How it works
Every stage of the business, before and after, and what runs by itself.
1.Purchase
- Before
- Cash buys at the mandi, paper receipts, no supplier ledger.
- With Finocket
- Purchase bills per supplier with a scanned receipt and GST captured.
Automated
- Supplier GSTIN can be checked against the portal when you fetch its details
- Payable created on the purchase bill
2.Stock and kitchen
- Before
- Stock counted by eye; wastage not recorded.
- With Finocket
- Stock received into a kitchen godown and counted against your books; wastage recorded with a reason; selling a dish does not yet take its ingredients off the shelf.
Automated
- Stock received and counted by godown
- Recipes with a cost per portion
3.Menu
- Before
- Menu lives in the POS vendor's system and a printed card.
- With Finocket
- Dishes carry course, portion and veg mark, priced on the item.
Automated
- Same dish fields on the till; portion and veg mark print on the bill
4.Order taking and KOT
- Before
- Handwritten KOTs, verbal changes.
- With Finocket
- Not yet available. Planned: KOT per kitchen station. Today the bill records table, covers, order type and steward.
Automated
- Table, covers and order type on the bill
5.Sale and billing
- Before
- POS bill, then re-keyed elsewhere.
- With Finocket
- GST bill at the counter, packing charge line ready, service charge off by default.
Automated
- Packing charge with SAC 998540
- One invoice number series
6.Collections
- Before
- Cash and UPI counted separately; aggregator money matched in Excel.
- With Finocket
- Cash sessions and a Z-report per till; bank credits reconciled to bills.
Automated
- Z-report at close
- Bank statement import and matching
7.GST
- Before
- Accountant rebuilds sales from POS exports.
- With Finocket
- GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B prepared from the bills; purchases reconciled with GSTR-2B.
Automated
- Returns built from the books
- Returns prepared for you to file on the portal
8.Accounts
- Before
- Tally updated weekly by hand.
- With Finocket
- Double-entry books updated as each bill, purchase and payment is recorded.
Automated
- Sales, purchases and payments post to the ledger
- Tally XML export
9.Reporting
- Before
- Owner collects totals by phone.
- With Finocket
- Sales and margin by outlet the same day.
Automated
- Per-outlet reports
10.Outlets and staff roles
- Before
- One login shared at the till.
- With Finocket
- Each outlet is a store; cashier, store manager and accountant roles offered. Payroll stays with ashr.work.
Automated
- Cashier cannot see cost price or another outlet
11.Repeat guests
- Before
- Stamp cards or nothing.
- With Finocket
- Loyalty points earned on qualifying bills and redeemed at the till.
Automated
- Points accrue on qualifying bills