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Northwind Traders
Customer: Amelia Chen
Ongoing — no end date
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Bank & card accounts *
Account name
Account type
Provides data via
Pick one source (PDF, Plaid or CSV) so statements can flow in for this account.
People * (Bookkeeper required)
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Templates matching Monthly + FreshStart from Intake.

Monthly Bookkeeping — Standard
Default
Monthly · FreshStart
5 stages 18 tasks 3 roles
Monthly Close — Lite
Monthly · FreshStart
3 stages 9 tasks 2 roles
Monthly + Advisory
Monthly · FreshStart
6 stages 24 tasks 4 roles
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Tasks come from Monthly Bookkeeping — Standard. Defaults pull from the People list; override per task or assign a whole stage.

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Data intake
3 tasks
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Connect via Plaid - Operating Checking
Client
Customer · firm acts on behalf
Upload CSV - Amex Business Card
Client
Customer · firm acts on behalf
Verify feeds connected
Bookkeeper
Grace Liu
2
Categorize & reconcile
4 tasks
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Reconcile account - Operating Checking
Bookkeeper
Grace Liu
Reconcile account - Amex Business Card
Bookkeeper
Grace Liu
↳ same as above
Categorize transactions
Bookkeeper
Grace Liu(override)
Supervisor review
Supervisor
Ben Whitfield
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Close & report
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Generate financial statements
System
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Publish month-end pack
Bookkeeper
Grace Liu
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Workflow
TemplateMonthly Bookkeeping — Standard
Stages / tasks5 stages · 18 tasks
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BusinessNorthwind Traders
NameNorthwind Traders — Monthly bookkeeping
TypeMonthly · FreshStart
Start1 Jul 2026
EndOngoing
People
CustomerAmelia Chen
BookkeeperGrace Liu
SupervisorBen Whitfield
Accounts2 bank · 1 credit card
License
Status Covered by the business's license (3 of 5 used)
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