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What is financial reconciliation and how to do it efficiently?

Accurate financial reconciliation is important for making informed business decisions, especially for retailers. Here's everything you need to know.

27 February, 2025
 ·  6 minutes

Financial reconciliation plays a pivotal role in guaranteeing the accuracy of a business's financial records. When executed effectively, it becomes a powerful tool for saving time and resources, empowering businesses to make informed decisions.

Unfortunately, many businesses still struggle with legacy financial reconciliation setups, often relying on outdated infrastructure. This usually results in an error-prone process that waste time and resources. According to an Adyen study, businesses often have more than four full-time equivalent (FTEs) working with financial reconciliation. 36% of companies also lose at least one full workday per week on payment operations.

Businesses can overcome these challenges and streamline their financial reconciliation efforts by embracing automated solutions.

In this blog post, you’ll discover:

  • What is financial reconciliation?

  • Why is financial reconciliation important?

  • Financial reconciliation benefits

  • Types of financial reconciliation

  • Financial reconciliation challenges and best practices

  • The benefits of a single financial technology platform

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