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Manual reconciliation is usually the clearest signal that the current accounting workflow is under strain. If teams are stitching together subledgers, spreadsheets, external systems, or repeated export-import cycles just to close the books, the issue is no longer minor inconvenience.
Buyers should identify exactly which reconciliations consume the most time and where errors or delays recur. That process usually reveals whether the category needs stronger controls inside the ERP, a separate platform, or cleaner integration between systems.