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Chapter 10 - Inventory
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1 Background
1.1 International Public Sector Accounting Standards
1.2 Umoja
2 Introduction to Finance Manual
2.1 Purpose of the Finance Manual
2.2 Prerequisites
2.3 References and consultations
2.4 Amendments to the Finance Manual
2.5 FM Structure
2.6 Confidentiality
Chapter 2 - Umoja Overview
1 Objective
2 Umoja Enterprise Structure
2.1 Introduction to Umoja Enterprise Structure
2.1.1 Umoja Enterprise Structure Terminology
2.1.1.1 Foundation Elements
2.1.1.2 Financial Accounting Elements
2.1.1.3 Supply Chain Management (SCM) Elements
2.1.1.4 Human Capital Management (HCM) Elements
2.1.1.5 Sales and Distribution (SD) Elements
2.1.2 Subset of 'Full' Umoja Enterprise Structure
3 Master Data
3.1 Introduction to Master Data
3.1.1 Umoja Terminology
3.1.2 Umoja Coding Block Elements
3.1.2.1 Financial Accounting (FI)
3.1.2.2 Controlling (CO)
3.1.2.3 Funds Management (FM)
3.1.2.4 Grants Management (GM)
3.2 Business Partners
3.2.1 Business Partner Groups
3.2.2 Summary Table of Business Partner Groups
3.2.3 Business Partner Roles
3.2.4 BP - Request for Creation or Update, Creation and Roles Assignment
3.2.5 Business Partner Reconciliation Accounts
3.2.6 Business Partner Maintenance
3.2.6.1 Create a New BP
3.2.6.2 Add a UN FI Vendor Role to BP for Individual
3.2.6.3 Change BP Grouping
3.2.6.4 Add UN Vendor Role
3.2.6.5 Deactivate/Expire a BP Role of a BP
3.2.6.6 Block/Unblock a BP
3.2.6.7 Add Alternate Payee
3.2.6.8 Terminate a BP
3.2.6.9 Approve a BP (Vendor)
4 Umoja Coding Block
4.1 Introduction to Coding Block
4.2 Umoja Coding and Naming for Individual Coding Block Element
4.2.1 GL Account
4.2.2 Sponsored Class
4.2.3 Fund
4.2.4 Grant
4.2.5 Business Area
4.2.6 Cost Center
4.2.7 Fund Center
4.2.8 Internal Order
4.2.9 Project/WBSE
4.2.10 Funded Program
4.2.11 Sponsored Program
4.2.12 Profit Center
4.2.13 Functional Area
4.2.14 Budget Period
4.3 Document Posting
Chapter 3 - Revenue from Non-Exchange Transactions
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policy
2.1 Grants in - Revenue
2.1.1 Assessed Contributions
2.1.2 Voluntary Contributions
2.1.3 Disclosure of Voluntary Contributions
2.1.4 Programme Support Cost (PSC)
2.2 Grants out - Expenses
2.3 References
3 Assessed Contributions
3.1 Recognition Principle for Assessed Contributions
3.2 Umoja Overview
3.3 Umoja Process
4 Voluntary Contributions
4.1 Recognition Principle for Voluntary Contributions
4.1.1 Voluntary Contributions - Non-Conditional
4.1.2 Voluntary Contributions - Conditional
4.1.3 Multi-Year Voluntary Contributions
4.1.4 In-Kind Voluntary Contributions
4.2 Grants Management Module Overview
4.2.1 GM Module - Key Terms
4.2.2 Grants Frameworks
4.3 Grants Management Process
4.3.1 Set Up Master Data and Grant Relationship
4.3.2 Create and Approve Unreleased Grant Budget
4.3.3 Conduct Grant Billing / Applied Deposit
4.3.4 Create and Approve Released Grant Budget
4.3.5 Execute Transactions and Post Indirect Costs
4.3.6 Close Grant
Chapter 4 - Revenue from Exchange Transactions
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Introduction to Goods and Services
