PCA Standardizes Complex Industry-Specific Accounting Requirements in the Cloud! Releases "PCA Arch Industry-Specific Accounting Standard Compliant Edition"

PCA Corporation (Representative Director and President: Fumiaki Sato, Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Prime Market Code 9629, hereinafter: PCA) will release "PCA Arch Industry-Specific Accounting Standard Compliant Edition," a next-generation cloud-based accounting solution that comprehensively covers industry-specific accounting practical requirements that are difficult to handle with general corporate accounting systems, as standard functions, starting from Monday, June 1, 2026.

This service supports back-office operations for industries with unique accounting standards and legal regulations, such as construction, order-based contract businesses, non-profit organizations (public interest and social welfare), and medical corporations, achieving automation of operations and elimination of reliance on specific individuals.

'PCA Arch' Product Website

https://pca.jp/arch

1. Background of Development and Strengths of "PCA Arch"

In many specialized industries, due to complex industry-specific accounting rules, manual data processing using Excel and other tools is rampant, leading to serious problems such as transcription errors, reliance on specific individuals, and bloated operations. Data from our surveys show that over 60% of accounting staff in specialized industries spend a significant amount of time on "unique manual aggregation."

To solve these challenges, "PCA Arch," which forms the basis of this service, functions as a bridge connecting the following three elements:

· Connecting people: Real-time sharing of figures among management, staff, and experts based on "PCA ID."

· Connecting services: Seamless integration with other PCA products and third-party SaaS via flexible APIs.

· Connecting information: Templating the company's operational know-how and utilizing it as organizational knowledge.

2. Diverse Lineup of "Industry-Specific Accounting Standard Compliant Edition"

To directly resolve industry-specific issues, we offer the following lineup with dedicated functions:

'PCA Arch Financial Accounting for Construction Industry'

Features: Standard equipped with project-specific cost management (labor costs, material costs, outsourcing costs, expenses) and revenue/expense management based on percentage-of-completion and completed-contract revenue recognition standards. Linked with contracts and execution budgets, enabling multi-axis analysis by site and department.

Target: Small and medium-sized construction companies that want to manage site profitability and head office accounting seamlessly.

'PCA Arch Financial Accounting for Project Costs'

Features: Flexible allocation rules can be set to suit various order-based business models. Gap analysis between estimated costs and actual costs enables early alerts for deteriorating profitability per project.

Target: All order-based contract businesses that want to thoroughly manage profitability and cost per project.

'PCA Arch Financial Accounting for Public Interest Corporations'

Features: Fully compliant with public interest corporation accounting standards. Significantly streamlines management by accounting categories (public interest project accounting, revenue-generating business accounting, etc.) and business categories (publishing business, research business, etc.), and the creation of settlement reports for grants and subsidies with restricted uses.

Target: Public interest incorporated associations and foundations that require strict category management and transparent disclosure of accounting information.

'PCA Arch Financial Accounting for Social Welfare Corporations'

Features: Supports social welfare corporation accounting standards and centralizes the management of complex multi-site and multi-service operations. Standardizes the complex management process for subsidies and usage fees, and visualizes budget management and cash flow by site and service unit.

Target: Social welfare corporations operating multiple sites and services (e.g., nursing care, disability support, medical care) that require strict budget management.

'PCA Arch Financial Accounting for Medical Corporations'

Features: Adapted to medical corporation-specific account titles and designed for integration with medical accounting. Strongly supports departmental profit/loss by ward/outpatient and cost grasp of medical equipment.

Target: Hospitals and medical corporations operating multiple facilities and complex businesses that want to strengthen departmental profitability and comply with hospital accounting standards.

'Consumption Tax for PCA Arch'

Features: A cloud software that easily performs complex consumption tax calculations and declaration form creation, which require specialized knowledge, such as "calculations related to specific income" unique to non-profit corporations, in a wizard format.

Target: Public interest corporations, social welfare corporations, etc.

3. Expected Effects of Implementation

By implementing this series, companies and corporations can expect the following effects:

Expected Effects

Detailed Benefits/Data

Dramatic Reduction in Workload

By automating complex allocation and transcription tasks, our simulations show that monthly closing tasks can be reduced by approximately 40% to 50%.

Strengthened Governance

Automatically adapts to legal revisions (Invoice System, revised Electronic Bookkeeping Law, etc.) in the cloud. Minimizes audit and administrative response risks through accurate category management.

Accelerated Business Decision-Making

Seamless integration between the field and head office enables real-time grasp of highly accurate forecasts, leading to rapid course correction.

4. Future Outlook and Information

Through "PCA Arch Industry-Specific Accounting Standard Compliant Edition," PCA Corporation will continue to develop systems that cater to industry-specific business processes, enabling specialized industries that form the backbone of Japan to concentrate on their core business.