Modernizing Finance Operations
SmartSuite centralizes budgets, spend, approvals, financial reporting, vendor workflows, and cross-functional coordination in one connected system. Empower Finance teams to operate with speed, accuracy, governance, and real-time visibility across the organization.
One Platform for Connected Finance Operations
SmartSuite centralizes approvals, spend management, financial reporting, procurement workflows, and cross-department collaboration — enabling better accuracy, faster decisions, and stronger financial governance.
Budgeting & Forecasting
Track budgets, scenarios, and performance.
Spend Approvals
Automate approval workflows and maintain visibility into spend.
Procurement
Standardize purchase requests, POs, and vendor processes.
Financial Dashboards
Gain insight into expenses, revenue trends, and operational metrics.
Core Capabilities of the Finance Operations Suite
SmartSuite supports the full range of financial workflows — from spend management to forecasting.
Run finance operations with accuracy, control, and end-to-end visibility.
Centralize financial requests, approvals, budgets, contracts, and supporting documentation in one connected workspace. SmartSuite links finance workflows to owners, policies, and audit trails—providing real-time insight, reduced manual effort, and confident, compliant financial execution across the organization.
Streamline Budgeting & Spend Approvals
Replace email-based approvals with automated, auditable workflows.
Highlights:
- Spend thresholds
- Approval routing
- Budget dashboards
Centralize Procurement & Vendor Workflows
Manage purchase requests, POs, contracts, and suppliers in one system.
Highlights:
- Procurement assignments
- Vendor records
- PO workflows
Improve Financial Visibility & Reporting
Track budgets, forecasts, accruals, and performance with real-time dashboards.
Highlights:
- Live KPIs
- Variance analysis
- Forecast models
Automate Financial Operations Across Teams
Reduce manual handoffs and improve compliance with automated processes.
Highlights:
- Task automation
- Recurring workflows
- Document routing
Strengthen Governance & Accuracy
Ensure financial integrity with controlled access, audit logs, and linked data.
Highlights:
- Role-based permissions
- Audit trails
- Version-controlled documentation
Built For Modern Finance Operations Teams
SmartSuite brings enterprise-grade finance operations with consumer-grade usability. Choose the rollout path that fits your team today—and expand as approvals, reporting, and governance needs grow.
Adopt a Single Capability
Begin with Spend Approvals, Budget Tracking, or Invoice Workflows—prove value fast and expand from there.
Roll Out a Full Category
Enable finance operations end-to-end—connecting requests, approvals, documentation, budgets, and reporting in one system.
Deploy the Entire Finance Operations Suite
Standardize financial execution with audit-ready workflows, role-based dashboards, and automated controls—delivering real-time visibility, reduced manual effort, and confident governance across every financial process.
See How SmartSuite Transforms Finance Operations
Experience how SmartSuite connects approvals, budgets, spend tracking, and financial reporting — giving Finance teams real-time visibility and streamlined workflows.
The Connected Value of SmartSuite Finance Operations
Quantifiable improvements achieved when organizations centralize approvals, financial workflows, reporting, and cross-department collaboration in SmartSuite.
Source: Gartner Finance Workflow Benchmark, 2023 — automated financial approvals reduced cycle times by 30–35%.
Faster Financial Approval Cycles
Automated workflows accelerate approvals for budgets, invoices, POs, contracts, and expense requests.
Source: Forrester Financial Close & Reporting Study, 2023 — integrated financial workspaces reduced reconciliation time by 25–32%.
Reduction in Manual Reconciliation & Reporting Effort
Centralized financial data and automated rollups eliminate spreadsheet-driven reporting and manual consolidation.
Source: McKinsey Cross-Functional Finance Alignment Report, 2022 — unified systems improved collaboration by ~25–30%.
Improved Cross-Functional Alignment with Finance
Shared visibility into budgets, spend, forecasts, and approvals improves coordination between Finance, HR, Procurement, and Operations.
Source: Deloitte Internal Controls Survey, 2023 — centralized financial controls improved accuracy by 30–40%.
Higher Accuracy in Compliance & Audit Preparation
Centralized documentation, approval trails, and financial reviews reduce errors and improve audit readiness.
Key Benefits of the Finance Operations Solution Suite
Finance teams need structured workflows, transparent approvals, and accurate reporting to manage budgets, spend, and governance. SmartSuite centralizes financial operations in one platform—improving efficiency, reducing risk, and enabling better business decisions.
Financial Visibility, Forecasting & Control
Centralize budgets, invoices, expenses, POs, and approvals in one connected system.
Monitor planned versus actual spend, allocations, and variances through live dashboards.
Support dynamic forecasts, headcount planning, and scenario modeling with linked data.
Give HR, Operations, Leadership, and Procurement shared visibility into financial activity.
Aggregate data across teams and business units for executive-level insight.
Track financial risks, controls, and audit findings for proactive oversight.
