Invoice Sub-Feature

Record Check and Wire Payments on Invoices

Record offline invoice payments like checks, cash, wires, or bank transfers directly against the invoice with balance and reversal support.

Why Developers Land Here

Teams searching manual invoice payment workflows need the invoice to stay accurate even when the money was collected outside the hosted online path.

Why Flint fits this intent

These are the product-shape reasons this query maps to Flint instead of a generic processor integration or a heavier back-office suite.

Flint records offline payment activity directly on the invoice instead of forcing side spreadsheets or note fields.
Balances, partial-payment state, and reversals stay attached to the receivables record.
It supports real-world collection workflows where not every invoice is paid by card through hosted checkout.

Implementation questions to answer first

Before comparing vendors, decide what has to be true in the workflow, the payment timing, the system of record, and the follow-up after the sale.

  1. Point 1

    How to handle checks, wires, and other offline settlement without losing invoice state.

  2. Point 2

    When manual payments complement hosted invoice payments in mixed collection environments.

  3. Point 3

    Examples for B2B receivables, mailed checks, and customer-requested offline settlement.

Common implementation patterns

These are the recurring operating patterns that usually sit behind the search query.

Offline settlement with tracked balance

Apply a check, cash, or wire payment directly to the invoice so remaining balance and status stay accurate.

Partial payment handling

Record part of the balance now and keep the invoice collectible for the remaining amount.

Integration traps

These are the failure points that usually force the team to revisit the tool choice.

Offline payments arrive, but the billing system is never updated cleanly, so invoice status stops matching reality.
Teams need reversal support when a recorded offline payment was entered incorrectly or later unwound.

Implementation docs

If this query turns into implementation work, these are the fastest next pages to open.

FAQ

Short answers to the questions that usually come up after the initial comparison.

Are manual payments just notes on the invoice?

No. Flint records manual payment amounts against the invoice balance so status and collectible amount update correctly.

Next Step

Implement this workflow with Flint

Open the quickstart, choose the matching API surface, and use the sandbox to put this workflow into production without rebuilding the model later.