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General Ledger (GL): Definition, Significance, Implementation

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Welcome to our latest blog post, where we embark on a deep dive into the intricacies of the General Ledger (GL) — the bedrock of any business's financial system. We will start with the basics: What exactly is a General Ledger, and why is it paramount to your business's financial health?

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Accounts payable controls

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The approver may also want to know which general ledger account will be charged. Obtain a Purchase Order The purchasing department issues a purchase order for every purchase made. It is also better than approving only based on the purchase order, since it also verifies receipt of the goods.

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A Guide to Invoice Management in NetSuite

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NetSuite's AR features equip you with the tools to expedite the process and improve your collection rate: Invoice Creation Generate invoices quickly and easily by converting sales orders directly into invoices. This eliminates the need for duplicate data entry, ensuring accuracy and saving you valuable time.

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The complete guide to invoice reconciliation for your business

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It involves reviewing the details of each invoice, verifying them against purchase orders, receipts, and other relevant records, and resolving any discrepancies or errors that may arise. Cross-reference this information with the corresponding purchase orders and contracts to ensure consistency.

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How to convert PDF invoices to Excel in seconds?

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As a finance professional, you want to use invoice data to process payments, match invoices with purchase orders or create financial reports. Excel is a great way to perform financial analysis, manipulate data, sort and filter information, and perform complex calculations.

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Transforming with Accounts Payable Best Practices to Improve Performance

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  Automate digital 2 or 3-way matching of invoices with purchase orders and receiving documents.   Reconcile payments and accounts payable balances to the general ledger.    AI-driven optical character recognition (OCR) accurately digitizes and captures vendor invoice data, including line items.

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What are accounts payable audits?

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This includes reviewing invoices, purchase orders, and other relevant documents to verify that transactions are recorded in the appropriate accounting period. Generally, there are four key areas that an AP audit focuses on: 1. This is to ensure they are based on genuine payable journal entries, purchase orders, and invoices.