Workflow Efficiency & Process Automation
Route expense, PO, budget, and contract approvals with automated workflows.
Centralize invoice intake, review, coding, and approvals to reduce manual effort.
Standardize planning cycles with templates and recurring workflows.
Maintain audit-ready trails for approvals, changes, and supporting documents.
Connect financial planning with HR, operations, and project teams.
Use AI Assist to generate reports, variance explanations, and narratives.
Governance, Accuracy & Organizational Confidence
Enforce consistent rules, approval paths, and documentation retention.
Reduce errors and inconsistencies with a single financial source of truth.
Support SOX, internal controls, procurement compliance, and audits centrally.
Support consolidation and reporting across regions and legal entities.
Protect sensitive data with permissions, encryption, and SSO/2FA.
Allow finance teams to evolve workflows and dashboards without IT.
Strengthen Financial Visibility With Connected Workflows
SmartSuite eliminates spreadsheets, email-based approvals, and disconnected tools.
Automate processes, centralize financial data, and ensure accountability across Finance and Operations.
How the SmartSuite Platform Powers Finance Operations
SmartSuite connects financial workflows, documentation, tasks, and insights in one integrated platform.
Design workflows for budgeting, approvals, procurement, and reporting without developer support.
Automate approvals, financial tasks, reminders, escalations, and recurring entries.
Generate summaries, variance analysis, budget narratives, or month-end commentary instantly.
Connect budgets → requests → approvals → vendors → contracts → dashboards.
Track expenses, revenue, variance, pipeline, and financial KPIs.
Protect sensitive financial data with granular access and audit trails.
Connect Finance, Operations & Leadership
SmartSuite unifies Finance, HR, IT, and Operations workflows — ensuring consistent communication and eliminating process gaps.
Streamline Approvals & Procurement
Accelerate procurement and spending processes with automated routing, reminders, escalations, and documentation.
Gain Real-Time Financial Insight
Dashboards offer visibility into cash flow, budgets, expenses, revenue trends, and variance — enabling faster strategic decisions.
AI Assist & Governance Strengthen Financial Accuracy
AI Assist helps Finance teams summarize data and draft reports while governance tools ensure complete accuracy and traceability.
The SmartSuite Platform:
Powered by Eight Interconnected Frameworks
The SmartSuite Platform consists of eight interconnected frameworks that provide a foundation for designing, automating, analyzing, and governing connected workflows.
Build structured, relational data models using tables, fields, and records that ensure consistency and scalability across workflows.
Design and tailor workflows visually with structured data models, clear progression, and intuitive interfaces for every step.
Streamline work with triggers, conditions, and multi-step actions that eliminate manual effort and orchestrate end-to-end processes.
Embed intelligence into workflows with AI that analyzes data, supports decisions, and automates complex steps securely.
Platform
Enable contextual collaboration with comments, file sharing, notifications, and external access—all governed by SmartSuite permissions.
Visualize and analyze data using dashboards, charts, and real-time reports that update instantly across your workspace.
Connect SmartSuite to your ecosystem using native integrations, iPaaS connectors, APIs, and webhooks for seamless data flow.
Protect data with role-based access, authentication controls, audit history, and enterprise-grade governance that scales organization-wide.
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SmartSuite provides fine-grained, role-based permissions that protect data without slowing innovation. Define access down to the record, field, or workflow level, enforce compliance with SSO, 2FA, and IP restrictions, and maintain a complete audit trail of every action. With SmartSuite, governance and agility work together — innovation moves fast, and your security moves with it.
Control visibility by user, role, or team.
SSO, 2FA, and IP restrictions built-in.
Track every change for 3+ years.
SOC 2, GDPR, and enterprise governance ready.
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The Platform That Connects Budgets, Spend, and Approvals
SmartSuite consolidates procurement, spend approvals, financial visibility, and reporting into one integrated environment.
Role-Based Capabilities for Customer & Partner Operations
SmartSuite empowers every customer-facing and partner-facing role — from executives to CSMs and Partner Managers — with connected workflows, real-time insights, and proactive lifecycle management. Each persona uses SmartSuite to strengthen relationships, improve retention, and accelerate revenue growth.
Executive Leadership
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Oversees financial strategy, performance, and risk across the organization.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite gives CFOs unified financial visibility across budgets, spend, forecasts, and approvals — enabling faster, more confident decisions.
- Benefit Source:
Dashboards, analytics, linked workflows, and audit-ready reporting.
Financial Oversight
Reviews real-time views of budgets, spend, forecasts, and financial risks across the business.
Budget Alignment
Ensures financial plans align with strategic initiatives, departmental needs, and operational priorities.
Reporting
Produces executive and board-level summaries with consistent, up-to-date financial data.
Finance & FP&A Roles
Director of Finance / FP&A Manager
Manages budgets, forecasts, planning cycles, and organization-wide reporting
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite centralizes financial data and improves forecasting accuracy through structured workflows and approvals.
