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Show HN: AI accounting harness for finance teams

Totum AI launched an AI accounting harness that integrates with Gmail, WhatsApp, and Slack to process bills, entries, invoicing, bank reconciliation, and reports across multiple companies, and writes back into ERPs including Tally, Zoho, and Busy. The product, hosted on servers in India with data encrypted in transit and at rest, states that customer data is not used to train models, contrasting itself with Claude, whose model-training use depends on the user's plan and settings. Totum AI handles multi-company workspaces, citing an example of ₹4.2L outstanding across Acme (₹2.8L) and Studio (₹1.4L).

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Show HN: AI accounting harness for finance teams
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Agents that integrate Gmail, WhatsApp, Slack to capture requests, bills, answer queries and sync with your books

Chat with your business data. Ask questions, attach bills, analyse numbers, and turn answers into action without leaving the conversation.

Acme has ₹42,500 overdue across 3 invoices. Start with the oldest invoice, due 18 days ago.

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Chat, review your numbers, and manage work across companies. Switch company context to get answers from the right books.

₹4.2L is outstanding across both companies: ₹2.8L at Acme and ₹1.4L at Studio.

Receivables · Acme + Studio In progress

Your data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

Totum’s servers are hosted in India.

Totum already has your data. Your accounting

gets done with only review & approvals

Claude and Totum AI: privacy, automation, data analysis, and ERP actions
Claude Totum AI
--- --- ---
Data privacy Encrypted. Model-training use depends on your plan and settings. Encrypted. Your data is not used to train models.
Input & automation Uses your prompts and connected tools to answer and act. Already connected to your business data, with automations for recurring work.
Working with large datasets AI-generated answers can contain errors, including when analysing large datasets. Reads your connected business data and uses deterministic calculations for supported reports.
Getting work done Explains what to do; taking action depends on the tools you connect. Writes back into your ERP and carries out accounting work.

Totum AI is an AI accountant for bill processing, entries, invoicing, bank reconciliation, and reports across multiple companies. Automated integrations with Gmail, WhatsApp, and Slack bring accounting documents and requests into your workflows. Start tasks through chat or voice and review exceptions using your connected ERP.

Yes. Totum AI supports multiple companies in one workspace, so you can work on entries, invoices, reconciliation, and reports for each company.

Yes. Totum AI lets you work with data from Tally, Zoho, or Busy on your phone, desktop, and chat, so you do not need to open your ERP for every task.

Yes. Totum AI works alongside your existing Tally, Zoho, or Busy workflow, helping you create entries, upload bills, track payments, and access reports faster.

Yes. You can upload bills, photos, and files, and Totum AI helps turn them into ERP-ready entries so your bookkeeping team spends less time on manual data entry.

Yes. Totum AI gives business owners instant access to dashboards, business summaries, and key reports without needing to operate their ERP directly.

Yes. Totum AI integrates with Gmail, WhatsApp, and Slack to bring documents and accounting requests into automated workflows. Teams can ask questions, request reports, and start accounting tasks through connected conversations.

Both. Accountants can use Totum AI to speed up entries and reporting, while business owners can use it to monitor operations, payments, and decisions without depending on manual follow-ups.

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