Run the business on this month's numbers. Closed in hours.
Xero or MYOB and your bank feeds, joined to your platform in one live view. Month-end closes in hours, and where you are against budget is a question you ask.
Running the business off last month's numbers? The accountant has them, the spreadsheet has a version, and the answer to how you are tracking is always a week away.
- Xero or MYOB stays the system of record
- Every figure sourced to the ledger entry
- NZ-owned, your data stays yours
The numbers exist. They are just never in the same place.
Nobody is doing it wrong. The numbers were never joined. RIVER joins them once, then keeps them joined.
Your finance today
With RIVER
Month-end takes two weeks, most of it chasing and retyping.
The ledger and the bank feeds reconcile as they land, so the month closes in hours.
Three spreadsheets, each holding a slightly different version of the numbers.
One view, read live from the accounting system that stays the system of record.
"How are we tracking?" waits for the accountant.
Answered from live numbers, with the figure sourced to the ledger entry it came from.
The AI explains the numbers. It never makes one up.
Every report rebuilt by hand, every month, by the same person.
Built once, refreshed on its own, and waiting in the inbox on the first of the month.
The accounting system stays. The waiting stops.
Start with the numbers joined. Then ask them questions.
We connect the accounting system and the bank feeds you already run, reconcile as transactions land, and put the reports you rebuild by hand on the platform, refreshed on their own.
One live view
It starts with the ledger and the bank agreeing, live. Cash, receivables and payables read straight from Xero or MYOB and the feeds, so the position on screen is the position today.
Reconciliation - today
Questions, answered from the ledger
On numbers that agree, the budget question stops waiting for the accountant. Ask it in plain words, and the answer comes from the ledger with every figure cited to the entry it came from.
Where are we against budget this month?
Revenue is $23k ahead of budget on stronger project billing. Operating costs are $9k over, almost all of it contractor spend coded to Delivery. Net, $14k ahead with nine days to go.
Every figure is read from Xero and the bank feed and cited to the entry. The AI explains the numbers; it never invents one.
You don't start from scratch. We join what you already run.
Xero and MYOB have solid APIs, and we have integrated Xero into a finance stack before, so the first live report is weeks away rather than a rebuild of your finance function.
Everything a procurement or legal team needs is in our Trust Centre
- Xero or MYOB stays the system of record. The platform reads it, and your accountant keeps working where they do today.
- Every figure on every report traces back to a ledger entry or a bank transaction, so a number can always be checked.
- Permissions decide who sees which numbers, and the AI respects the same rules.
- 100% New Zealand built, Māori and Pacific owned, and your data is never used to train a model.
Start connected, then add the picture.
Audit
Week 1
We sit with whoever closes the month, map where the numbers come from and where they get retyped, and agree the first reports worth building.
Connect
Weeks 2-4
We join Xero or MYOB and your bank feeds to the platform, reconcile as transactions land, and build the first reports beside the spreadsheet until you trust them.
Ask
Week 5 on
The reports refresh on their own, budget against actuals is a question you ask, and the next report or data source queues up behind.
The investment
Xero or MYOB joined to your platform, with live reporting
Or start on the Retainer from $5,000 a month. Miss the agreed go-live date and the retainer is free until we hit it.
Every build includes
- A finance audit that agrees the reports you need and the numbers behind them
- Xero or MYOB connected, with the ledger read live rather than exported
- The bank feed in Xero or MYOB, reconciled as it lands, with the exceptions queued for a person
- The reports you rebuild every month, built once and refreshed on their own
- Budget against actuals, answered from the ledger by AI that cites the record
- Permissions that decide who sees which numbers
- Hosted in your cloud or NZ-hosted, and yours to keep
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A decade of work, across health, sport, finance and the public good.
RIVER learnt our business inside out, and found growth we hadn't seen ourselves. That is what changed our ability to scale.
Jay HarrisonFounder, Edison Health · 2022We crunch through complex data to generate insights, and RIVER made it simple to work through, while keeping everyone aligned on our core value proposition.
Alex OsbornCTO, trev · 2024Our business runs on what RIVER built. They have been central to our technology and our growth, and it keeps driving results.
Mark BramwellDirector, Commercial Realty · 2024RIVER listens, understands what we actually need, and gives us our time back. That is what a good partnership looks like.
Tony NaiduDevelopment Manager, Auckland Badminton Association · 2025RIVER helped us validate our market and launch our platform, and they haven't stopped since. They've been with us every step.
Mike CollinsFounder, iMatch Sport · 2025RIVER has been a trusted partner from the start, and they exceeded what we expected. We're already seeing the difference their work is making.
Ellen LekkaProgramme Specialist, UNESCO & SVSG · 2025The team at RIVER has been an incredible partner from day one. Their ongoing support helped make our success possible.
Scott TownshendFounder, trev · 2022RIVER approached every detail with care. Every decision was made with consideration and purpose.
Daemon CoyleGM, Mental Health Foundation · 2021Our new brand is bold and effective, and customers love it. The website has driven a real increase in leads.
Marcus SinGM, Cleanly · 2020We have always been ambitious about what our site should do, and RIVER take on the hardest parts of it. They make it happen, no matter how complex.
Chris HartFounder, Real Groovy · 2021RIVER are responsive and always ready to adapt. We have never had to chase them, and their support has been critical as our needs changed.
Supriya Kulkarni-PadhyeM&E Coordinator, Oceania Football Confederation · 2020We love our new brand. It reflects who we are as a team and resonates with our customers. Thank you for bringing our vision to life.
Tracy BergeGM, Greentree Advisers · 2021