https://blog.approvalpro.ai/tags/month-end-close/Recent content in Month-End Close on ApprovalPro.ai BlogHugoen-usFri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.approvalpro.ai/posts/xero-approval-workflow-journal-entries/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.approvalpro.ai/posts/xero-approval-workflow-journal-entries/<p>Manual journals like payroll, accruals, and reclassifications can move big numbers in your books. In Xero, anyone with access can post one without a second pair of eyes. ApprovalPro.ai adds that review step.</p> <p><img src="https://blog.approvalpro.ai/images/journal-entry-payroll.png" alt="Journal entry detail page in ApprovalPro.ai"></p> <h2 id="draft-it-the-way-xero-expects">Draft it the way Xero expects</h2> <p>Enter the date, narration, and journal lines with accounts, debits, credits, and tracking categories like department. Only accounts Xero accepts on a manual journal are listed, so bank, archived, and system accounts can&rsquo;t slip in. Debit and credit totals are shown as you go, so you can see the journal balances before you submit.</p>