- Benefit Source:
Dashboards, models, workflow automation, and approval routing.
Budget planning
Builds and manages budgets across departments, projects, and cost centers with structured workflows.
Forecast updates
Runs monthly or quarterly reforecast cycles with approvals, assumptions, and version history.
Reporting
Delivers standardized financial reports and variance summaries to leadership.
Finance & FP&A Roles
Financial Analyst
Prepares reports, analyzes trends, and supports operational decision-making.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite consolidates data for faster analysis and clearer reporting with less manual reconciliation.
- Benefit Source:
Linked data, dashboards, analytics views, and AI Assist.
Variance analysis
Compares planned vs. actuals to identify trends, risks, and anomalies.
Trend insights
Analyzes performance across time periods, departments, or initiatives.
Financial modeling
Supports forecasts, scenarios, and investment analysis with connected data.
Accounting, Close & Controls
Accountant / Staff Accountant
Manages reconciliations, documentation, close tasks, and compliance processes.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite automates routine accounting workflows and centralizes documentation to improve accuracy and audit readiness.
- Benefit Source:
Document management, workflows, approvals, and audit trails.
Reconciliations
Tracks and completes reconciliations with supporting documentation and approvals.
Documentation
Stores invoices, receipts, journals, and supporting records in one secure system.
Compliance
Maintains audit-ready records for internal controls, reviews, and reporting requirements.
Accounting, Close & Controls
Accounts Payable (AP) Manager
Oversees invoice intake, approvals, payment processing, and vendor payment accuracy.
- Benefit Statement:
SmSmartSuite streamlines AP workflows, reducing delays, errors, and manual follow-ups while maintaining audit-ready records.
- Benefit Source:
Invoice workflows, approval automation, document management, and audit trails.
Invoice Processing
Routes invoices for review, coding, and approval with clear ownership and deadlines.
Payment Coordination
Tracks payment status, exceptions, and timing to ensure on-time vendor payments.
Audit Readiness
Maintains complete histories of invoices, approvals, and supporting documentation.
Accounting, Close & Controls
Accounts Receivable (AR) Manager
Manages billing, collections, revenue tracking, and customer payment status.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite centralizes AR workflows, improving visibility into receivables and accelerating cash collection.
- Benefit Source:
Billing workflows, dashboards, customer records, and automated reminders.
Billing Oversight
Tracks invoice issuance, delivery, and payment status across customers.
Collections Management
Monitors aging, flags overdue accounts, and triggers follow-up workflows.
Revenue Visibility
Provides up-to-date AR metrics and trends for Finance leadership.
Accounting, Close & Controls
Controller
Owns accounting accuracy, internal controls, close processes, and financial compliance.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite supports Controllers with structured workflows, traceable approvals, and centralized documentation for confident governance.
- Benefit Source:
Approval workflows, audit trails, compliance dashboards, and document repositories.
Close Management
Coordinates month-end and quarter-end close tasks with clear ownership and status tracking.
Internal Controls Oversight
Ensures approvals, reconciliations, and documentation meet control requirements.
Audit Coordination
Provides auditors with complete, organized financial records and activity history.
Accounting, Close & Controls
Treasury Manager
Manages cash flow, liquidity, banking relationships, and financial risk.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite gives Treasury teams visibility into cash-related workflows and financial commitments across the organization.
- Benefit Source:
Dashboards, linked financial records, approval workflows, and reporting tools.
Cash Flow Monitoring
Tracks inflows, outflows, and upcoming obligations tied to operational and financial activity.
Liquidity Planning
Supports short- and long-term cash forecasting with connected financial data.
Risk & Exposure Oversight
Monitors financial commitments, timing risks, and approval dependencies that impact liquidity.
Procurement & Operations Stakeholders
Procurement Manager
Handles sourcing, POs, vendor coordination, and contract reviews tied to spend governance.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite consolidates procurement workflows for better accuracy, compliance, and cross-team visibility.
- Benefit Source:
Approval workflows, linked vendor records, contract visibility, and dashboards.
PO Routing
Manages purchase requests, approvals, and thresholds through automated workflows.
Vendor Coordination
Tracks vendor details, contracts, and communications in one connected workspace.
Contract Visibility
Reviews contract status, obligations, and renewal timelines alongside financial data.
Procurement & Operations Stakeholders
Operations Manager
Manages operational budget impacts, approvals, and alignment between finance and execution teams.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite provides visibility into spend timing and operational financial metrics to support better decision-making.
- Benefit Source:
Real-time dashboards, request workflows, and linked operational records.
Spend Tracking
Monitors operational spend against budgets and forecasts.
Forecast Alignment
Ensures operational plans align with approved financial assumptions and constraints.
Request Approvals
Reviews and approves financial requests tied to operations, projects, or vendors.
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