The Zenith 360 blog
Practical articles on GST, payroll, MIS and finance controls for Indian businesses, written by people who do this work every month.
AutomationWhat to automate first: a practical way to choose finance processes
Not every process is worth automating. A simple scoring method to find the finance, HR and admin work that will repay automation fastest, with examples from real projects.
AutomationMeasuring the return on automation: time, errors and control
How to work out whether an automation is worth it, using a simple calculation and a real payment approval project that went from 1.5 man-days to 0.2.
AutomationHow automation shortens the month-end close
Where the days go in a typical month-end close, which steps can be automated, and how finance teams move from chasing data to reviewing it.
AutomationAPI, bot or workflow? Choosing the right automation for each step
Most business processes need more than one kind of automation. How to decide when to use an API, a desktop bot or an approval workflow, with a worked example from a hospital.
PayrollMonthly payroll compliance checklist for Indian employers (2026)
The payments and returns every Indian employer has to make each month, quarter and year, with current PF and ESI rates and what the new labour codes and the Income-tax Act, 2025 change for payroll.
MIS & reportingHow to build one MIS when your data sits in SAP, Tally and Zoho
Many Indian groups run different entities or functions on different systems. Here is a practical way to bring SAP, Tally and Zoho data together into one reliable MIS, without replacing any of them.
GSTFrom GSTR-2B to GSTR-3B: where every reconciliation result goes in Table 4
A detailed guide to reporting input tax credit in GSTR-3B after the GSTR-2B reconciliation, row by row, with Rule 37, 37A, 42, 43, Section 17(5), ISD, RCM and a worked example.
Finance controlsFive finance controls your accounting software probably can't enforce
Accounting software records transactions well, but several important finance controls fall outside it. Here are five that most businesses still run by email and spreadsheet, and how to add them without changing systems.
GSTE-invoicing under GST: who must comply and how to get it right
Who must e-invoice under GST, which documents are covered, the 30-day limit, the new RCM self-invoice facility, and the checks that keep invoices valid.
Finance controlsPayment list approval: the control your accounting software is missing
Most accounting software records payments but cannot route a payment list for approval before money leaves the bank. Here is how a maker-checker flow closes that gap, whether you use SAP, Tally or Zoho.
GSTHow to reconcile GSTR-2B with your purchase register
A step-by-step method for matching GSTR-2B with your books every month, acting on mismatches in IMS and claiming the right input tax credit in GSTR-3B.
Get new articles as they are published
We share every new post on our LinkedIn page.
Let's see what we can take off your team's plate.
Book a product demo or a review of a process you'd like automated. We usually reply within one working day.