Last updated 2026-04-25
Monthly snapshots
/finance/snapshots is a single-form-per-month entry surface for the financial figures OtiumWork can't derive from time tracking alone:
| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| Revenue | Actual revenue recognized in the month (whatever your accounting method calls it) |
| Expenses | All expenses — salaries, contractors, rent, software, etc. |
| AR balance | Accounts receivable end-of-month (what customers owe you) |
| AP balance | Accounts payable end-of-month (what you owe vendors/contractors) |
| Cash on hand | Bank balance at month-end |
| MRR | Monthly recurring revenue (subscription contracts) |
| Notes | Free-text — one-time events, anomalies, anything future-you needs to remember |
What it computes
From two consecutive months of entries:
- Net income = revenue − expenses (current month)
- MRR / ARR — ARR = MRR × 12
- Revenue growth % vs previous month
- MRR growth % vs previous month
KPI strip at the top shows the latest snapshot at a glance; history table below shows the trend.
Workflow
Once a month (typically after closing the books):
- Open
/finance/snapshots - Click "+ Add or update a month"
- Enter the figures (any field can be blank if not relevant)
- Save
The form upserts on (company, month) — re-submitting an existing month overwrites it, so you can correct in place.
Why manual?
Because the source of truth for AP/AR/cash/MRR is your accounting system (QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe), not OtiumWork. We don't want to reinvent the ledger. The snapshot table gives you a quick exec dashboard now; QuickBooks/Stripe integrations to auto-fill it are on the roadmap.
Tips
- Enter the same handful of fields each month for trend continuity.
- Round to whole dollars — precision isn't the point at this level.
- Use the Notes column for "Q4 includes a one-time refund of $X" — saves hours of detective work later.
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