Comparison · Light vs The Last Accounting Company
Light vs The Last Accounting Company
The Last Accounting Company is an AI-native accounting firm: its agents do the bookkeeping, payables, receivables, payroll, VAT and tax filings, monthly closes, financial statements and consolidations on its own ledger, a certified accountant validates the work, and you pay a fixed subscription instead of running an accounting firm and accounting software side by side. It is a service for Finnish and international startups and SMBs. Light is the agentic ERP your own team runs: agents do the routine work inside controls you set, every action logged, with AP, AR, corporate cards, vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries and consolidation in one system.
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Light and The Last Accounting Company, compared
| Feature | Light | The Last Accounting Company |
|---|---|---|
| General ledger and accounting system of record | Yes | Yes |
| Accounts payable and accounts receivable | Yes | Yes |
| Consolidation of several entities | Yes | Yes |
| Software your own finance team runs day to day | Yes | No |
| Corporate and virtual cards issued from the ledger | Yes | No |
| Vendor payments on local rails in 80+ countries | Yes | No |
| Agents run by your own team rather than the provider | Yes | No |
4 week implementation
KPMG global partnership
Remove 4+ tools
700+ apps
The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Choose how finance runs
The Last Accounting Company runs your books as a service with its own agents and accountants. Light gives your team the platform and agents to run the work in-house.
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Keep the controls in-house
Agents work inside thresholds your team sets, every action logged. Your accountant or auditor gets live access to the ledger and audit logs.
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Consolidate on the same ledger
Light consolidates entities and currencies continuously as transactions post, with payments on local rails in 80+ countries.
When to choose Light
- 01
Your finance team runs the books
You work directly in the ledger and see current figures any day, not at an advisor's handover.
- 02
Built for the group abroad
Each entity keeps its own currency and local books and rolls up to one group view, with payments on local rails in 80+ countries.
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Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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Read customer stories-
“We evaluated several vendors. Light won because it covers our full finance stack, revenue, AR, AP, expenses, and consolidation, without stitching together a patchwork of point solutions.”
Tanja, Director of FinanceOmnea -
“Even though we’re three entities, it’s like I’m running a finance department for one entity.”
Thobias, Finance ManagerAlva Labs -
“I really like that Light’s AI already gives me suggestions, GL accounts, cost centers, tax codes. I don’t have to start from scratch.”
Cédric, Finance ManagerOper Credits -
“Nine times out of ten the AI matches everything and posts it to the right account. One click and you’re done.”
Jeppe, CFOKeyShot
Built for the daily work
Bills through to payment
Capture invoices, route approvals and pay vendors from the same system.
Room to grow
One ledger built to handle billions of transactions across your business.
Trace every number
Open a report and drill straight into the transactions behind it.
Spending, under control
Expenses, vendors and cards connected to your ledger.
Expenses
Collect receipts, approve expenses and track spend as it happens.
Vendors
Keep supplier details, bills and approvals together. Apply your purchasing rules as work moves through.
Cards
Issue cards for employees and vendors. Pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay. Send receipts through Slack, Teams or email.
Frequently asked questions
Is The Last Accounting Company software we run ourselves?
It is an accounting service: its agents and a certified accountant keep the books for you on its own ledger.
Can our accountant stay involved?
Yes, with live ledger access and audit logs.
How does migration work?
Light's implementation team moves history and open items onto your ledger in weeks.
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