### Contents

- [**Articles**](#resources-articles)
- [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms)
- [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions)

# Accounting & Finance Software Resources

##### Articles, Glossary Terms, and Discussions to expand your knowledge on Accounting & Finance Software

Resource pages are designed to give you a cross-section of information we have on specific categories. You'll find [articles](#resources-articles) from our experts, [feature definitions](#resources-glossary_terms), and [discussions](#resources-discussions) from users like you.

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- [**Articles**](#resources-articles)
- [**Glossary Terms**](#resources-glossary_terms)
- [**Discussions**](#resources-discussions)

## Accounting & Finance Software Articles

[![What Is Net Working Capital? Formula, Components, and Limits](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/Net%20working%20capital.png "What Is Net Working Capital? Formula, Components, and Limits")](https://www.g2.com/articles/what-is-net-working-capital)

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### What Is Net Working Capital? Formula, Components, and Limits
](https://www.g2.com/articles/what-is-net-working-capital)
You have to spend money to make money. But spend too much money, and you might see red. That’s where your net working capital (NWC) comes in.

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 ![Lauren Pope](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Lauren Pope")
LP

](https://learn.g2.com/author/lauren-pope)

by Lauren Pope

[![Introducing the Recurring Revenue Finance Category on G2](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/RRF%20software%20intro%20blog-NC.jpg "Introducing the Recurring Revenue Finance Category on G2")](https://www.g2.com/articles/introducing-the-recurring-revenue-finance-category-on-g2)

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### Introducing the Recurring Revenue Finance Category on G2
](https://www.g2.com/articles/introducing-the-recurring-revenue-finance-category-on-g2)
On December 23rd, 2022, G2 launched its new Recurring Revenue Finance category, which falls under the Accounting & Finance parent category. G2 created this category to represent a more recent, evolved way for high-growth start-up SaaS companies to borrow money without losing a stake (equity or ownership) in their company.

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 ![Nathan Calabrese](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nathan Calabrese")
NC

](https://learn.g2.com/author/nathan-calabrese)

by Nathan Calabrese

[![The Importance of Accounts Payable (AP) Automation](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_BI071_Backlog_Images_%5BAccounts_payable_information%5D_V1b.png "The Importance of Accounts Payable (AP) Automation")](https://www.g2.com/articles/the-importance-of-accounts-payable-automation)

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### The Importance of Accounts Payable (AP) Automation
](https://www.g2.com/articles/the-importance-of-accounts-payable-automation)
The phrase “time is money” has never been more true than it is now. 

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 ![Nathan Calabrese](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nathan Calabrese")
NC

](https://learn.g2.com/author/nathan-calabrese)

by Nathan Calabrese

[![Free Accounting and Tax Services Being Offered Due to COVID-19](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/micheile-henderson-lZ_4nPFKcV8-unsplash.jpg "Free Accounting and Tax Services Being Offered Due to COVID-19")](https://www.g2.com/articles/free-accounting-tax-services-available-due-to-covid-19)

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### Free Accounting and Tax Services Being Offered Due to COVID-19
](https://www.g2.com/articles/free-accounting-tax-services-available-due-to-covid-19)
During this worldwide crisis, no industry seems to be immune to the drastic economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Many companies are stepping up to assist their struggling customers, even if it means reconsidering their bottom line.

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 ![Nathan Calabrese](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nathan Calabrese")
NC

](https://learn.g2.com/author/nathan-calabrese)

by Nathan Calabrese

[![Key Components of Accounting Automation](https://sell.g2.com/hubfs/long-angle-view-of-high-rise-glass-buildings-1055297.jpg "Key Components of Accounting Automation")](https://www.g2.com/articles/accounting-automation)

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### Key Components of Accounting Automation
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No matter how dry or stale people think accounting and finance is, these functions are vital to the health of any company. Felipe Torres, a financial analyst at G2, further explains that finance and accounting functions “...help us prepare for the future and drive strategies that ensure we're maximizing our potential.”

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 ![Nathan Calabrese](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Nathan Calabrese")
NC

](https://learn.g2.com/author/nathan-calabrese)

by Nathan Calabrese

[![What Is an Invoice? (+ Invoice Example)](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_BI034_Backlog_Images-%5BWhat_is_an_invoice%5D_V1a.png "What Is an Invoice? (+ Invoice Example)")](https://www.g2.com/articles/what-is-an-invoice)

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### What Is an Invoice? (+ Invoice Example)
](https://www.g2.com/articles/what-is-an-invoice)
There are several ways to write and send an invoice.