2.2 Recognition of Revenue
2.3 Measurement of Revenue
2.4 References
3 Revenue from Exchange Transactions covered in the Sales and Distribution Module
3.1 Sales and Distribution Module Overview
3.2 Sale of Goods or Rendering of Services Lifecycle
3.2.1 Pricing and Discount Process
3.2.2 Sales Processes
3.2.2.1 Standard Sales Order
3.2.2.2 Over the Counter Sales
3.2.2.3 Third Party Procurement
3.2.2.4 Customer Consignment
3.2.2.5 Standing Order
3.2.3 Post Sale Processes
3.2.3.1 Return of Goods
3.2.3.2 Credit and Debit Memos
3.2.4 Special Cases
3.2.4.1 Garage Operations
3.2.4.1.1 Long Term Pass Garage Operations
3.2.4.1.2 Daily Pass Garage Operations
3.2.4.2 Accommodations and Lodging
3.2.4.3 Closing Entries for Income
3.2.4.4 Stale and Outstanding Cheques
3.2.4.5 Gains on Currency Exchange
3.2.4.6 Accounting For Cases with Property Survey Board
4 Business Partners
Chapter 5 - Expenses
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Timing of Recognition - Delivery Principle
2.2 General Accounting Policies
2.2.1 Recognition of Goods Based on Incoterms
2.2.2 Recognition of Services under the Delivery Principle
2.2.3 Splitting Unliquidated Obligations (ULOs) into Delivered and Undelivered Portions
2.3 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Introduction to Procurement Lifecycle: Requisition to Delivery
3.2 Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Processes
3.2.1 Requisitioning Process Overview
3.2.2 Contract Catalog
3.2.3 Create, Monitor, Renegotiate Contract and Catalog Content
3.2.4 Requisitioning Process for Goods
3.2.4.1 Creating a Shopping Cart
3.2.4.2 Adding Items to a Shopping Cart
3.2.4.2.1 Add Items to a Shopping Cart - Contract Catalog
3.2.4.2.1.1 Adding Items to a Shopping List
3.2.4.2.1.2 Accessing Saved Shopping Lists
3.2.4.2.2 Add Items to Shopping Cart - Internal Goods/Services
3.2.4.2.2.1 Freight Costs
3.2.4.2.3 Add Items to a Shopping Cart - Template
3.2.4.2.4 Add Items to a Shopping Cart - Free Description
3.2.4.3 Completing Item Details in Shopping Cart
3.2.4.3.1 Item Data
3.2.4.3.2 Account Assignment
3.2.4.3.3 Notes and Attachments
3.2.4.3.4 Delivery Address
3.2.4.3.5 Source of Supply/Service Agents
3.2.4.3.6 Availability
3.2.4.4 Saving and Ordering a Shopping Cart
3.2.4.5 Editing and Amending Shopping Carts
3.2.4.5.1 View and Edit Team Carts
3.2.4.6 Reviewing and Approving Shopping Carts
3.2.4.6.1 Review Item Data
3.2.4.6.2 Review Account Assignment
3.2.4.6.3 Review Notes and Attachments
3.2.4.6.4 Review Sources of Supply
3.2.4.6.5 Review Approval History
3.2.4.6.6 Approving a Shopping Cart Line Item
3.2.4.6.7 Rejected Shopping Carts
3.2.5 Requisitioning Process for Low Value Acquisitions (LVA)
3.2.5.1 Create an LVA
3.2.5.2 Edit Overview Data
3.2.5.3 Edit Data Header
3.2.5.4 Edit Item Data
3.2.5.5 Add Blanket Purchase Orders (BPO) Contract Catalog Items
3.2.5.6 Checking and Ordering LVAs
3.2.5.7 Reviewing and Approving LVA
3.2.5.8 Editing Existing LVAs
3.2.6 Inbound Goods - Receiving and Receipting
3.2.6.1 Accessing Inbound Delivery Document
3.2.6.1.1 View a Purchase Order (PO)
3.2.6.1.2 View Inbound Delivery Monitor
3.2.6.2 Updating Inbound Delivery
3.2.6.2.1 Update Delivery Date
3.2.6.2.2 Update Actual Delivery Date
