AI & Automation

Trackly: Turning Slack Messages into Smart Financial Logs

Trackly automates expense tracking by capturing receipts and messages directly from Slack and syncing them to Excel.

2025
Finance / Workflow Automation
Completed

Introduction

This case study highlights how ToDoIT built Trackly — an AI-powered automation tool that turns everyday Slack messages into structured financial records synced directly to Excel and Google Sheets.

The goal was to eliminate the pain of manual expense tracking and data entry for teams that communicate primarily in Slack. By turning conversations, receipts, and approvals into real-time financial logs, Trackly streamlined expense management while saving countless hours of repetitive work.

The Client

The client was a fast-growing remote company whose finance team was drowning in unstructured messages and missed receipts. Expenses were shared via Slack, but tracking, exporting, and logging them into spreadsheets took hours every week.

"We were manually copy-pasting every receipt and message into Excel. It was chaotic — and error-prone."

The Challenges

Manual Data Entry from Slack

Scattered Receipts & Attachments

Frequent Errors in Expense Logs

Wasted Time on Repetitive Tasks

The Solution: Trackly Automation System

ToDoIT developed Trackly — a seamless Slack integration that listens to expense-related messages, extracts structured data using AI, and automatically updates company spreadsheets in real time.

AI-Powered Extraction

Identifies expenses, amounts, and categories directly from Slack messages and attachments.

Seamless Integration

Instantly syncs with Excel and Google Sheets for centralized financial visibility.

Automated Receipt Uploads

Captures and stores receipts shared via Slack messages, attaching them to expense entries automatically.

Smart Alerts

Notifies the finance team in Slack when new expenses are logged or anomalies are detected.

Analytics & Reporting

Provides real-time expense summaries, helping teams forecast budgets and control overspending.

Client Review

“Trackly has completely changed how we manage expenses. What used to take half a day every week now happens automatically — right inside Slack. It’s fast, accurate, and effortless.”

- Priya Sharma, Finance Manager

Bottom Line

ToDoIT transformed Slack into a smart financial assistant. By automating expense recognition, syncing data to Excel, and cutting down manual work by 80%, Trackly has redefined efficiency for remote teams and finance departments alike.

It’s not just automation — it’s your accountant inside Slack.