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Abdullah Galal
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Record to Report (Accounting) Business
Process
Abdullah Galal
Meaning of Record to Report
•Record:
Recording all business transactions with financial impact
•Report:
Reporting financial statements and other reports when requested
Accounting Real Time Integration
All Business Transactions with financial impact are posted directly to finance at
the same moment
Procure To
Pay
Order to
Cash
Production
Planning
Accounting
Recording: Fixed Assets
Recording all Fixed Assets Transactions:
Acquisition
Retirement
Depreciation
Other transactions
Any posting is reflected in the asset register and
asset financial Accounts
Real Time
Integration
Fixed
Assets
Recording: Accounts Receivable
Recording all Accounts Receivable Transactions:
Billing
Payment
Other Postings
Any posting is reflected in the customer account and
in the control (reconciliation) account at the same moment
Fixed
Assets
Customer A
Customer B
Customer C
Customer
Reconciliation
Account
Accounts
Receivable
Real Time
Integration
Recording: Accounts Payable
Recording all Accounts Payable Transactions:
Invoicing
Payment
Other Postings
Any posting is reflected in the vendor account and
in the control (reconciliation) account at the same moment
Vendor A
Vendor B
Vendor C
Vendor
Reconciliation
Account
Accounts
Payable
Fixed
Assets
Accounts
Receivable
Real Time
Integration
Recording: General Ledger
Recording General Ledger Transactions:
Postings not related to other Business Processes
Accounts
Payable
Fixed
Assets
Accounts
Receivable
Real Time
Integration
General
Ledger
Reporting
Reporting the numbers recorded in all business processes
Financial Statements and other reports are updated in real time
All reports can be generated whenever requested
Accounts
Payable
Fixed
Assets
Accounts
Receivable
Real Time
Integration
General
Ledger
Reporting

9: Record to Report Business Process

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    9 Record to Report(Accounting) Business Process Abdullah Galal
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    Meaning of Recordto Report •Record: Recording all business transactions with financial impact •Report: Reporting financial statements and other reports when requested
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    Accounting Real TimeIntegration All Business Transactions with financial impact are posted directly to finance at the same moment Procure To Pay Order to Cash Production Planning Accounting
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    Recording: Fixed Assets Recordingall Fixed Assets Transactions: Acquisition Retirement Depreciation Other transactions Any posting is reflected in the asset register and asset financial Accounts Real Time Integration Fixed Assets
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    Recording: Accounts Receivable Recordingall Accounts Receivable Transactions: Billing Payment Other Postings Any posting is reflected in the customer account and in the control (reconciliation) account at the same moment Fixed Assets Customer A Customer B Customer C Customer Reconciliation Account Accounts Receivable Real Time Integration
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    Recording: Accounts Payable Recordingall Accounts Payable Transactions: Invoicing Payment Other Postings Any posting is reflected in the vendor account and in the control (reconciliation) account at the same moment Vendor A Vendor B Vendor C Vendor Reconciliation Account Accounts Payable Fixed Assets Accounts Receivable Real Time Integration
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    Recording: General Ledger RecordingGeneral Ledger Transactions: Postings not related to other Business Processes Accounts Payable Fixed Assets Accounts Receivable Real Time Integration General Ledger
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    Reporting Reporting the numbersrecorded in all business processes Financial Statements and other reports are updated in real time All reports can be generated whenever requested Accounts Payable Fixed Assets Accounts Receivable Real Time Integration General Ledger Reporting