3.2.6.3 Virtual Goods Receipt
3.2.6.4 Physical Goods Receipt
3.2.6.5 Returns and Reversals
3.2.6.6 Notifications and Reports
3.2.7 Requisitioning Process for Services
3.2.7.1 Requesting Consultants and Individual Contractors (ICs) Services
3.2.7.2 Service Receipt - Service Entry Sheet (SES)
3.2.7.2.1 Creating Service Entry Sheet (SES)
3.2.7.2.1.1 Individual SES
3.2.7.2.1.2 Multiple SES
3.2.7.2.2 Reversing and Deleting a Service Entry Sheet (SES)
3.3 Funds Commitment Processes
3.3.1 Funds Pre-Commitments
3.3.1.1 Creating a Funds Pre-Commitment
3.3.1.2 Authorizing a Funds Pre-Commitment via Workflow
3.3.1.3 Reviewing a Funds Pre-Commitment
3.3.1.4 Modifying a Funds Pre-Commitment
3.3.1.4.1 Value Adjustment Process
3.3.1.4.2 Add Additional Line Items Process
3.3.1.5 Marking Funds Pre-Commitment as Completed
3.3.2 Funds Commitments
3.3.2.1 Creating a Funds Commitment
3.3.2.2 Authorizing a Funds Commitment via Workflow
3.3.2.3 Reviewing a Funds Commitment
3.3.2.4 Modifying a Funds Commitment
3.3.2.5 Marking Funds Commitment as Completed
3.3.2.6 Expense Recognition for Funds Commitments
3.3.2.6.1 Invoices Received by the End of Financial Year
3.3.2.6.2 Invoices have not been Received by the End of Financial Year
3.3.3 Funds Reservation
3.3.3.1 Creating and Authorizing a Funds Reservation
3.3.3.2 Reviewing, Modifying and Marking Funds Reservation as Completed
3.3.4 Funds Block
3.3.4.1 Creating and Authorizing a Funds Block
3.3.4.2 Reviewing, Modifying and Marking Funds Blocking as Completed
3.4 Specific Topics: Travel Expenses
3.4.1 Travel Process Overview
3.4.1.1 Types of Travel in Umoja
3.4.1.2 Roles and Responsibilities
3.4.2 Financial Transactions
3.4.2.1 Document Types for Travel Postings
3.4.2.2 Travel Postings
3.4.2.2.1 Ticket Posting
3.4.2.2.2 Travel Advances
3.4.2.2.3 Travel Expense Report
3.4.2.2.4 UNDP Travel
3.4.2.2.4.1 Financial Authorization to UNDP for Payment of Advances and Ticket Costs
3.4.2.2.4.2 Financial Authorization to UNDP to Purchase Tickets
3.4.2.2.4.3 Financial Authorization to UNDP for Travel Claim Settlements
3.4.2.2.4.4 UNDP Billing Process
3.4.3 Reviewing Travel Postings
3.4.3.1 Ticket Posting
3.4.3.2 Travel Advance Posting
3.4.3.3 Travel Expense Report Posting
3.4.3.4 Items Blocked for Payment
3.4.3.5 Travel Related Shipment Commitments
3.4.4 Ticket Billing Solution - Commercial Tickets
3.4.4.1 File Upload
3.4.4.2 Matching View Process
3.4.4.3 Ticket Liquidation
3.4.4.4 Ticket Processing
3.4.5 Special Settlement Processes
3.4.5.1 Payment of Ticket Expenses to Member States
3.4.5.2 Payment to Conference Paymaster and Disbursement to Participant
4 Business Partners
Chapter 6 - Employee Benefits
1 Objective
1.1 Overview of the Human Capital Management solution in Umoja
1.2 The Employee Self-Service Portal
1.3 Payroll
1.4 Year-end processes
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Recognition and measurement of short-term benefits
2.2 Recognition and measurement of post-employment benefits
2.2.1 Defined Benefit Plans
2.2.2 Defined Contribution Schemes
2.3 Recognition and measurement of other long-term benefits
2.4 Recognition and measurement of termination benefits
2.5 Other Specific Benefits
2.6 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Overview
