--- title: "Field Notes: Software Guides for Kenya | Shariff Consultancy" description: "Practical guides to M-PESA reconciliation, ERP, SACCO systems and operations software in Kenya, written for the people who make the decision, not developers." canonical_url: "https://shariffconsultancy.com/insights" meta: author: "Shariff Consultancy" "og:description": "Field notes on payments, ERP and operations software, written for the people who make the decision." "og:image": "https://shariffconsultancy.com/_og/s/o_b0dc12749cec7d97.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Field notes" "twitter:description": "Field notes on payments, ERP and operations software, written for the people who make the decision." "twitter:image": "https://shariffconsultancy.com/_og/s/o_b0dc12749cec7d97.png" "twitter:title": "Field notes" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://shariffconsultancy.com/llms.txt) # **Field notes** What we've learned building payments, ERP and operations software for the businesses we work with. Written for the people who have to make the decision, not for other developers. 8 May 2026, the most recent note ## [M-Pesa reconciliation automation in Kenya: a practical guide for finance teams](https://shariffconsultancy.com/insights/mpesa-reconciliation-automation-kenya-finance-teams) How to stop matching paybill statements to invoices by hand, reduce manual matching, and catch payment exceptions the same day instead of at month end. [**Read the guide**: M-Pesa reconciliation automation in Kenya: a practical guide for finance teams](https://shariffconsultancy.com/insights/mpesa-reconciliation-automation-kenya-finance-teams) If your finance team works late on the first of the month, start with this one. ## **Earlier notes** 3 notes 8 May 2026 ### [Software consultancy in Kenya: how to choose the right technical partner](https://shariffconsultancy.com/insights/software-consultancy-kenya-choosing-technical-partner) What to ask before you sign with anyone for ERP, automation, integrations, portals or custom business systems. Including us. Choosing a partner, ERP, automation 11 February 2026 ### [ERP implementation in Kenya: a practical ROI playbook for SMEs](https://shariffconsultancy.com/insights/erp-implementation-kenya-roi-playbook) When it's time to move to an ERP, what it really costs, where projects fail, and how to de-risk delivery. ERP, SMEs, operations 27 January 2026 ### [Digital transformation for SACCOs: balancing security with member experience](https://shariffconsultancy.com/insights/digital-transformation-saccos) How SACCOs can compete with fintech apps by modernising core banking without compromising security or compliance. SACCOs, core banking, security ## **Dealing with one of these right now?** Tell us what's going on and we'll send back a short written scope, free. 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