Name: Finora Business
Rating: 4.8 (120 reviews)
Author: Finora Business

Petty cash in Finora Business follows a formal workflow: an employee requests, a manager approves, the cashier disburses (cash leaves the float), then the employee retires (submits receipts). Each step posts the right journal entry — no manual GL.

List petty cash requests

GET/v1/petty-cash

Paginated list, newest first.

Query parameters

Field	Type	Required	Notes
`businessId`	string	yes
`status`	string	no	`pending`, `approved`, `disbursed`, `retired`, `rejected`.
`requesterId`	string	no
`limit`	integer	no	Default 50, max 100.

Create a request

POST/v1/petty-cash

Opens a petty cash request. Starts in `pending` status.

Body

Field	Type	Required	Notes
`amount`	number	yes	Naira.
`purpose`	string	yes	Why the money is needed.
`requesterName`	string	yes
`requesterId`	string	no	Employee ID if available.
`neededByDate`	ISO 8601	no
`notes`	string	no

Approve

POST/v1/petty-cash/{id}/approve

Manager approval. Does not move money — use disburse next.

Body

Field	Type	Required	Notes
`approverId`	string	no
`approverName`	string	yes	Shown on the request.
`notes`	string	no

Disburse

POST/v1/petty-cash/{id}/disburse

Records the cash leaving the float. Posts DR Petty Cash Advance, CR Cash/Bank.

Body

Field	Type	Required	Notes
`disbursedById`	string	no
`disbursedByName`	string	yes
`disbursedDate`	ISO 8601	no	Defaults to today.
`notes`	string	no

Retire

POST/v1/petty-cash/{id}/retire

Submit receipts for an disbursed request. Posts DR Expense Account, CR Petty Cash Advance.

Body

Field	Type	Required	Notes
`expenses`	array	yes	Each has `amount`, `accountId`, `description`.
`returnedAmount`	number	no	Unused money returned to the float. Posts DR Cash/Bank, CR Petty Cash Advance.
`retiredById`	string	no
`retiredByName`	string	yes
`notes`	string	no

Example — retire with leftover returned

curl -X POST "https://api.finorabusiness.com/v1/petty-cash/pc_abc/retire?businessId=$BID" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FINORA_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "retiredByName": "Funke Oladele",
    "expenses": [
      { "amount": 4500, "accountId": "5031", "description": "Office refreshments" },
      { "amount": 2000, "accountId": "5032", "description": "Delivery fee" }
    ],
    "returnedAmount": 500
  }'

Total disbursed must equal expenses + returnedAmount. Mismatches return 400 VALIDATION_ERROR.

Related endpoints

Expenses — for one-off spend without the workflow
Journal Entries — inspect the per-step GL entries