Introduction to Bamboo

Bamboo is a multi-tenant accounting application designed for businesses that need professional-grade financial management with complete audit trails.

What is Bamboo?

Bamboo provides:

• Double-Entry Bookkeeping - Every transaction affects at least two accounts, ensuring your books always balance
• Chart of Accounts - Industry-standard GL codes organized by Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Revenue, and Expenses
• Real-Time Financial Reports - Trial Balance, Balance Sheet, and Profit & Loss update instantly as you post entries
• Fiscal Period Management - Year-end closing with configurable grace periods and automatic locking
• Team Collaboration - Invite team members with Owner, Admin, or Member roles
• Complete Audit Trail - All changes recorded permanently for compliance and easy corrections

Key Concepts

Organizations

An organization represents a business entity in Bamboo. Each organization has its own:

• Chart of Accounts
• Journal entries and transactions
• Team members with specific roles
• Fiscal periods and financial reports

Complete Audit Trail

Unlike traditional systems that only store the current state, Bamboo records every change permanently. This means:

• You can see the complete history of any account
• Nothing is ever deleted—corrections are recorded as reversal entries
• Auditors can trace every change back to its source

Double-Entry Accounting

Bamboo follows the fundamental accounting equation:

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

Every journal entry must have debits equal to credits, ensuring your books always balance.

Get Started

Create an Account Sign up and set up your profile

Set Up Your Organization Create your first organization and chart of accounts

Understand the Dashboard Learn to navigate the Bamboo interface

Chart of Accounts Learn about GL codes and account structure