3.2 Umoja Payroll Processes
3.3 Travel Process
3.3.1 Overview of the Travel Process - ESS
3.3.1.1 Creating Travel Request and Approval
3.3.1.2 Travel Advances
3.3.1.3 Payment Options for Travel Advances
3.3.1.4 Submission and Settlement of Travel Expense Report
3.3.2 The Travel Process - Posting to FI
3.3.2.1 Posting after travel request has been approved
3.3.2.2 Posting after Expense Report has been approved
3.3.3 Travel Processes - Travel Advances
3.3.3.1 Posting Schema
3.3.3.2 Review FI Postings for Travel Advances
3.3.3.3 Adjustments for Travel Advances
3.3.3.3.1 Creating additional advances
3.3.3.3.2 Reducing Advances
3.3.4 Travel Processes - Ticket Option
3.3.4.1 Posting Schema
3.3.4.2 Review FI Postings for Ticket option
3.3.4.3 Ticket Billing Solution
3.3.4.3.1 Estimated Cost Section
3.3.4.3.2 Commercial Ticket Vendor Billing Program
3.3.4.3.2.1 Upload
3.3.4.3.2.2 Match Criteria
3.3.4.3.2.3 Ticket Invoice Posting: Commercial Vendor
3.3.4.3.3 Ticket Billing Solution & Match Desk
3.3.4.3.3.1 Upload File Process
3.3.4.3.3.2 Matching View Process
3.3.4.3.3.3 Unmatched Ticket Scenarios
3.3.4.3.3.4 Commercial Ticket Vendor Billing Program - Debit/Credit Invoice
3.3.4.4 Ticket Liquidation
3.3.4.4.1 Carry out a ticket liquidation
3.3.4.4.2 View Processed Tickets
3.3.4.4.3 View Open Items
3.3.4.4.4 View Cleared Items for a Particular Trip
3.3.5 Reviewing Travel Claim Posting
3.3.5.1 Travel Claim Posting Schema - with Travel Advance
3.3.6 Review Items Blocked for Payment
3.3.7 Creating Travel related Shipment Commitments
3.3.8 Travel and Payroll Integration
3.4 Year-end Processes
3.4.1 Umoja Manual Journal Voucher Entry
3.4.2 Accruing for Employee Benefits Affected by Time Differences
3.4.3 Accruing for Actuarially Valued Employee Benefits
4 Business Partners
5 Templates for Employee Benefit Liability Data Reporting
Chapter 7 - Leases
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Where the United Nations acts as a lessee
2.2 Where the United Nations acts as a lessor
2.3 Donated 'right-to-use' arrangements
2.4 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Real Estate Management
3.2 Portfolio Management
3.3 Real Estate Lease Contract Administration
3.3.1 Lease-in Lifecycle
3.3.1.1 Commercial (Leases)
3.3.1.1.1 Operating Commercial Leases
3.3.1.2 Donated Right-to-Use Arrangements
3.3.1.2.1 Operating Donated Right-to-use Arrangements
3.3.1.2.2 Finance Donated Right-to-use Arrangements
3.3.1.3 Restoration Clause
3.3.1.4 Rent Escalation
3.3.2 Lease-out Lifecycle
3.3.2.1 Lease Out Internal and Lease Out External
3.3.2.1.1 Lease Out External
3.3.2.1.2 Lease Out Internal
3.3.2.1.3 Sales-based Leases
3.3.2.2 Subleases
3.3.2.3 Donated Right-to-use Arrangements
3.3.2.3.1 Operating Right-to-use Arrangements
3.4 Non Real Estate Leases Introduction
3.5 Non Real Estate Lease Administration Lifecycle
3.5.1 Lease-in Lifecycle
3.5.1.1 Operating Commercial Leases
3.5.1.2 Operating Right-to-use Arrangements
4 Business Partners (BP)
Chapter 8 - Property, Plant and Equipment
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Recognition and Measurement
2.1.1 Valuation
2.1.2 Leasehold Improvements
2.1.3 Subsequent Recognition
2.1.4 Subsequent Measurement
