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THE FINANCIAL CLOSE PLATFORM BUILT FOR THE MIDDLE EAST.

The financial close, built for the region.

GREENLINE Intelligence runs the whole close on top of SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics or Odoo: close management, account reconciliations, transaction matching, journal entries, intercompany, receivables, controls and analytics. And it produces what the region requires: IFRS® measurements, ZATCA and zakat reconciliations, CMA reporting packs and XBRL for Qawaem and the Saudi Exchange.

Your ERP stays the system of record. Supported ERP versions, the connection method and the capabilities in scope are confirmed in the scoped workshop, with any exceptions written down before a proposal. Outside Saudi Arabia, each country's tax and e-invoicing requirements are assessed before we commit to scope.

NOTE 5B

Everything the close needs. Everything the region requires.

One platform covers the close from end to end, the work global close platforms are known for, and adds what reporting in the Middle East demands. Exhibit 5B.1 maps the capabilities.

EXHIBIT 5B.1 · CAPABILITY MAP
AREACAPABILITIES
Financial closeClose management, account reconciliations, transaction matching, journal entries, variance and flux analysis, close automation, consolidation checks
IntercompanyIntercompany transactions, balancing and netting, eliminations and disputes
Receivables and cashCash application, credit management, collections, disputes and deductions, expected credit losses
PayablesInvoice matching exceptions, supplier statement reconciliation, payment-run controls
Controls and complianceControls library, control testing and certification, segregation of duties and audit trail, auditor collaboration
Analytics and AIClose analytics, risk scoring and anomaly detection, AI-assisted matching and commentary
The regional advantageIFRS measurements, ZATCA and zakat reconciliations, CMA reporting packs, XBRL for Qawaem and the Saudi Exchange
The capabilities in scope for your company, and the ERP connection, are confirmed in the scoped workshop.

5B.1

Financial close.

Every task, reconciliation and entry of the month-end close in one place, with its status visible as it happens.

(a)

Close management.

The close calendar, checklists and dependencies for every entity, with owners, preparers, reviewers and due dates. Close templates roll forward each period, and a live status board shows the controller and the CFO what is done, late or blocked.

(b)

Account reconciliations.

Every balance-sheet account reconciled from a template suited to its type: bank, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, intercompany, tax. Risk ratings and materiality thresholds set the review each account needs, and low-risk accounts can be certified automatically by rule.

Preparer and reviewer sign-off, attached support, reconciling items with their ageing, and balances that roll forward to the next period.

(c)

Transaction matching.

High-volume matching of bank, card, payment-gateway, intercompany and sub-ledger items to the general ledger. Rules match one to one, one to many or many to many, with tolerances by amount and date. What does not match goes to an exception queue with an owner, and matched items feed the reconciliation.

(d)

Journal entries.

Manual, recurring, reversing and bulk entries prepared with their support, validated against your rules and approved at the levels your policy sets. Approved entries go back to your ERP through the connection, or as an import file your team posts.

(e)

Variance and flux analysis.

Balance-sheet and income-statement movements compared with the prior period and the budget, against thresholds you set. A movement above its threshold needs an explanation, and the explanation stays on the record.

(f)

Close automation.

Repetitive close steps scheduled and run by rule: data loads, matching runs, recurring entries and reconciliation roll-forwards. Where your ERP connection supports it, period-end jobs in the ERP are started and their completion checked from the close board.

(g)

Consolidation checks.

Multi-entity closes with currency retranslation under IAS 21, intercompany eliminations checked, and the consolidated trial balance validated before reporting begins.

5B.2

Intercompany.

Intercompany differences settled inside the close, not discovered at consolidation.

(a)

Intercompany transactions.

Intercompany charges created, approved by both entities and invoiced from one record, in each entity's currency, with ZATCA-compliant tax invoices where a Saudi entity issues them.

(b)

Balancing and netting.

Balances matched across entities, mismatches flagged with their source, netting statements prepared and settlement tracked.

(c)

Eliminations and disputes.

Elimination support for consolidation, and a dispute workflow between entity accountants, so that differences are resolved before the close rather than after it.

5B.3

Receivables and cash.

From the invoice to the cash in the bank, with the credit risk measured on the way.

(a)

Cash application.

Customer receipts matched to open invoices from bank statements and remittance advice, by rules and suggested matches that an accountant confirms. Short payments and unapplied cash go to an exception queue.

(b)

Credit management.

Credit limits, customer risk scores, periodic credit reviews and an approval workflow, with customers flagged before an order or invoice takes them over their limit.

(c)

Collections.

Collector worklists prioritised by amount, age and risk, reminders in Arabic and English, promises to pay, and collection performance by collector and by customer.

(d)

Disputes and deductions.

Customer disputes and deductions logged, routed to the people who resolve them, and tracked to a credit note or a recovery.

(e)

Expected credit losses.

The ageing feeds the IFRS 9 provision matrix, so the allowance at period end is measured from the same receivables the collectors work.

5B.4

Payables.

Supplier balances that agree with the suppliers, and payments that leave only through a controlled path.

(a)

Invoice matching exceptions.

