Why Greenslate Users Should Add TreeBeam to Their Accounting Stack
In production accounting, speed, precision, and adaptability are everything. Whether you're managing budgets for film, television, or digital media projects, your systems need to support a fast-paced financial reality where multiple entities, reporting obligations, and accounting standards often collide.
That’s why many professionals rely on Greenslate—a robust solution designed for the entertainment industry’s unique needs. It handles payroll, cost tracking, and the general ledger with impressive flexibility. But as powerful as Greenslate is, it wasn’t built to handle everything. And if you're the person closing the books each month, you already know what’s missing.
When it’s time to finalize the accounting trial balances, process adjusting entries, and produce consolidated financial statements, Greenslate users often turn to their old standby: the spreadsheet. But in today’s environment, where accuracy and auditability matter as much as speed, Excel just doesn’t cut it.
That’s where TreeBeam steps in.
The Post-GL Gap: Where Things Get Risky
Greenslate does a great job capturing financial activity. But the reality is that the accounting closing process—everything from reconciling trial balances to preparing consolidated reports—usually happens outside the system. Teams export data, open up Excel, and start manipulating trial balances manually to track entries, isolate audit or tax adjustments, and consolidate financial results across productions.
It works, but it’s fragile. One incorrect cell reference, one accidental sort, and you’ve got a potentially material misstatement in your financial statements. More importantly, you’ve created an undocumented trail that’s hard to audit, time-consuming to validate, and frustrating to maintain.
TreeBeam was created to solve this exact problem: a purpose-built environment where accountants can work with trial balances, track every change, and prepare statements and reports confidently—without losing the flexibility they rely on.
Bringing Order to Trial Balance Chaos
TreeBeam is not a replacement for Greenslate. It’s a companion—an add-on that picks up right where your GL software leaves off. You start by exporting your trial balance from Greenslate, just like you would with Excel. But instead of building new tabs, duplicating files, and manually formatting every change, TreeBeam gives you a dedicated workspace that’s structured, traceable, and refreshingly intuitive.
Adjustments are cleanly organized by type—book, tax, audit—so you can isolate them without overwriting original data. Need to make reclasses for internal reporting or post-closing journal entries? TreeBeam helps you do that in a way that’s transparent and consistent.
And for teams managing multiple entities or productions, TreeBeam makes financial statement consolidation dramatically easier. You can group accounts, eliminate intercompany transactions, and produce accurate consolidated financial accounts without risking formatting errors or version confusion.
Less Time Closing, More Time Creating
One of the biggest advantages TreeBeam brings to Greenslate users is time. The month end close is one of the most demanding tasks in any accounting calendar, and it’s made worse when your systems don’t talk to each other or support the flow of your accounting workflows.
TreeBeam reduces that friction. Instead of spending hours maintaining links in Excel or formatting statements, you can focus on accuracy, review, and reporting. You’ll move through the monthly closing process faster—without sacrificing quality.
Why This Matters More Than Ever
Production finance teams are juggling more complexity than ever before. Projects run across jurisdictions, involve multiple funding sources, and require specialized reporting for investors, tax authorities, and internal leadership. The more complicated your structure, the more critical your trial balance process becomes.
Treating that process as an afterthought—or continuing to manage it manually in spreadsheets—is a risk you don’t have to take. TreeBeam was designed by accountants, for accountants. It brings the structure and clarity that traditional financial statement software often overlooks, all in a lightweight, affordable package that complements the software you already trust.
The Smarter Add-On for Greenslate Users
At just $24.99/month, TreeBeam is a cost-effective solution for any Greenslate team looking to modernize their accounting close without overhauling their tech stack. Whether you’re closing books for a single show or consolidating results across multiple productions, TreeBeam gives you the control, visibility, and speed that Excel can’t.
Your financial statements in accounting deserve better than version-controlled spreadsheets and scattered notes. With TreeBeam, you can manage trial balances the way you always wished you could—clearly, quickly, and with confidence.
Ready to upgrade your close process? Learn more at www.treebeam.com or start your free trial at portal.treebeam.com.