2.1.5 PP&E Thresholds and Useful Lives
2.2 References
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Asset Accounting (AA) Module Overview
3.2 Other Modules Integrated with AA
3.3 Overview of the PP&E Lifecycle
3.4 Creation of Asset Master Record
3.4.1 Automatic Creation of Assets Master Record
3.4.2 Manual Creation of Asset Master Record - Current Year Acquisitions
3.4.3 Manual Creation of Asset Master Record - Prior Year Acquisitions
4 Acquisition of Assets
4.1 Standalone (Purchased) Assets
4.1.1 Asset Requisitioning and Creating Process
4.2 Assets under Construction (AuC)
4.2.1 Cost Collectors
4.2.1.1 Set Up an AuC as a Project with WBS Elements
4.2.1.2 Creating a Project from a Standard Project Definition Template
4.2.1.3 Creating a Project from Scratch
4.2.1.4 Updating the Project/WBSE Status
4.2.1.5 Updating the Budget Control WBSE Field for FM/GM Users
4.2.1.6 Ensure that Higher-Level WBS Elements Cannot Incur Expenses
4.2.1.7 Review that Budget has been Assigned to the Project
4.2.1.8 Create Settlement Rules for Non-Capitalisable WBS Elements
4.2.1.9 Define Investment Profile and Create AuC Asset after Project is Already Released
4.2.2 Set up an AuC as an Internal Order
4.2.3 Review of AuC and Monthly Settlements
4.2.3.1 Review of Project Structures
4.2.3.2 Review Project Expenditure Postings
4.2.3.3 Create Sub-Assets for AuC
4.2.3.4 Update User Status to MEC
4.2.3.5 Special Note for Capitalisable WBSEs with Grant-Funding
4.2.3.6 Run Cost Settlement
4.2.3.7 Run Line Item Report to Review Settlement
4.2.3.8 Review Fixed Asset Transaction Documents
4.2.3.9 Revert User Status to RAB after Settlement
4.2.3.10 Reversing a Cost Settlement
4.2.4 Periodic Activities for AuC Internal Orders
4.2.4.1 Review Balances of Internal Orders
4.2.4.2 Review Internal Order Expenditure Postings
4.2.4.3 Special Note for Capitalisable Investment Orders with Grant Funding
4.2.4.4 Run Cost Settlement to AuC
4.2.4.5 Review Internal Order Settlement Postings
4.2.4.6 Review Fixed Asset AuC to Review Value Posted
4.2.4.7 Reversing a Cost Settlement
4.2.5 AUC Report and Analysis
4.2.5.1 Project Builder
4.2.5.2 WBSE Report
4.2.6 Funds Management and Consumption
4.2.6.1 Budget Availability Report
4.2.6.2 Project Budget Balance Report
4.2.7 Costs Charged to AuCs
4.2.7.1 Cost Elements Report
4.2.7.2 Project Actual Costs Line Items
4.2.7.3 All Postings to the AuC
4.2.7.4 Expenses to be Settled
4.2.7.5 Amounts Capitalized
4.2.7.6 Settlement Rules Report
4.2.8 AuC Asset Balances Report
4.2.9 AuC Asset Master Validation Report
4.2.10 Display Asset Master
4.2.11 Asset Explorer
4.2.12 Asset History Sheet
4.2.13 Asset Transactions Report
4.3 Manual Acquisition of Assets - Current Year
4.3.1 Parking of Manual Acquisition of Assets
4.3.2 Review List of Parked Asset Acquisition Documents to be Posted
4.3.3 Review Umoja Inbox for Parked Document Messages
4.3.4 Review List of Parked AA Documents
4.3.5 Posting Parked Asset Acquisition Documents
4.3.6 GL Accounts for Manual Acquisition
4.4 Manual Acquisition of Assets - Prior Fiscal Years (Post - capitalization)
4.4.1 GL Accounts for Manual Acquisition in Prior Periods (Post-capitalization)
4.5 Grant Funded Project Assets
