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8 Sins of Manual
Reconciliations
Nancy J. Wu
4/28/2016 1pm EST
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Nancy J. Wu
Head of Sales and Support
SkyStem LLC
About SkyStem
SkyStem makes ART – a month-end
close and reconciliation software for
the busy accountant that is affordable
and easy to use.
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What
is a
Reconciliation?
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Budget to Actual Analysis
Actual to Forecast Analysis
Record Journal Entries
Reconcile Accounts
Consolidate
Close Sub
Ledgers
Balance Sheet Flux
P&L Variance Analysis
Record
Adjustments
Report and File
Day 0 Day 4 Day 6
Month-End Close
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General Ledger System
Fixed
Assets
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
Payable
(external system)
Inventory
None /
Internal
Consolidation and Reporting System
Making Sales Buying Stuff Moving
Inventory
Tracking Asset
Depreciation
Tracking Amortizing
Activity
Payroll /
T&E
(outsourced)
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Systems Map
General Ledger System
Fixed
Assets
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
Payable
(external system)
Inventory
None /
Internal
Consolidation and Reporting System
Making Sales Buying Stuff Moving
Inventory
Tracking Asset
Depreciation
Tracking Amortizing
Activity
Payroll /
T&E
(outsourced)
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Systems Map
So…
What is
our process today?
Sin #1
Too
Much
Style
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Different ways reconciliations are done
Lack of common categories in reconciliations
Not having a set of quality standards
Synchronized deadlines not followed
No consistent way of handling open items
Non Standardization
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Sin #2
We
Make
Human
Mistakes
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Our Favorite Mistakes
Forgetting to reconcile.
Prior period open items not transferred over.
Keeping stale reconciling items on the books
instead of writing them off during reconciliation.
Incorrect or incomplete formulas.
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Our Favorite Mistakes
Broken links, or links that point to internal files
that are no longer there.
Hidden rows and columns. Buried notes and
comments.
Version control mishaps.
Data entry and transposition errors.
Sin #3
We’re
No
Super
Sleuth
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What Needs Chasing?
Work Allocation
Status Updates
Support Files
Sign-offs / Evidence of Review / Review Notes
Reconciliations
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Sin #4
Can’t
Show
Proof
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What do Auditors Want?
Evidence that…
Accounts are reconciled regularly
Accounts are reconciled properly
Reconcilers have proper understanding of
the account
Documented policies and procedures
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What do Auditors Want?
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Evidence that…
Reconciliations are reviewed
Reconciliations are reviewed timely
Supporting documentation is valid
Timing Differences are resolved timely
What do Auditors Want?
Evidence that…
Proper segregation of duties in place
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Sin #5
Burden
(and Boredom)
Of
Admin
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Administrative Burden
Setting up Checklists Answer Auditor Questions
Creating Cover Sheets Tick & Tie
Tracking Foot and Recalculate
Providing Status Printing
Scanning Searching
Filing / Collating Shipping & Mailing
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ACFE Report to the Nation
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ACFE Report to the Nation
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Sin #6
Burning
the
Midnight
Oil
Burning the Midnight Oil
Checking for updated GL and re-reconciling
Reviewing obviously sub-par work
Issuing the same review notes over and over
again
Reconciling every account each month
No materiality
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Sin #7
You’re
A Nice
Boss
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Not Knowing…
Status of reconciliation completion
Exceptions that may pop up
Aging of open items
Workload balance
Potential issues and problems
Sin #8
We’re
Consuming
Resources
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Sin #1
Too
Much
Style
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Sin #2
We
Make
Human
Mistakes
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Sin #3
We’re
No
Super
Sleuth
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Sin #4
Can’t
Show
Proof
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Sin #5
Burden
(and Boredom)
Of
Admin
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Sin #6
Burning
the
Midnight
Oil
Sin #7
You’re
A Nice
Boss
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Sin #8
We’re
Consuming
Resources
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