Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 financial management : unleash the power of financial management with tips, techniques, and solutions for Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 / Ian Grieve.

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Annotation Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 is a mature accounting software, ERP application, which is aimed at making life easier for financial professionals. This book is to assist readers in improving their use of Microsoft Dynamics GP by showing them how to get the most out of the financial aspect of the system. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management is intended to add value to your organization by making use of additional modules and processes by introducing readers, new or experienced, to some of the financial management modules of Dynamics GP, such as Analytical Accounting, Cash Flow Management, and Encumbrance Management. Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 Financial Management introduces the six essential financial modules. You will get acquainted with accounting to enable reporting, before gaining an oversight into inflow and outflow of cash. Budget studies cover all aspects of budget use in Dynamics GP for comparing actual figures against the budgets created and maintained within the system. The final chapters cover PO Commitments and Encumbrance Management; two sides of the same coin. Both modules allow for the control of purchasing by either committing or encumbering the transactions and preventing overspending.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgement; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Analytical Accounting; Creating default records; Setting up posting options; Activating Analytical Accounting; Assigning security roles and tasks; Configuring Analytical Accounting options; Configuring Assignment Setup; Creating transaction dimensions and dimension codes; Setting up an accounting class; Granting user access to transaction dimensions; Entering a transaction with Analytical Accounting information.

Duplicate analysis information when copying a transactionIntegration of Analytical Accounting with Fixed Asset Management; Creating an Analytical Accounting budget; Analytical Accounting budgets in Microsoft Excel; Year-end processing; Activating Analytical Accounting in an existing system; Analytical Accounting inquiries; Transaction Dimension Relation; Analytical Accounting -- Journal Entry Inquiry; Distribution Query Wizard; Multilevel Query Wizard; Analytical Accounting Budget vs Actual Inquiry; Analytical Account SmartLists; Summary; Chapter 2: Cash Flow Management.

Creating a cash flow forecastUsing the Cash Flow Calendar; Viewing other cash flow forecasts; Launching Cash Flow Calendar from Cash Flow Explorer; Printing weekly cash flow reports; ""What if?"" transactions; Summary; Chapter 3: Budget Creation and Maintenance; Creating a budget with Microsoft Excel; Editing a budget in Microsoft Excel; Importing a budget from Microsoft Excel; Maintaining budgets; Combining budgets; Entering budget transactions; Summary; Chapter 4: Budget Reporting; Inquiries; Budget Summary Inquiry; Budget vs. Actual Inquiry; Budget Journal Entry Inquiry.

Budget Transaction Summary InquiryAccount Rollup Inquiry; Detailed budget report; Budgets in Management Reporter 2012; Creating the row definition; Creating the column definition; Creating the report definition; Summary; Chapter 5: Purchase Order Commitments; Enabling PO Commitments; Entering a Purchase Order Commitment; Budget vs Actual & Committed Inquiry; Summary; Chapter 6: Encumbrance Management; Setting up Encumbrance Management; Encumbrance statuses; Transaction entry; Encumbrance inquiries; Encumbrance Summary Inquiry; Encumbrance Detail Inquiry; Encumbrance PO Inquiry.

Encumbrance GL InquiryEncumbrance Reports; Year-end processes; Summary; Index.

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