4.5.1 Overview
4.5.2 Assets Acquired Using Grant Funds
4.5.3 Assets Donated to the Project by a Donor
4.5.4 Assets Donated to Implementing Partners or End Beneficiaries at the End of a Project
4.5.5 Assets under Construction (AuC) - Substantive Capital Projects
4.5.6 Reclassification of the Write Off to Donation Expense
4.5.7 Asset Accounting Reports Useful for Project Assets
4.5.7.1 Finding Assets Related to a Grant or Project
4.5.7.2 Displaying Asset Balances by Grant or Project
4.5.7.3 Display Asset History Sheet by Grant or Project
5 Asset Downstream Transaction Processing
5.1 Depreciation of Asset
5.2 Impairment of Assets
5.2.1 Review Notifications for Impairment
5.2.2 Run the Equipment/Asset Reconciliation Report
5.2.3 Impairment of the Asset in Asset Accounting Module
5.2.4 Adjust Useful Life of Asset (If necessary)
5.2.5 Update the Notification Status to 'Completed'
5.3 Manual Adjustment to Accumulated Depreciation
5.3.1 Reduce Accumulated Depreciation
5.3.2 Record Accumulated Depreciation Manually
5.3.3 Review Depreciation Key
5.3.4 Record Accumulated Depreciation Adjustment
5.4 Asset Transfer
5.4.1 Overview
5.4.2 Review Notifications for Transfer
5.4.3 Run the Equipment Asset Report and Review the Status
5.4.4 Prepare Asset Mass Transfer Spreadsheet in Excel
5.4.5 Asset Transfer in Asset Accounting Module
5.4.6 Update the Notification Status to 'Completed'
5.5 Asset Retirement
5.5.1 Overview
5.5.2 Retirement without Revenue
5.5.2.1 Review Notifications for Retirement
5.5.2.2 Run the Equipment Asset Report (Review the Status)
5.5.2.3 Retirement of the Asset in Asset Module
5.5.2.4 Update the Notification Status to 'Completed'
5.5.3 Retirement with Revenue (Sale)
5.5.3.1 Review Notification for Retirement
5.5.3.2 Run the Equipment Asset Report (Review the Status)
5.5.4 Retire the Asset in Asset Accounting Module
5.5.5 Update the Notification Status to 'Completed'
5.5.6 Reminder Record Receivable/Allot Funds
5.6 Physical Verification of PP&E
6 Asset Reporting
6.1 Asset Balances
6.2 Asset History Sheet
6.3 Ordinary Depreciation
6.4 Unplanned Depreciation
6.5 Asset Acquisitions, Retirements, Transfers and Transactions
7 Asset Class and GL Mapping
Chapter 9 - Intangibles
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Recognition and Measurement
2.2 References
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Asset Accounting (AA) Module Overview
3.1.1 Other Modules Integrated with AA
3.1.2 Overview of the Intangible Asset Lifecycle
3.2 Acquisition of Intangible Assets
3.2.1 Standalone (Purchased Externally) Intangible Assets
3.2.2 Assets under Construction (Internally Developed)
3.2.3 Donated Intangible Assets
3.3 Amortization of Intangible Assets
3.4 Impairment of Intangible Assets
3.5 Transfer of Intangible Assets
3.6 Retirement of Intangible Assets
3.6.1 Donation of an Intangible Asset
3.6.2 Sale of an Intangible Asset
3.7 Ad hoc Transactions
3.7.1 Revision of Useful Life
3.7.2 Correction of Amortization Errors
3.7.3 Changes to Master Data
3.7.4 Consistency of Useful life in Transfer Transactions
3.7.5 Creation and Execution of Reports
4 Business Partners
5 Asset Master Data
6 Stages of Assets under Construction
Chapter 10 - Inventory
