Abacus module — Finance

Financial accounting,
that connects everything.

With Abacus financial accounting you have a full overview of your company at any time — from receivables and payables to VAT settlement. Everything integrated, automated and audit-proof.

Abacus financial accounting — integrated bookkeeping for Swiss SMEs
Closing under Swiss CO
ISO 20022 bank integration
ESTV portal for VAT filing
Feature scope

All financial processes in one system.

Abacus financial accounting is the heart of your ERP — it connects payroll, HR, time tracking and expenses into one continuous data flow that minimises manual work and eliminates sources of error.

01

General ledger & cost accounting

Financial accounting, cost accounting, business units and cost centres — precise, transparent and aligned with any Swiss SME chart of accounts.

02

Budgeting & planning

Budgets, cash flow, finance and investment planning in one system — actual-vs-plan available at any time.

03

Receivables

Automated payment processing, direct debit, multi-stage dunning, payment agreements and default interest.

04

Payables

Automated supplier and document capture, approval portal, treasury management and automatic transfer suggestions.

05

Electronic banking

Direct interfaces to all major Swiss banks — fetch statements, send payment orders, post movements automatically.

06

VAT & ESTV

VAT settlement automatically from the postings — effective and balance tax method. Submission via ESTV portal.

07

Reporting & finance portal

Real-time analytics, fully configurable reports, finance portal for KPIs and year-end-ready at any time.

08

Audit security

All postings and documents stored audit-proof — compliant with Swiss CO, Swiss GAAP FER and cantonal requirements.

Approach

From analysis to the first close.

Four steps from concept to live operation — structured, hands-on and so your team works confidently with Abacus from day one.

01
Process analysis

We analyse your existing accounting processes and identify optimisation potential.

02
Configuration

Chart of accounts, cost centres, VAT codes and banks are set up tailored to your company.

03
Data migration

Existing master data, opening balances and historical data are migrated securely and completely.

04
Training & go-live

Your team is trained until the first close runs — we remain reachable as direct support afterwards.

FAQ

Frequent questions.

Yes — Abacus financial accounting is fully aligned with Swiss legislation: Swiss CO, Swiss GAAP FER, ESTV interface for VAT, ISO 20022 bank integration and all cantonal requirements. Ideal for SMEs from 5 employees.

Yes. We migrate your existing chart of accounts or set one up following the Swiss SME chart of accounts. All balances and historical postings can be imported.

Abacus supports both the effective and the balance tax method. The VAT settlement is calculated automatically from the postings and can be submitted directly to the ESTV portal.

Abacus supports ISO 20022 (pain.001/camt.053) and is compatible with all major Swiss banks: UBS, Raiffeisen, ZKB, PostFinance and others.

Rolling out Abacus financial accounting?
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