In a technical perspective, accounting structure is composed by a set of accounting principles and rules, which are universally accepted and adopted by professionals of the segment.
The accounting environment features the following:
Accounting Calendar
- No limit for open periods.
- Periods can be blocked / unblocked.
- There are up to 99 accounting periods in one accounting year.
- Up to 999 calendars can be included.
Currencies
- Up to 99 currencies can be controlled.
- Conversions are made to the 98 currencies.
- Currencies can be blocked / unblocked.
- Compliance with FAS 52.
- Compliance with USGAAP and IAS.
Accounting Configurations
- Several accounting masks can be created.
- Accounting groups can be created to classify accounts of chart of accounts.
- Names of management control fields can be changed according to customer nomenclature (Cost C. / Accounting Item / Value Class).
- Different visions can be created for data extraction.
- New types of accounting balances can be created for management control.
Chart of Accounts
- Accounting code with minimum of 20 characters and maximum of 70.
- No limit for account levels.
- There is no need to update summary ledger accounts, because they are calculated during issue of reports.
- An account can be blocked for an specific period.
- There are up to 99 descriptions for an account (one for each currency).
Management View
- Up to 999 management views can be created.
- Through management vision, you can create the accounting statements you want.
Cost Center
- Cost center code, which may vary from 9 to 20 characters.
- Analytical and synthetic cost centers can be included.
- A cost center can be blocked for a given period.
- There are up to 99 descriptions for the cost center (one for each currency).
Accounting Item
- Accounting item code, which can vary from 9 to 20 characters.
- Analytical and synthetic accounting items can be included.
- Accounting item can be blocked in a certain period.
- There are up to 99 descriptions for the accounting item (one for each currency).
Value Class
- Value class code can vary from 9 to 20 characters.
- Analytical and synthetic value classes can be included.
- Value class can be blocked in a certain period.
- There are up to 99 descriptions for the value class (one for each currency).
Bindings
- Bindings hinder accounting entries from being made incorrectly.
- Integration entries
- Fully integrated with Microsiga Protheus®modules.
- It enables formulas for generation of entries.
- Group entries.
Relationships
- Operations that generated accounting entries can be monitored. Such operations can be:
- Inflow / Outflow Invoices.
- Implementation of notes payable / receivable.
- Credit of notes payable / receivable.
Apportionment of Accounts Payable .
- Bills payable / receivable.
- Compensations payable / receivable.
- Accounts receivable transfers.
- Payments / receipts.
Apportionments
- An entry can be apportioned, based on percentages registered.
- Accounts payable can be apportioned in Financials module, as well as receipt document in Purchase module[PICTURE master_pequeno.png].
- Production costs can be apportioned through Off-line Apportionment routine .
Consolidation
- Information can be consolidated in a simple and fast manner.
- There is no limitation to consolidate companies / branches.
- Rules for consolidation can be created through Configured Consolidation .
Accounting Entries
- There may be up to 9 types of accounting entry. Some of the entry types already available in the system are: Real / Quoted / Employed and Pre-entry.
- Up to 99 currencies can be entered.
- A document may have up to 32,000 rows, though the system limits this amount to 999, by default.
- Entries can be classified by the generator operation, through the Sub-lot.
Budgets
- Several quotations can be created per accounting calendar.
- Groups of ledger accounts, cost centers, accounting items and value classes can be informed.
- Quotations can be created in 99 currencies.
- Up to 999 reviews can be conducted in a single quotation.
- A quotation may have up to 9999 items.
- and also control of quotation approval.
Intercompany
- Entries can be made in companies, through rules of type "From... To."
- There is no limit for the amount of companies and branches that may be used.
- Result calculation
- You can perform result calculation at any time.
- All balance reports can be issued considering (or not) calculation entries already made.
- The last result calculation made can be cancelled at any time.
Queries
- Balances and comparisons may be graphically queried, at any time.
- The origin of an accounting entry may be monitored.
- Ledgers can be queried by ledger account, cost center, accounting item, value class and fiscal document.
Reports
- All necessary fiscal reports may be issued, such as Journal and Ledger.
- It has different layouts of operational reports for conference of entries made.
- There are many trial balance types for an accounting entity (by ledger account, cost center, accounting item, etc.) and many trial balances comparing two entities (ex.: Cost Center x Ledger Account).
- There are several Ledgers and Journals.
- There are also statements that are most commonly used in published demonstrations, such as: Balance Sheet, DRE, DOAR and DMPL.
Excel Worksheet
- Integration with Excel worksheet and Lotus.
- There are many balance calculation functions that can be used in worksheets or in any customization made through Microsiga Protheus®.