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Recognition and Measurement
2.2 References
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Overview of the Inventory Life Cycle
3.2 Acquisition of Inventory
3.3 Inventory-In
3.3.1 Umoja Inbound Goods Process: PK and SPM
3.3.2 Important Dates on Inbound Delivery
3.3.3 Inbound Goods Process T-Codes
3.3.4 Incoterms
3.3.5 Purchase Order Report - ME2N
3.3.6 Material Document Report - MB51
3.3.7 Purchasing Documents Report - ME80FN
3.3.8 Movement Types & Financial Implications
3.3.9 How to Set a Default Screen
3.3.10 How to Change the Layout of the Inbound Delivery Report
3.3.11 How to Attach a Document to the Inbound Delivery
3.4 Inventory-Out
3.4.1 Sale of inventory
3.4.2 Consumption of Inventory
3.4.3 Inventory Written Off/Down
3.5 Physical Verification
3.6 Fiscal Year-end Adjustments for non-financial inventory
3.6.1 Accrual postings for non-financial balances
3.6.2 The reversal entry then would be as follows:
3.6.3 Annex A: Valuation class, Inventory Account, Consumption Account*
Chapter 11 - Investment Management
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Recognition, Derecognition and Measurement of FVTSD
2.2 Cash Pools Investments
2.3 IPSAS Reference
3 Treasury (Investments) Module
3.1 Treasury and Risk Management Lifecycle
3.1.1 Transaction Execution - Investment
3.1.2 Transaction Execution - Foreign Exchange
3.1.3 Investment Accounting - Daily Process
3.1.4 Investment Accounting - Period End Process
3.1.5 Master Data Maintenance - Exchange Rates
3.1.6 Master Data Maintenance - Reference Interest Rates and Security Prices
4 Business Partners
Chapter 12 - Cash Management
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Cash and Cash Equivalents - Policy
2.2 Cash and Cash Equivalents - Examples
2.3 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Introduction to Cash Management Module
3.2 Cash and Liquidity Management: Reports and Tools
3.2.1 Cash Position and Liquidity Forecast Reports and Tools
3.2.1.1 Cash Position Report
3.2.1.2 Liquidity Forecast Report
3.2.1.3 Cash Balance Report
3.2.1.4 Cash Planning Tool - Memo Records
3.2.2 Manage Cash Levels
3.3 Umoja Payment Processing
3.3.1 Process Outgoing Payments in Umoja
3.3.1.1 Process Outgoing Payments - House Bank Method (Method 1)
3.3.1.1.1 Payment Proposal
3.3.1.1.2 Cash Sufficiency Check and Create Payment Release List
3.3.1.1.3 Schedule Payment Run
3.3.1.1.4 Release Payment Files
3.3.1.1.5 Review and Manage Payment Batches Following Approval
3.3.1.2 Process Outgoing Payments- Cash Journal (Method 2)
3.3.1.2.1 Disbursement from the Main Cashier's Imprest
3.3.1.2.2 Disbursement from Petty Cash Account
3.3.1.3 Process Outgoing Payments - Payment through UN Agency (Method 3)
3.3.2 Process Incoming Payments in Umoja
3.3.2.1 Receive Cash and Cheques
3.3.2.2 Confirm the Purpose of the Payment
3.3.2.3 Examine the Validity of Cash and Cheques
3.3.2.4 Post Receipt of Payment in Cash Journal
3.3.2.5 Issue of Receipt, Deposit Cheque and Cash Desk Closing
3.3.2.5.1 Issue of Receipt
3.3.2.5.2 Deposit Cheque/Cash
3.3.2.5.3 Cash Desk Closing
3.4 Bank Reconciliation
3.4.1 Bank Reconciliation - Incoming Payments
3.4.1.1 Case 1: Incorrect Reference on Bank Statement
