The Nominal Ledger is the account DataFlow posts everything to. Sales, purchases, stock and VAT all land here automatically, so your trial balance, P&L and balance sheet are always current — not a month-end reconstruction.
If the general ledger only updates after someone re-keys the trading figures, the numbers are always a step behind.
Month-end is a reconstruction
Journals are batched up and posted late, so the trial balance is only trustworthy days after the period actually closed.
Recurring entries done by hand
Depreciation, accruals, prepayments and standing journals re-typed every period — slow, and a soft spot for errors.
Reconciliation drift
The cash book and the bank never quite agree, and nobody is sure which side is right until someone spends an afternoon on it.
No view below the top line
Without cost centres and analysis codes, the P&L is one lump — you cannot see which branch, department or activity is making money and which is quietly losing it.
Overview
One ledger, always current.
Everything DataFlow does posts here — as it happens.
A chart of accounts built for management reporting
Cost centres and analysis codes for real segmentation. Account types that drive the trial balance, P&L and balance sheet.
P&Land balance sheet from one structure
Multicost centre and analysis
Journals, recurring postings and reversals
Recurring journals for depreciation, accruals and prepayments. Reversing journals handled without manual clean-up.
Recurringpostings run to schedule
Autoreversals next period
Cash book and bank reconciliation
Cash book postings straight into the ledger. Manual or Open Banking-driven statement matching.
Open Bankingfeeds for reconciliation
Livecash position
Ordered period close and management accounts
Ordered close across ledgers, stock and VAT. Management accounts straight from the closed period.
Orderedclose across modules
On closemanagement accounts ready
In their words
We reduced a sprawling chart of accounts to around 150 nominal headings, and our management reporting is far clearer for it.
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Works with the rest of DataFlow.
The Nominal Ledger is where every other module posts.
Does the ledger update automatically from trading?
Yes. Order Processing, Trade Ledgers, Stock Control and VAT all post to the Nominal Ledger automatically, so the trial balance reflects the real position rather than a batch posted later.
Can it handle recurring and reversing journals?
Yes. Recurring postings cover the entries you make every period — depreciation, accruals, prepayments — and reversing journals are handled without manual clean-up the following period.
How does bank reconciliation work?
The cash book posts straight to the ledger, and you reconcile against the bank statement either manually or through an Open Banking feed.
Does it support cost centres and analysis?
Yes. The chart of accounts supports cost centres and analysis groups, so you can report by account, cost centre or analysis code.
