General Ledger Reconciliation |
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Ensure all entries are posted. |
Overview
GL Post Entries
| Click Overview to find links to each application for posting in the pre-reconciliation tasks list.
Click the link; then select Post Entries under the
Task menu.
Note: Review posting journals for rejecting entries that
must be corrected. |
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Review the current ledger to verify that the Beginning Balance total is zero, the debits and credits are equal and the
Ending Balance is zero.
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Current Ledger
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If the ending balance is not zero, the transaction file does not equal the master file. Look for accounts that appear on your ledger with
exclamation points (!!) next to the ending balance. How to correct: In the Knowledgebase
type article number KB69749 in the Search for a Solution
section, then follow the instructions in the article.
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3. GL Summary Reconciliation |
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GL Summary
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Review this summary to determine if your accounts balance. |
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Batch Detail: Identify which
batches are out of balance |
Totals by Batch
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This step allows you to perform a more detailed analysis of your transactions by reviewing batches to see if
any are out-of-balance. This report offers drill down capability into each batch to see transaction detail.
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5. Common causes if out of balance |
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Entries have been made to a
prior year |
Prior Year Adjustments
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Select this report to determine if you have any prior year adjustments. How to correct: In the
Knowledgebase Type article number KB85880 in the Search for a Solution
section, then follow the instruction in the article.
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Entry spanning two accounting
periods |
Batches by Accounting Date
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This report locates debit and credit entries that were entered into different accounting periods.
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Inter-company discrepancy |
Batches by Prefix
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This report locates debit and credit entries that were split between two prefixes without the needed inter-company
account entries.
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Repeat steps 3, 4 & 5 as needed for each account and/or batch that is out of balance.
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Trial Balance
Current Ledger
Year-to-Date Ledger
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Print common period end reports, such as the Trial Balance, Current Ledger, and Year-to-Date Ledger. |
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