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The dashboard is a work queue, not a replacement for formal reports. Use it to find problems and trends quickly, then use Financial Reports, ledgers, reconciliation, and source records for accounting signoff.

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Start On The Dashboard

Open Accounting. The dashboard puts cash, receivables, payables, approvals, working capital, alerts, and shortcut cards at the top so accounting can decide what needs attention first.
Accounting dashboard with overdue bill alert, cash, receivables, payables, approvals, working capital, quick navigation, quick ratio, and cash flow forecast

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Read The Dashboard Top Down

  • Alert banners: overdue bills, disputes, or other urgent accounting items that should be reviewed before routine work.
  • Key metrics: cash on hand, accounts receivable, accounts payable, pending approvals, and working capital.
  • Quick Nav: shortcuts to Journal Entries, Chart of Accounts, Financial Reports, Bank Reconciliation, Period Close, and Calendar.
  • Liquidity: quick ratio and cash flow forecast, useful for upcoming payment decisions.
  • Working capital and profitability: trend views for the accounting team to spot direction, not just point-in-time totals.
  • Aging: AR and AP aging panels that help collections and bill pay prioritization.
  • Payouts and vendors: marketplace payout visibility and vendor concentration review.
  • This week: bills due soon and other items that need near-term action.
  • Calendar: open periods and recurring entry previews that connect the dashboard to scheduled work.
Large or unusual numbers need source review If a KPI looks wrong, do not assume the dashboard is the source of truth. Open the source module, Account Ledger, GL Reconciliation, or Financial Reports to confirm what posted and when.

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Use The Calendar

Open Accounting > Calendar when you need a date-based view of accounting work. Month view is best for planning. Week, day, and list views are useful when the date range is busy.
Accounting Calendar month view with AP bills, AR payments, leases, invoices, recurring entries, date navigation, forecast toggle, recurring toggle, and filters

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Calendar Layers

Filters let you show or hide layers so the calendar matches the question you are trying to answer. Leave layers on when planning cash and close work. Narrow the view when you are focused on one workflow.
  • AP Bills Due: vendor bills by due date.
  • AR Invoices: customer invoices and invoice-related dates.
  • AR Payments: customer payment events.
  • Recurring Bills: scheduled vendor bill occurrences.
  • Recurring JE: scheduled recurring journal entries.
  • Period Close: close windows and period-related dates.
  • Bank: bank feed or Plaid-related dates when available.
  • Leases: lease start, expiration, and scheduled lease payment events.
  • Fixed Assets: asset lifecycle, warranty, and maintenance dates.

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Forecast And Recurring Views

The Forecast toggle overlays expected cash movement for the selected range. The Recurring toggle opens a side panel showing upcoming recurring bills and recurring journal entries in the current calendar window.
Accounting Calendar with the recurring sidebar open, showing upcoming recurring events and the current calendar range
Use the calendar before approving cash-heavy work Before approving a large bill payment run, check AP due dates, AR payment timing, payout timing, and the cash forecast together. That gives accounting a clearer view than a single AP list.

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Create From A Date

Click an empty calendar date to open quick create actions. Arcus can start a new AP bill, recurring bill, or recurring journal entry with the selected date already filled in.

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Common Blocks

  • Calendar looks too busy: open Filters and turn off layers that are not part of the current review.
  • Expected cash looks wrong: compare the forecast to open AP bills, AR invoices, payouts, and bank balances.
  • Recurring items are missing: confirm the item is active and falls inside the visible calendar range.
  • A date is not clickable: click an empty area of the day cell rather than an existing event pill.
  • Dashboard KPI changed unexpectedly: drill into the source record or Account Ledger before making a manual correction.

Financial Reports

Run balance sheet, profit and loss, cash flow, and operational reports.

Period Close

Close, approve, reopen, and audit accounting periods with pre-close checklist controls.

AP and Bill Pay

Record vendor bills, approve them, post them, and track AP aging.

AR Management

Track customer balances, aging, statements, and collections work.

Marketplace Payouts

Review Shopify, Amazon, eBay, and Stripe payouts, clearing balances, fees, and needs-review items.

Recurring Bills

Create scheduled vendor bill templates, pause runs, allocate GL splits, and review history.