Can my accountant work in my books?

Yes. You appoint your accounting firm from your workspace, and the firm works in your books through that appointment. You can end the appointment at any time.

Which modules does each plan include?

Each plan card on the pricing page lists what it includes, from the published catalogue. Point of sale, warehousing and wholesale come as the Commerce add-on, and more modules can be added later.

Does Achekam file my VAT or payroll returns?

No. Returns are prepared from your books and payroll; you or your accountant file them on eFiling, uFiling or CF Online.

Can I move from my current accounting system?

Yes. The ledger migration brings across what your old system holds, and bank statements can be uploaded in whatever layout your bank produces.

Finance and operations for a growing business, on books your accountant can open

Invoice and get paid, keep the bank and VAT up to date, pay your people, buy with controls, track your assets and sell at the till — and appoint your accountant to work in the same books instead of asking for exports.

Achekam Business: Keep your own books, pay your people and run your operations — with your accountant on the same records. For SMEs and growing enterprises.

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The problems it solves

Year-end means exporting everything to the accountant. Appoint your accountant: they work in your books through the appointment, and their statements are built from them.
Bank statements that never quite reconcile. Statements in any layout are read and checked; rules, history and AI suggestions you accept code the lines.
Buying without a trail. Requisitions, quotations, orders, goods received and supplier invoices in one chain, with checks for quotations that look like they came from one person.
Payroll in another system. Payroll runs here and posts its own journals; returns are prepared for you to file.

What it includes

Finance

General ledger and banking — Chart, journals, bank statements in any layout, rules and reconciliation.
VAT returns — VAT returns prepared from the ledger, with the VAT settlement journal.
Budgets, tracking and projects — Budgets and management accounts, two tracking categories and job costing.
Multi-currency and groups — Foreign-currency invoices, bills and bank accounts; entity groups with consolidated statements.

Selling and getting paid

Quotes and invoices — Quotes converted into invoices, recurring invoices and credit control.
Online payments — Payment through the gateways you enable.

Buying and stock

Suppliers and bills — Suppliers, bills and payment runs.
Procurement — Requisition, quotations, order, receipt and invoice, with integrity checks.
Products and stock — Products and stock levels, and multi-location warehousing.

People and assets

Payroll — Pay runs, payslips, self-service and the returns prepared.
Expense claims — Staff claims with receipts, approval and posting.
Fixed asset register — Assets from capitalisation to disposal, with depreciation and tax allowances.

Selling in person

Point of sale — Tills with sessions, receipts, cash-up and X and Z reports.
Wholesale — Trade pricing and sales orders for trade customers.

How it works

Create the business’s workspace. Choose a Business plan; invite your team and, if you have one, your accountant.
Bring in the opening position. Migrate from your old ledger, or start from the opening balances.
Run the month. Invoice, buy, pay and reconcile; payroll posts its own journals.
Close and report. VAT returns, management accounts and year-end, with your accountant in the same books.

Key capabilities

Accounting and VAT — The ledger, banking, VAT returns, budgets, multi-currency and consolidated statements for entity groups.
Payroll — Weekly, fortnightly or monthly pay runs, payslips, self-service and the returns prepared for you to file.
Procurement and stock — Requisition to supplier invoice in one chain, with integrity checks; products, stock and warehousing.
Fixed assets — A fixed asset register from capitalisation to disposal: depreciation, tax allowances, transfers, maintenance and verification.
Invoicing and payments — Quotes, invoices, recurring invoices, online payment and credit control.
Point of sale — Tills with sessions, server-issued receipt numbers, cash-up and X and Z reports, posting to the books.

The platform foundation

Every Business workspace runs on the shared foundation: sign-in with two-factor and single sign-on, business documents and storage, the automation centre, governed AI that proposes while people decide, notifications, and your data held apart from every other business’s in the database itself.

Plans

Plan	For	Monthly	Annual	Trial	Includes
Business Essentials	Businesses	R 110 a month	R 1 100 a year	14-day free trial	3 users, 20 GB storage. AI assistant; Credit control; Invoicing; Online payments; Quotes; Recurring billing
Business Plus	Businesses	R 175 a month	R 1 750 a year	14-day free trial	2 users, 10 GB storage. AI assistant; Automation centre; Credit control; Invoicing; Online payments; Quotes

Prices as published today; VAT and billing terms as shown when you sign up.

Questions

Can my accountant work in my books?: Yes. You appoint your accounting firm from your workspace, and the firm works in your books through that appointment. You can end the appointment at any time.
Which modules does each plan include?: Each plan card on the pricing page lists what it includes, from the published catalogue. Point of sale, warehousing and wholesale come as the Commerce add-on, and more modules can be added later.
Does Achekam file my VAT or payroll returns?: No. Returns are prepared from your books and payroll; you or your accountant file them on eFiling, uFiling or CF Online.
Can I move from my current accounting system?: Yes. The ledger migration brings across what your old system holds, and bank statements can be uploaded in whatever layout your bank produces.