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Financial Management Systems

a. Accounts Payable

The Accounts Payable system can operate on a stand-alone basis, or it can be fully integrated with Materials Management, Fixed Assets, and Payroll.  Internal controls are provided to ensure vendor price variances and discounts/terms.  Users also can perform detailed inquiries, which will help the accounts payable team effectively manage vendor inquiries, internal reports and queries.  The online, real-time edit process eliminates the need for various expectation registers.  The system supports accrual accounting and provides management reports (such as cash planning, selective disbursements, check control, and reconciliation).  The Accounts Payable system can be employed at a central level, or at selected facilities. Additionally, users can create General Ledger postings and choose to update them in either a detailed or a summary format.  Entries in the Fixed Assets system are created from information in the Materials Management system and updated from Accounts Payable at the time of payment. 

b. General Ledger and Budgeting

The General Ledger is the core of the financial systems.  Supported by an audit trail, transactions from each subsystem are transferred or closed into the general ledger and summarized to produce custom financial reports and supporting detail.  Actual results are evaluated against forecast as provided in the operating budget.  The Budgeting module uses historical data and projected changes to forecast elements of the budget and generate budget comparison reports.  

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c. Fixed Assets

The Fixed Assets system performs all of the functions necessary to maintain physical and financial control over property, plant, and equipment. Assets are identified at acquisition and tracked by location and responsibility throughout their lives.  Functioning as the subsidiary ledger, the system calculates depreciation using straight-line or accelerated methods and generates the required entries to charge each cost center.  Control reports identify capital requirements for assets near the end of their useful life and provide a basis for planning replacement.

Materials Management

The Materials Management system provides support and effective control for purchasing, inventory, and distribution of all supplies and services.  Purchases are initiated under a variety of conditions for inventory items, non-inventory items, contract services, and other recurring or "standing" agreements.  The system is flexible, identifies vendor options, and ensures optimal terms and conditions are considered.  Users can use a variety of reports that can provide them with purchasing control and vendor/product performance analysis.  Online processing of inventory transactions ensures accurate balances with an unlimited number of storage locations.  Full exchange cart and requisition logic are included.  Usage of inventory and non-inventory items is tracked by item and cost center to support usage projections and performance analysis.  The Hazardous Materials module tracks material from purchase through disposition.  It logs receipt of vendor MSD sheets, prints labels including safe handling instructions, and prints Hazardous Materials catalogs and listings.

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