Accounting and POS software for general trade in Oman

• You

  Photograph the supplier's note with your phone.

  Nizro

  It reads the lines and matches them to your items, shows you every line to check before you receive, then updates quantity, cost and the average.

  A trader feature, switched on when asked
• You

  Sell at the till.

  Nizro

  It writes the tax invoice in Arabic or English, numbers it, posts its entry and moves the stock.

• You

  Count the drawer at the end of the day.

  Nizro

  It computes what should be in it and records the difference, who closed and when.

• You

  Sell on credit.

  Nizro

  It holds a sale over the customer's limit for your one-tap release, and tells you who owes you and for how long.

  A trader feature, switched on when asked
• You

  Take the customer's cheque.

  Nizro

  It follows it in the cheque register, reminds you what falls due this week, and endorses it to a supplier in one sheet.

  A trader feature, switched on when asked

What a general trading shop gets

• The till: one screen for every kind of shop

  Search on one side, the cart on the other and the total pinned at the bottom.

  • Park a sale when the customer has to fetch a card, and come back to it later
  • Split the payment across methods, each with its own amount, so the day's cash and card totals match in the reports with no side calculation
  • A customer is optional: without one the sale is recorded as a walk-in
  • If you attach a customer, the sale needs the customer's phone number or a recorded refusal, because the invoice is sent on WhatsApp
  • Nizro does not stop you selling below cost. That decision is yours

• The VAT invoice

  VAT is worked out on each line, and the invoice prints in Arabic or English.

  • The tax shows on the invoice line by line, with a sequential number that never repeats
  • Revenue is booked net and the tax goes to its own account, so your profit is not inflated by tax
  • If the shop sets a minimum deposit percentage, the payment screen shows it, and the balance is booked as owed by the customer and collected later

• Items, services and stock by lot

  An item carries a quantity, and a service never does.

  • Every item has a SKU, a name, a price and a category. Some carry a quantity on the shelf and some do not
  • Things you buy for yourself, like packing bags, stay off the till and leave stock through a write-off
  • When goods arrive you record the quantity, the unit cost and the expiry date if the category asks for one, and the average cost updates
  • The lot register is sorted by expiry, and a lot expiring within 90 days shows in a warning colour
  • Damaged goods, samples, gifts and count differences leave stock through a numbered write-off with a written reason

• Fields for your own trade

  You pick your trade's kit from ten, so your categories and fields arrive ready, and the Business Owner adds up to 20 fields of your own in Arabic and English, such as a model number, a colour, a session length or a warranty date.

  • General trading has no ready-made vocabulary the way a specialist trade does, so the fields are your own, starting from a kit such as phones and electronics, industrial supplies or auto parts
  • Each field has a type: text, number, date, yes or no, or a choice list
  • Up to 3 of them can be variant axes, such as colour and size, to group variants under one model
  • The fields have rules that work while you type: a field shows for one category, is required, a list follows another field, a value is calculated, and a number such as an IMEI is never repeated on two products

• Purchasing and suppliers

  A purchase order, an approval, receiving and then the supplier's bill.

  • There are three ways to buy: a running cost with no goods for resale, a direct purchase with the invoice already in hand, and a formal purchase order
  • A purchase order goes for approval if it passes the limit you set
  • At receiving you record what arrived and what was rejected, and you cannot receive more than was ordered
  • The supplier's bill carries the supplier's own number and date, and cannot be entered twice
  • Nizro compares the bill with the order and the goods received, or with the order alone
  • Posting the bill to the books and paying the supplier belong to a branch manager or above. Every supplier has a statement of account

• The till drawer, the books and payroll

  At close Nizro works out what should be in the drawer, and you enter what you counted.

  • The difference is recorded
  • Every sale, purchase and expense posts to the right entry when the accounts module is on
  • The trial balance, income statement and balance sheet come from the same books
  • Every user has permissions and every action carries the name of the person who did it
  • Payroll follows Oman rules: Social Protection Fund, end of service and the Wage Protection System file

A day in your shop with Nizro

1. Goods in

   You record the quantity, the unit cost and the expiry date, and the average cost updates.

2. Selling at the till

   Search on one side and the cart on the other, and the payment can be split across methods.

3. The VAT invoice

   In Arabic or English, with VAT on every line and a sequential number.

4. Buying from a supplier

   A purchase order, an approval, receiving, then the supplier's bill.

5. Closing the till

   Nizro works out what should be in the drawer, you enter what you counted, and the difference is recorded.