Sales closes a deal in CRM, invoice should auto-create in accounting
CRM-to-accounting is a popular flow but not trivial: match contacts, get VAT right, and on correction in CRM also update or credit-note the invoice.
Try this first
- 1Trigger on deal status 'won' in CRM (HubSpot, Pipedrive, Teamleader). Read customer id, deal amount, products, billing address.
- 2Match customer by VAT number or email in accounting (Moneybird, e-Boekhouden, Exact). If absent, create with correct tax status.
- 3Generate invoice as draft (not auto-sent), so finance does a final check. Numbering done by accounting system itself, don't override.
- 4On change in CRM (amount, customer) after first sync: don't auto-overwrite, that creates drift. Notify finance to update manually.
- 5Close the loop: on paid in accounting, push status back to CRM (deal: paid). Sales sees cash flow without bothering finance.
When to bring us in
Got VAT specifics (intra-EU, reverse charge, low rates), worth fixing the mapping once with an accountant. We can help.
See also
- n8n: self-host or cloud?Self-hosted is cheaper at volume and keeps data local. Cloud removes ops burden.
- Zapier or Make: which fits better?Zapier is straight-line; Make handles complex flows with routers and iterators for less money.
- Power Automate Cloud or Desktop: which to use?Cloud for SaaS integrations and triggers. Desktop for RPA against legacy Windows apps without APIs.
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