The close, and the whole business
Close the books from the records your business already keeps.
Orion is financial close software for a company on SAP, NetSuite or Dynamics. It reads what Atlas, Apex and Cortex already hold, with your GL, bank and payroll, from one foundation, and runs the close on it: the checklist, reconciliations, flux, cash, the sign-off and the lock. Then it gives the CFO the whole business in one view, every figure traced to its record.
Built to connect with SAP · NetSuite · Dynamics 365
Reads what Atlas · Apex · Cortex already hold
Where the close reads from
- 01AtlasReceivables, receipts and promises
- 02ApexBilling and revenue schedules
- 03CortexBills, payments and accruals
- 04Your ERPGL, journals and entities
- 05Your bankStatement lines, every account
- 06PayrollEach run, by department
- 07OrionThe close and the whole view, on the same records
Orion reads the records Atlas, Apex and Cortex already hold, with your GL, bank and payroll, in your company's own database. Nothing is copied between products.One foundation
The close, end to end
Every step of the close, and the view a CFO runs the business from.
Each card is a function page: close the books, run cash, and see the whole business, on the records your company already keeps. The figures in these cards are illustrative.
A checklist that knows what is done
Tasks by owner and close day, marked ready the moment their evidence is in the records.
Close the booksEvery account tied
To the bank, a subledger or the other entity.
Close the booksEvery move explained
Against last period, last year and budget.
Close the booksSigned, then locked
Checks first, then the controller and the CFO.
Close the booksAudited or not, on every report
Which numbers your auditors have finished with.
CashEvery bank line matched
Deposits to Atlas, payments to Cortex.
CashThirteen weeks of cash
Receipts, payments and payroll, by week.
The CFO's viewThe whole business, traced to its records
Cash, receivables, payables, revenue, the close and budget on one page. Every figure opens to the records that make it.
The CFO's viewBudget against actual, early
Actual, committed and payroll, by department.
The CFO's viewPayroll tied three ways
To the register, the bank and the GL.
Cash against revenue and expenses
Thirteen weeks of cash, read from the records that will move it.
Receipts from Atlas on each customer's own payment history, billing from Apex, approved bills from Cortex on their pay dates, payroll from the calendar. When a promise or a bill changes, its week changes.
Closing the books
A period is closed when a person signs it.
Orion checks everything that has to be true first, then records each signature by name and locks the period. Orion never audits and never gives an opinion. It shows which periods your auditors have finished with, as a person on your team records it, and which are still management's numbers.
- Every reconciliation signed by a preparer and a different reviewer
- Every movement over threshold explained before sign-off
- Reopening a locked period takes a named person and a reason
The close, before and after
From spreadsheets and email to one record of the close.
| Spreadsheets and email | Orion | |
|---|---|---|
| The checklist | A shared sheet, ticked by hand | Tasks marked ready when their evidence is in the records |
| Reconciliations | Exports matched in a workbook | Each account tied to Atlas, Apex, Cortex, the bank or the other entity |
| Intercompany | Two teams emailing balances | Both sides in one place, at your policy's rate |
| Flux | Explanations gathered the night before | Every movement over threshold opened to its transactions |
| Cash | A forecast rebuilt each week | Thirteen weeks rebuilt from the records as they change |
| Sign-off | An email that says it is done | Named signatures, then a lock that holds |
Close agents, built with your team
Six agents for the close. People sign.
Ferrata builds Orion's close agents with each company and sets them up at deployment, on the same records Orion's tools use. Each agent has one job, starts with every step reviewed, and runs on its own only within the level you give it.
Run the close
Close coordinatorOpens the period, tells each owner what is due, and marks what is ready for review.Journal preparerAccruals, prepaids, payroll and reclasses, drafted with their support for a person to post.Ferrata builds Orion's close agents with each company and sets them up at deployment. Every agent starts with each step reviewed by a person and runs on its own only within the level you give it. No agent posts a journal, writes off a difference, signs off a reconciliation, locks a period or moves money: those are always a person's.
Orion’s close agents in detailConnects with
Built on the system you already run.
Orion reads the GL from your ERP, statement lines from your bank and each run from payroll. The only thing that goes back to the ERP is a journal a person posts, claimed once, checked against the ERP first and read back to confirm it landed.
Every connection is set up with your instance and checked on your own records before your first close runs on it. Orion is an independent product. It is not certified by, partnered with or affiliated with SAP, Oracle, Microsoft or Rillet.
FAQ
The close, run end to end.
How does Orion run the close on top of our ERP?
Orion reads your chart of accounts, trial balance, journals and entities from the ERP into one foundation, with your bank's statement lines and payroll. The checklist, reconciliations, flux, the cash forecast and the sign-off run on top of it, and the only thing that goes back to the ERP is a journal a person posts.
What does Orion read from Atlas, Apex and Cortex?
Orion reads the records Atlas, Apex and Cortex already hold, with your GL, bank and payroll, in your company's own database. Nothing is copied between products. Receivables and receipts come from Atlas, billing and revenue schedules from Apex, and bills, payments and accruals from Cortex, each tied to the GL in the close.
Do we need Atlas, Apex and Cortex to use Orion?
No. Orion runs the close on your GL, bank and payroll by itself. Where your company runs Atlas, Apex or Cortex, Orion reads what they already hold, and their records become evidence in the close.
Does Orion audit our numbers?
No. Orion never audits and never gives an opinion. It shows which periods your auditors have finished with, as a person on your team records it, and which are still management's numbers.
Who signs off and locks a period?
The people your sign-off order names, usually the controller and then the CFO. Orion runs the checks and shows what blocks the period; every signature is a person's, and the period is locked once the last one signs.
Does Orion move money?
Orion never moves money. It reads bank lines and payment records; your own bank and payment runs move the money.
Which systems does Orion work with?
SAP Business One and S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite and Microsoft Dynamics 365, with Rillet listed; your bank's feed or its CSV, OFX and BAI2 files; and your payroll register or payroll journals. Each connection is set up with your instance and checked on your own records first.
How long does it take to go live?
Under 12 weeks to a first close run in Orion, starting with one entity, with last month's close run beside your team first. It depends on the ERP and how many entities you close, which is why the first conversation is about your current close.
See Orion run your own close.
Bring last month's close: the checklist, the reconciliations and the trial balance. We run it through Orion beside your team and show you where it would have tied, and give you an honest answer if the close is slow for a reason upstream that you should fix first.
Your close calendar, chart of accounts, thresholds, reviewers and sign-off order are yours, and they stay yours. Orion is configured to the way your team closes. You are not handing over a playbook or fitting into a template.