  • NetSuite SuiteTalk
  • Plaid for bank data
  • Looker for BI
Infrastructure
  • AWS ECS for hosting
  • RDS for data persistence
  • CloudWatch monitoring

Ready to Eliminate Month-End Chaos?

Let's discuss how n8n automation can reduce your reconciliation time by 90% and improve billing accuracy to 99.8%.

Implementation Time

6-8 weeks

ROI Timeline

60 days

Cost Savings

$120K/year

Ready to Automate Your Finance Operations?

Let’s discuss how we can help you streamline billing and reduce manual finance work.

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