Showing posts with label Month-end process. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Month-end process. Show all posts

Sunday, 5 February 2017

Accounts Payable Month-End process

Accounts Payable Month-End process

1. Submit and Review Invoices Validation and On-Hold report.
2. Resolve Holds or Roll over invoices to next month.
3. Submit 'Payment transfer to General Ledger' program to transfer invoice and payment accounting information to GL. This program auto-generates Payables Accounting process request which create all the accounting entries for Oracle Payables.
4. Next reconcile month-end number and sweep any unposted invoice to next month.
5. After reconciliation, close current period and open next period.
6. An AP reconciliation is required  to record reconciling items.

Other Adhoc activities which are required to be performed - 
1. Perparing all journal entries pertaining to AP transactions, accured AP, and adjustments for AP aging collections.
2. Posting AP transactions to the GL.
3. Reconciling AP accounts to the GL.
4. Verifying current AP aging.
5. Locating and voiding missing checks.
6. Correcting account distribution errors.

Oracle Apps: Month-End Module Closing Process

Month-End Module Closing Process

Sequence of module closure is important

It is done for generating/reporting financial results which inturn helps in better management decisions making. 12 Accounting period of 4 or 5 weeks. 13th and 14th adjustment period for year end set at 31st Dec. Normally starts on Monday of first week of the month and take 4-5 days to complete.

Order of closure of module during month-end sub-ledger:

1. Cash Management - Standard Bank reconciliation tasks
2. AP - After CM 
3. AR - After CM
4. PO - After AP
5. FA - After AP and AR
6. Inventory - After CM, AP, AR, PO and FA
7. GL - After CM, AP, AR, PO, FA and INV
8. GL month-end (Operational SOB) - Consolidation operational SOB must be closed before running consolidation.