Three parties, and authority in exactly one place.
A finance engagement fails on unclear authority far more often than on delivery. This sets it out before a contract is signed.
The client company contracts with Akontec
Akontec sells, prices and signs the finance operations contract, and carries the client-facing service commitment.
Akontec allocates client books to your desk
Named companies with a defined chart of accounts, approval matrix, close calendar and service level, sized to your desk capacity and current quality score.
Your desk is built for those books
The spec, the index and the tool bindings are built for the clients you hold. This is not a generic processor pointed at a mailbox.
The desk prepares, your reviewer attests
Preparers complete their cycle. Reviewers screen. Everything that constitutes an approval, a posting or a payment goes to a named human under a documented approval matrix.
Output is measured, sampled and scored monthly
Ledger telemetry produces the delivery report, QC re-checks 200 random items weekly weighted to coding and reconciliation, and a composite score is issued monthly and shared in full.
Income is computed from verified units and settled
Units delivered against the unit card, plus incentive where the score qualifies, converted at the rate on statement date and settled against your invoice.
Who may do what.
| Action | The desk | Your reviewer | Client finance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture and code a transaction | Prepares | Accepts or recodes | — |
| Match to PO and receipt | Prepares | Resolves exceptions | — |
| Prepare a reconciliation | Prepares | Reviews | Attests |
| Post a journal | Never | Where delegated in writing | Approves |
| Release a payment | Never | Never | Approves and releases |
| Amend a bank detail | Never | Only under dual verification | Approves |
| Approve an expense claim | Never | Where delegated in writing | Approves |
| Sign off the close | Never | Never | Signs |
| Escalation L2–L5 | — | Raises | — |
The two rows marked never for both the desk and your reviewer are not negotiable in the service agreement. Where a client wishes to delegate payment authority, that is a direct arrangement between the client and a named individual, outside this engagement and outside the platform entirely.
How money moves.
The client pays Akontec against the client contract. Akontec computes your income from verified delivered units against the partner unit card, issues a statement alongside the monthly scorecard, and settles against your invoice as a foreign inward remittance.
Your running costs — licence, VPS, AI consumption balance, compliance and audit retention — are billed separately and shown in full on the statement page. The AI consumption balance is prepaid and visible in the ledger at all times with the burn rate on screen.
GST applies on the setup fee and the monthly running charges. The income invoice is an export of services; treatment is confirmed in the agreement, and you should take your own advice on it.
Authority is the whole conversation in finance.
Bring the person who would own the approval matrix. Fifteen minutes on that alone is worth more than an hour on features.