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 ![Michael Gigante](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Michael Gigante")
MG

](https://learn.g2.com/author/michael-gigante)

by Michael Gigante

[![What Are Retained Earnings? (+Formula to Calculate Earnings)](https://learn.g2crowd.com/hubfs/iStock_65238085_LARGE.jpg "What Are Retained Earnings? (+Formula to Calculate Earnings)")](https://www.g2.com/articles/retained-earnings)

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### What Are Retained Earnings? (+Formula to Calculate Earnings)
](https://www.g2.com/articles/retained-earnings)
Running a business is all about numbers.

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 ![Brynne Ramella](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Brynne Ramella")
BR

](https://learn.g2.com/author/brynne-ramella)

by Brynne Ramella

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## Accounting & Finance Software Glossary Terms

[![E-Signature](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI589_Glossary_Article_Images_%5Be-signature%5D_V1a.png "E-Signature")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/e-signature-definition)

[E-Signature](https://www.g2.com/glossary/e-signature-definition)

An electronic signature, or e-signature, is a digital representation of a person's signature used to sign a document online. Learn about its benefits.

by Sagar Joshi

[![Return on Investment (ROI)](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI546_Glossary_Article_Images_%5Breturn_on_investment%5D_V1a.png "Return on Investment (ROI)")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/return-on-investment-definition)

[Return on Investment (ROI)](https://www.g2.com/glossary/return-on-investment-definition)

Return on investment (ROI) is a metric showing the effectiveness or profitability of an investment. Learn how to calculate ROI and why it’s essential.

by Kelly Fiorini

[![Contributed Capital](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI383_Glossary_Article_Images_%5BContributed_Capital%5D_V1b.png "Contributed Capital")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/contributed-capital-definition)

[Contributed Capital](https://www.g2.com/glossary/contributed-capital-definition)

Contributed capital is the cash and other assets investors provide to a company in exchange for stock shares, supporting growth and operations.

by Whitney Rudeseal Peet

[![Financial Shortfall](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI398_Glossary_Article_Images-%5BFinancial_Shortfall%5D_V1a.png "Financial Shortfall")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/financial-shortfall-definition)

[Financial Shortfall](https://www.g2.com/glossary/financial-shortfall-definition)

A financial shortfall is a company risk generated if there is a mismatch between the revenue generated and current debts or liabilities. Learn more.

by Shreya Mattoo

[![Net Profit Margin](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/G2CM_GI241_Glossary_Article_Images-%5BNet_Profit_Margin%5D_V1b.png "Net Profit Margin")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/net-profit-margin-definition)

[Net Profit Margin](https://www.g2.com/glossary/net-profit-margin-definition)

Net profit margin is a metric showing how much revenue is taken as actual profit. Learn more about how to calculate and increase the net profit margin.

by Kelly Fiorini

[![Certified Management Accountant (CMA)](https://learn.g2.com/hubfs/CMA%20Management.png "Certified Management Accountant (CMA)")](https://www.g2.com/glossary/certified-management-accountant-cma-definition)

[Certified Management Accountant (CMA)](https://www.g2.com/glossary/certified-management-accountant-cma-definition)

A certified management accountant (CMA) is a credential that can be obtained by finance and accounting professionals. Learn more about CMA and its importance in the accounting and finance industry.

by Nathan Calabrese

## Accounting & Finance Software Discussions

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[Which financial fraud prevention solutions minimize false positives that overwhelm analyst teams?](/discussions/which-financial-fraud-prevention-solutions-minimize-false-positives-that-overwhelm-analyst-teams)

We're researching which tools in the[](https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-fraud-prevention)[Financial Fraud Prevention category](https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-fraud-prevention) minimize false positives that overwhelm analyst teams:

1. [**Sift**](https://www.g2.com/products/sift-s-ai-powered-fraud-decisioning-platform-sift/reviews): Sift's ML models help reduce false positives while maintaining fraud catch rates, with the adaptive learning mechanism improving model accuracy over time from analyst labeling decisions. 
2. [**eftsure**](https://www.g2.com/products/eftsure/reviews): Crowd-sourced supplier database means that approximately 80% of suppliers a new customer adds are already pre-verified in the network, generating no false positive flags and no review burden for the AP team.
3. [**SAS Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering & Security Intelligence**](https://www.g2.com/products/sas-sas-fraud-anti-money-laundering-security-intelligence/reviews): SAS reduces false positives through its advanced analytics and pattern detection capabilities. Its customizable rules and model framework give teams direct control over the false positive/false negative tradeoff.
4. [**Sardine**](https://www.g2.com/products/sardine/reviews): Behavioral biometric and device intelligence signals add precision to risk scoring that rule-based systems lack, reducing the indiscriminate flagging of legitimate customers whose transaction patterns superficially resemble fraud.
5. [**Trustpair**](https://www.g2.com/products/trustpair/reviews): Minimizes false positive alerts on beneficiary accounts by cross-validating against authoritative external registries rather than relying on internal heuristics alone, ensuring that flags are generated only when there is a genuine discrepancy between internal data and the verified external record.