Supplier invoices compared with purchase orders and goods receipts from your ERP; price and quantity differences routed for approval before payment.

(b)

Supplier statement reconciliation.

Supplier statements reconciled to the ledger, with differences assigned and followed up.

(c)

Payment-run controls.

Payment runs reviewed and approved at the levels your policy sets, with the bank file checked against the approved run before release.

5B.5

Controls and compliance.

The internal-control evidence that boards, audit committees and regulators expect, kept as the work is done.

(a)

Controls library.

A risk and control matrix for the finance processes, with each control's owner, frequency, evidence and test steps.

(b)

Control testing and certification.

Controls performed and tested on schedule, sub-certifications by process owners, and deficiencies tracked to remediation.

(c)

Segregation of duties and audit trail.

Roles that separate preparing, reviewing and approving; every action logged; each approved version frozen with its SHA-256 fingerprint.

(d)

Auditor collaboration.

Requests from external and internal auditors answered from the record: the request list, owners, due dates and the evidence attached, with read-only access for the audit team.

5B.6

Analytics and AI.

Measure the close, find the risk early, and let the machine do the first draft.

(a)

Close analytics.

Days to close, late tasks, reconciliation backlog, unreconciled balances by age and risk, and matching rates, by entity and over time.

(b)

Risk scoring and anomaly detection.

Accounts and entries scored for risk, with unusual journals and balances flagged for review.

(c)

AI assistance.

Suggested matches, draft variance explanations and draft reconciliation commentary. Each suggestion is reviewed and approved by an accountant before it counts.

5B.7

The regional advantage: IFRS, ZATCA, CMA and XBRL.

What close platforms built elsewhere leave to spreadsheets and advisers, GREENLINE produces from the same close.

(a)

IFRS measurements.

Period-end rules for expected credit losses under IFRS 9, revenue on contracts under IFRS 15, leases under IFRS 16, the end-of-service obligation under IAS 19, inventory under IAS 2 and retranslation under IAS 21. Each rule measures what its standard requires, compares it with the balance held and proposes the entry to post in your ERP. See Notes 1 and 2.

(b)

ZATCA, VAT and zakat.

The VAT recorded in your ERP reconciled to your e-invoice records and to the VAT return, and the zakat base computed with the evidence behind each component. Companies on GREENLINE ERP also issue ZATCA Phase 2 e-invoices from the sales module.

(c)

CMA and Saudi Exchange reporting.

Quarterly, semi-annual and annual statement packs prepared to issuer deadlines: quarterly within 30 days and annual within three months for the Main Market, semi-annual within 45 days for Nomu. Every figure traces to the close behind it, and the path-to-listing tracker shows each step with its owner and evidence. See Note 3.

(d)

XBRL for Qawaem and the Saudi Exchange.

Statements tagged to the IFRS-based taxonomies required by Qawaem, the Ministry of Commerce filing platform, and, for listed companies, by the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul).

(e)

Arabic, English and the Kingdom.

Arabic and English throughout, right to left where it should be, hosted in a cloud region inside the Kingdom, and the local content score prepared from the same records. See Note 2.6.

5B.8

One platform, two ways in.

GREENLINE Intelligence connects to the ERP you run today. GREENLINE ERP, Tier 1, is the complete system for companies that need one. Both run the same close engine.

EXHIBIT 5B.2 · TWO TIERS COMPARED
ASPECTTIER 1 · GREENLINE ERPTIER 2 · GREENLINE INTELLIGENCE
What it isThe complete accounting systemThe financial close platform on top of your ERP
System of recordGREENLINEYour ERP: SAP, Oracle, Odoo or Microsoft Dynamics
Who it is forSMEs and growth companies replacing entry-level software or a legacy ERPListed companies, large groups and finance teams that keep their ERP
How data arrivesEvery module posts to one ledgerStandard extracts or a direct connection from your ERP
What goes backNot applicable: the books are in GREENLINEApproved journal entries only
Both tiers apply the same IFRS rules and keep the same evidence. Which tier fits your company is settled in the scoped workshop.
(a)

Connections.

Data arrives from your ERP as standard extracts (trial balance, sub-ledger detail, open items and bank statements) through secure upload or SFTP, or through a direct connection where your ERP version supports one. The connection for your version is confirmed in the scoped workshop.

GREENLINE reads from your ERP and returns only approved entries. It never changes your ERP's source records, and your ERP remains the system of record.

(b)

Security.

Sign-in by e-mail code and authenticator app, roles that separate duties, encryption in transit and at rest, and a complete log of every sign-in and change. No certification is claimed until it is issued.

(c)

Two tiers, one engine.

A company can start with Intelligence on its current ERP and move its books to GREENLINE ERP later, without losing its close history. Exhibit 5B.2 compares the tiers.

SAP, Oracle, Odoo and Microsoft Dynamics are trade marks of their respective owners and are named only to describe the systems GREENLINE Intelligence works with. GREENLINE is not affiliated with, certified by or endorsed by them.

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Bring one reconciliation, one intercompany balance and one close checklist from your last month end. The rules each period-end check applies are set out in Notes 1 and 2.