What is supplier statement reconciliation?
Supplier statement reconciliation is the process of comparing a supplier's statement of account with the bills, credit notes and payments recorded in your purchase ledger. It helps identify missing transactions, differences in amounts and supplier balances that need attention.
What is a supplier statement?
A supplier statement is a summary of transactions and the balance a supplier believes a customer owes at a particular date. It commonly includes invoices, credit notes, payments and an outstanding balance.
How do you reconcile a supplier statement?
Compare the transactions and closing balance on the supplier statement with the corresponding records in your purchase ledger at the statement date. Investigate missing invoices, credits, payments and amount differences, then correct any accounting issues in the ledger.
How often should supplier statements be reconciled?
Many finance teams reconcile supplier statements monthly as part of their month-end process. Numra lets you choose which suppliers to include and when to request their statements.
What causes differences between supplier statements and the ledger?
Common causes include invoices or credit notes not yet recorded, payments allocated differently, duplicate transactions, amount differences and transactions recorded in different periods.
Does Numra reconcile the purchase ledger control account?
No. Numra compares individual supplier statements with the corresponding supplier transactions and balances in the purchase ledger. Reconciling the purchase ledger control account with the general ledger is a separate accounting process.
What happens if a supplier doesn't send a statement?
Numra can request statements from selected suppliers on a schedule and send reminders when they haven't arrived. Your team can also request individual statements manually.
Does Numra create bills from missing statement lines?
No. Numra identifies invoices and credit notes that appear on a supplier statement but are missing from the ledger. Your team can request copies and process them through its normal accounts payable workflow.
Does Numra match bills that weren't processed through Numra?
Yes. Numra compares statements against the supported accounting ledger, including bills entered directly into the accounting system or through other software.
What about payments made after the statement date?
Numra compares transactions as at the supplier statement date. Payments recorded after that date are not treated as differences in the earlier reconciliation.
What happens when Numra finds a difference?
Numra shows the transactions behind the difference, allows your team to add notes and can prepare an email requesting missing documents. Your team resolves any underlying accounting issues in its ledger.
Can I use supplier statement reconciliation through Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes. Numra MCP lets authorised users check which statements are missing, review reconciliation statuses, understand differences and prepare supplier requests through Claude or ChatGPT.