Which false positive type creates the most analyst workload — incorrectly declined customer transactions, incorrectly flagged supplier accounts, or incorrectly elevated AML alerts?

The false positive problem in fraud is almost always worse than teams expect going in. Has anyone here actually tracked how false positive rates changed month over month after implementation?

Answered: Krithika Sathyamoorthy on June 12, 2026

[Your answer](/discussions/which-financial-fraud-prevention-solutions-minimize-false-positives-that-overwhelm-analyst-teams/comments/new?remote=true)

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[Which financial fraud prevention software reduces manual review workload while catching stolen card use?](/discussions/which-financial-fraud-prevention-software-reduces-manual-review-workload-while-catching-stolen-card-use)

We're researching which [financial fraud prevention tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-fraud-prevention) reduce manual review workload while catching stolen card use:

1. [**Sift**](https://www.g2.com/products/sift-s-ai-powered-fraud-decisioning-platform-sift/reviews): Automates fraud decisioning at scale, reducing hours of manual review and allowing teams to reduce the workforce required for review queues while simultaneously blocking stolen credit cards, card testers, and fraudulent orders in real time.
2. [**eftsure**](https://www.g2.com/products/eftsure/reviews): Eliminates the manual bank verification calls that AP teams previously made for every new supplier, replacing a labor-intensive verification process with automated real-time database cross-checks.
3. [**SAS Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering & Security Intelligence**](https://www.g2.com/products/sas-sas-fraud-anti-money-laundering-security-intelligence/reviews): SAS automates the monitoring and alert generation that previously required manual transaction review, using structured workflows that route only validated high-risk signals to analysts.
4. [**Sardine**](https://www.g2.com/products/sardine/reviews): Automated risk scoring pre-qualifies every transaction against device, behavioral, and network fraud signals, routing only genuine exceptions to manual review queues and reducing the analyst workload to the cases that actually require human judgment.
5. [**Tipalti**](https://www.g2.com/products/tipalti/reviews): Automates invoice processing, approval routing, and payment execution, eliminating the manual data entry and approval chasing steps where fraudulent invoices and payment manipulations most commonly succeed.

Which review workload driver is most acute for your team: high-volume card transaction queues, AP payment verification backlogs, or suspicious account investigation queues?

I think Eftsure having a large pre-verified supplier network on arrival is what actually removes the bulk of the manual verification workload before you even start.

Answered: Krithika Sathyamoorthy on June 12, 2026

[Your answer](/discussions/which-financial-fraud-prevention-software-reduces-manual-review-workload-while-catching-stolen-card-use/comments/new?remote=true)

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[Which tools connect suspicious device fingerprints across global networks for real-time financial fraud prevention software?](/discussions/which-tools-connect-suspicious-device-fingerprints-across-global-networks-for-real-time-financial-fraud-prevention-software)

We're researching which [financial fraud prevention tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/financial-fraud-prevention) connect device fingerprints across global networks for real-time fraud detection:

1. [**Sift**](https://www.g2.com/products/sift-s-ai-powered-fraud-decisioning-platform-sift/reviews): The etwork graph links device fingerprints, IP addresses, and behavioral signals across its global network of connected businesses, surfacing connections between accounts that share suspicious device, browser, or login characteristics.
2. [**eftsure**](https://www.g2.com/products/eftsure/reviews): Cross-references every supplier's bank account details against its crowd-sourced verification network, identifying when the same account details are associated with multiple entities or when unrecognized accounts appear across the network. 
3. [**SAS Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering & Security Intelligence**](https://www.g2.com/products/sas-sas-fraud-anti-money-laundering-security-intelligence/reviews): SAS applies network analytics to AML investigation, connecting entities, transactions, and relationships across the data environment to surface fraud rings and money laundering networks that aren't visible from individual transaction analysis. 
4. [**Sardine**](https://www.g2.com/products/sardine/reviews): The device intelligence layer generates persistent device fingerprints that are tracked across sessions and platforms, with consortium network data connecting suspicious device signals across the Sardine customer network to identify the same device or device cluster appearing in fraud attempts at multiple businesses simultaneously.
5. [**Trustpair**](https://www.g2.com/products/trustpair/reviews): Connects beneficiary account data to authoritative external registries and continuously monitors for the account detail change patterns that indicate account hijacking networks operating across the supplier base.

Which device network signal creates the most detection value for your team — shared device fingerprints across accounts, IP cluster patterns, or account detail reuse across entities?

I believe the cross-network device fingerprinting capability is what separates platforms that can catch organized fraud rings from ones that only see patterns within their own data.

Answered: Krithika Sathyamoorthy on June 12, 2026

[Your answer](/discussions/which-tools-connect-suspicious-device-fingerprints-across-global-networks-for-real-time-financial-fraud-prevention-software/comments/new?remote=true)

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