Establish and maintain an accrual accounting system

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Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Manage the chart of accounts

1.1. Chart of accounts is adjusted to incorporate and establish debtors and creditors as they arise

1.2. Debtors and creditors subsidiary ledgers are established as required

2. Process invoices, adjustment notes and other general ledger transactions

2.1. Invoices to debtors are raised and invoices to creditors are allocated with source documents coded and processed

2.2. Payments from debtors are received, processed and banked in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

2.3. Payments to creditors are made and processed in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

2.4. Adjustments are raised and allocated to correct invoices

2.5. Credit notes are raised for adjustments to invoices and other transactions are entered into the general ledger

3. Manage contra entries

3.1. Relevant persons are contacted and liaised with to verify contra deals

3.2. Reporting procedures and documentation for contra entries are completed in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and contra entries processed to update debtors, creditors and general ledgers

4. Identify and process bad debts

4.1. Bad debt status is verified through liaison with relevant persons and following attempts to work with debtors to clear debts

4.2. Reporting procedures and appropriate documentation are completed in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and bad debts processed to update debtors and general ledgers

5. Manage debt recovery

5.1. Activities and communication with debtors are reviewed in conjunction with relevant persons, if applicable, to establish adequacy of follow-up

5.2. Measures to collect monies, including the initiation of legal action and the seeking of expert advice, are undertaken in accordance with organisational policies and procedures

6. Prepare and produce reports and trial balance

6.1. Reports are produced and transactions in report are validated

6.2. Debtors and creditors are reconciled and relevant reports are produced with any necessary corrections made

6.3. Trial balance is produced and reports are presented and explained where necessary to relevant persons


Qualifications and Skillsets

FNSBKG403A appears in the following qualifications:

  • FNS30310 - Certificate III in Accounts Administration
  • FNS40210 - Certificate IV in Bookkeeping
  • FNS30311 - Certificate III in Accounts Administration
  • FNS40211 - Certificate IV in Bookkeeping