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Sage Intacct for wholesale and distribution businesses

Improve capital efficiency with the automation and intelligence only the best accounting software for distribution can provide. Stock up on better business insights to improve efficiency for your wholesale distribution company with Sage Intacct.

Sales Dashboard R18 215 14 YTD sales R281 56 MTD sales 12 New customers -R4 732 Deal size trends Sales process Customer Sales order Sales shipment Sales invoice Sales return receipt Sales credit memo Order to deliver 20 200 R10 000 22/03/2021 Pending 210 R96 100 22/03/2022 Pending 250 R50 000 22/03/2021 Draft 215 R34 100 22/03/2022 Draft Shipment to invoice 15 SH202109003 R50 30/09/2021 Not invoiced SH202109003 R138 30/09/2022 Not invoiced SH202109007 R385 29/09/2021 Not invoiced SH202109008 R133 16 27/09/2021 Not invoiced

Powerful, automated accounting for wholesalers & distributors

Automate financial processes processes like cash management, AP/AR, order management, and more and slash close time by 50%.
Johannesburg Durban Pretoria Cape Town Net income by Location Revenue by service 100k 80k 90 935.00 0.00 90 035.50 (90 108.00) 0.00 (4 586.00) 20 586.00 0.00 Cash Flow Detail by Entity Johannesburg 03/06/2022 Cape Town 03/06/2022 Operations Net income Item not requiring cash - Current Period Total Operations for Cash Flow Changes in Cash from Operating Activities Accounts Receivable Inventory Other Assets Accounts Payable Other Current Liabilities 178 075.00 0.00 178 075.00 (193 000.00) 0.00 4 589.00 13 905.00 0.00 Daily View As of today All locations CFO Cash and Cash Equivalent R147 750 +147,923 vs. prior month Revenue R2 244 070 +49,934 vs. prior month Net Income R1 317 880 +39,840 vs. prior month Expenses R20 524 -8,000 vs. prior month
Achieve 25% faster quote-to-cash cycles with Sage Intacct.
Net Income by Location Johannesburg Durban Pretoria Cape Town Sales R0 R1 400 R2 800 R4 200 R5 600 R7 000 Revenue per Item by Location Birmingham Manchester London Leeds R3 200 000 R4 000 000 Cash Flow YTD P&L by Entity (% of Sales) London Year to Date Leeds Year to Date Birmingham Year to Date Manchester Year to Date Operating Income R64 057 +R1 656 vs prior month Operating Expenses R11 424 -R1 100 vs prior month Revenue per Sq Ft R629 +R26 vs pror month
Improve inventory accuracy and supplier relations with automated and streamlined workflows. Improve cycle times, ensure timely payments, and manage purchase requests and returns.
PURCHASE ORDER P0230028 Create Approve 3 Receive 4 Invoice Purchasing site * ACME Manufacturing Supplier * Carpenter Foam Order date * 08/14/2024 Number P0230028 Lines Info Financial Totals Notes Status Tax status Origin Item name* Receiving* In progress Done Direct Back Foam ACME Manufacturing MINIMUM ORDER AMOUNT R14 441K EARLIEST EXPECTED DATE Aug 14 2024 TOTAL EXCLUDING TAX R131 50 TOTAL INCLUDING TAX R142 35
Optimise inventory and warehouse operations, track movement, and meet customer demands on-time with real-time updates and traceability.
Sales Dashboard R18 215 YTD sales R281 56 MTD sales 12 New customers Sales process Customer Sales order Sales shipment Sales invoice Sales return receipt Sales credit memo Order to deliver 20 200 R10 000 22/03/2021 Pending 210 R96 100 22/03/2022 Pending Shipment to invoice 15 SH202109003 R50 30/09/2021 Not invoiced SH202109003 R138 30/09/2022 Not invoiced
Simplify complex processes with single screen task completion and configurable views that block out the noise. 
Generate journal entries Criteria End date 08/17/2024 Start date 08/14/2024 Document type Sales invoice Purchase return Sales credit memo Sales invoice Sales return receipt Sales shipment Financial site Limited Generate
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Transaction numbering Numbering sequence Transaction Definition: Order Entry General Posting Configuration Security Configuration Entity Settings Contract Invoice Description Invoice Template type Invoice Workflow category Active Status Contract Invoice Template name Properties

Additional accounting features for distributors. This product is not for franchises.

Sage Intacct add-on modules bring a new level of agility to your distribution business and are perfect for further automating and simplifying complex processes. 

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Shift your focus from urgent to important when you know how much you have, how much you need, and the costs and value along the way. 

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Why distributors and wholesalers choose Sage Intacct

Sage Intacct

Speed up cycle times and seamlessly manage items, costing and more with cloud-native ERP that enables teams from Finance to Operations to use real-time data to make decisions quicker. Distributors around the world rely on Sage Intacct to:

Benefits

  • Reduce stock outs with real-time order-to-cash data to improve inventory turns.
  • Easily connect and integrate with other systems with a native-cloud framework that provides a seamless flow of data across your organisation.
  • Gain deeper insights into sales operations and enhance relationships with customers and suppliers.
  • Get more orders out the door quicker by simplifying workflow for the operations users.
  • Maintain healthy margins with automated inventory replenishment processes.
  • Streamline your order fulfilment processes, ensuring accuracy and customer satisfaction.

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Jeremy Pertman

Former CEO, Dapple

"Agility and insight are essential for a small, rapidly growing company like Dapple. Sage Intacct has made a huge impact on both, by reducing the time we spend on finance housekeeping and freeing us up to focus on things that are actually growing the business. Thanks to the real-time financial and operational visibility we now have in Sage Intacct, I can always see if we're meeting our forecasts, and I sleep better at night."

Dapple

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FAQs for wholesale & distribution accounting

Sage Intacct manages your entire supply chain from the time the order is placed, through delivery confirmation, and everything in between. The physical management of inventory by warehouse, zones, aisles, and bins is fully supported by the Lot, Serial and Expiration control of stocked, non-stock and kitted items. Order demand with anticipated forecast is continuously balanced with item purchase replenishment - ensuring timely supply of inventory to meet your customers’ expectations. Underpinned by our robust financials, multi-entity, and multi-dimensional capabilities, Sage Intacct rounds out managing your supply chain with highly interactive role-based dashboards and reporting capabilities.

Sage Intacct provides you with visibility and control of the sales, purchasing, order, and inventory processes as part of our overall supply chain capabilities. Using the multi-entity and multi-dimensional capabilities, the user-configured transaction definitions - put you in control of each step of the process flow. Take a product tour and learn more

Sage Intacct supports the key capabilities that most general distribution companies expect - order and shipment management, fully featured inventory control, and purchasing management. Take a product tour and learn more. 

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