Finance
Budget
schoolAbility Budget module supports unlimited budget models enabling budget managers to consider multiple what-if scenarios and Position Control-based budgeting, which uses the Payroll module to project salaries and benefit accounts, including planned changes (e.g., step/grade) and many other advanced features including:
- Original vs. Revision Budgets
- Budget Models
- Budget Accounts
- Perform (Mass) Changes
- Budget Entry
- Position Control Budgeting
- Multi-year Budgeting
- Budget Approvals
- Versioning
Following is an illustration of the schoolAbility Budgeting process:
Fiscal
Accounts are the foundation of the Finance module. schoolAbility has several activities that help users create and manage accounts quickly and efficiently including:
- Account Components
- Account Descriptions
- Account Types
- Account Balance Review
The Journal Entry option allows users to create and post journal entries. schoolAbility also validates all accounts at the time of entry and ensures the journal entry is balanced before allowing the user to post. The Journal Entry functionality supports:
- Journal Entry Management
- Budget / Journal Entry Approvals
- Budget Transfers
- Journal Entry Import
Requisitions and Special Payments
schoolAbility supports all types of requisitions and special payments including:
- Vendor Requisitions
- Department Requisitions
- Stores Requisitions
- Work Orders
- Direct Payments
- Employee Payments
- Vendor Payments
This requisition process involves various roles such as requisitioners, approvers, buyers, vendors and district technicians.
Following is an illustration of the schoolAbility’s requisition process:
Requisitions and special payments have the following features:
- Workflow Approvals and Notifications
- Any number of accounts
- Any number of items
- History tab
- Attachments
- Several “snapshot” reports available
Accounts Payable
Accounts Payable users are responsible for managing the process of recording payments, researching the status of payments, printing check reports, printing checks, maintaining vendor and account files, and answering questions posed by vendors and requisitioners regarding requisitions, payments and checks. schoolAbility Accounts Payable functionality supports:
- Reviewing Requisitions
- Approving Requisitions
- Processing Payments
- Processing Checks
- Managing Vendors
- 1099 Reporting
schoolAbility Accounts Payable module includes three types of payments, each with its own purpose, activity and procedures.
- Vendor Payments
- Direct Payments
- Employee Payments
Following is an illustration of the schoolAbility’s Accounts Payable process:
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Receivable users are responsible for managing the process of recording invoices, researching the status of invoices, processing receipts and deposits, and maintaining customer files. schoolAbility Accounts Receivable functionality supports:
- Processing Invoices
- Processing Receipts
- Approving Deposits
- Reviewing Accounts
- Reviewing Journal Entries
- Managing Customers
Fixed Assets
The Fixed Assets activities of schoolAbility may be used independently, or in conjunction with other activities. When used with other activities, asset records can be automatically created when items are received in purchase orders. Once received, schoolAbility pre-fills much of the information stored in the fixed asset record. Alternatively, asset records may be created manually using the printed purchase order and packing list as source documents. schoolAbility Fixed Assets functionality supports:
- Creating Asset Records
- Listing Assets
- Updating Fixed Assets
- Other Options while Editing Fixed Assets
- Disposing of Fixed Assets
- Depreciating Assets
Stores
schoolAbility stores management updates inventory automatically (receipts/issues) and supports the following:
- Stores Items
- Receipts
- Issues
- Categories
- Replenishing Stock
Following is an illustration of the schoolAbility Stores process:
Work Orders
schoolAbility functionality supports entry and management of work orders from the perspective of the administration user who enters the work order and the maintenance users who manage them. The work order process includes:
- Work Order Entry
- Electronic Approvals
- Assignment
- Work Order Completion
The work orders functionality supports tracking of labor and materials costs and scheduling of preventive maintenance.
Following is an illustration of the schoolAbility Stores process:
Workflows
schoolAbility Workflows optimize the approval process for finance processes. The Workflows functionality adapts to each schools unique business rules. Notifications of processing steps, including denials, can be sent via e-mail.
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