3.4.1.2 Case 2: Partial Payments
3.4.1.3 Case 3: Payments from Vendors
3.4.1.4 Case 4: Payments Received before Receivable is Raised
3.4.1.5 Case 5: Rejected Outgoing Payment
3.4.1.6 Case 6: Payments Received in Error
3.4.2 Bank Reconciliation - Outgoing Payments
3.4.2.1 Case 1: Incorrect Reference on Bank Statement
3.4.2.2 Case 2: Bank debits UN accounting error
3.4.2.3 Case 3: Bank Charges
3.4.3 Bank Reconciliation - Bank to Bank Transfers
3.4.3.1 Transfer to a Zero-Balance Account
3.4.3.2 Transfer to a Non Zero-Balance Account
3.4.3.3 Posting ZR Document Not Appearing in FEBAN
3.4.3.4 Print List of Transfers
3.4.4 Bank Reconciliation - Payroll Related Entries
3.5 Master Data Maintenance
3.5.1 Master Data Maintenance - Payee Bank
3.5.2 Master Data Maintenance - House Bank
3.5.3 Master Data Maintenance - Bank Reference List
Chapter 13 - Accounts Receivable
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Recognition, Derecognition and Measurement of Loans and Receivables
2.2 Identification of Financial Instruments - Assets
2.3 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Introduction to Accounts Receivable Module
3.1.1 Document Types
3.1.2 Document Status, Workflow Status and Workflow Routing
3.1.3 Business Partner (BP)
3.1.3.1 BP Groups
3.1.3.2 BP Roles
3.1.3.3 BP Types
3.1.4 General Ledger (GL) Account Used in Accounts Receivable
3.1.4.1 Exchange Receivable
3.1.4.2 Non-Exchange Contributions and Loans Payable (Borrowings)
3.1.5 Special GL (SPGL) Indicator
3.1.6 Document Flow - General
3.1.7 Enterprise Roles Involved in Accounts Receivable
3.2 Recognition of Accounts Receivable
3.2.1 Customer Invoice Processing
3.2.1.1 Customer Invoice Processing through Manual Entry
3.2.1.2 Customer Invoice Processing through Interface
3.2.1.3 Customer Invoice Processing from Upstream Processes
3.2.1.4 Workflow to AR Approver
3.2.1.5 Assessment Letters
3.2.2 Incoming Payment Processing
3.2.2.1 Customer account is identified along with specific invoice to be cleared
3.2.2.2 Customer account is not identified
3.2.2.3 Customer account is identified, no specific invoice can be cleared
3.2.2.4 Customer account and open invoice are subsequently identified
3.2.2.5 Reconcile incoming payments in customer accounts sub-ledger
3.2.2.6 Incoming payment posted to Unapplied Cash was received in error
3.2.2.7 Issuance of CRV (Cash Receipt Voucher) for assessed contributions
3.2.3 Dunning Process
3.3 Subsequent Measurement - Write Offs and Allowance
3.3.1 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (AFDA)
3.3.2 Write Off of Receivable
3.3.3 Block or Change Credit Limit
Chapter 14 - Accounts Payable
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Financial Liabilities
2.1.1 Financial Liabilities - Classification and Measurement
2.1.2 Financial Liabilities - Examples
2.2 Identification of Financial Instruments - Liabilities
2.3 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Introduction to Accounts Payable Module
3.1.1 Document Types
3.1.2 Document Status, Workflow Status and Workflow Routing
3.1.3 Business Partner (BP)
3.1.3.1 BP Groups
3.1.3.2 BP Roles
3.1.3.3 BP Types
3.1.4 General Ledger (GL) Account used in Accounts Payable
3.1.4.1 Exchange Payable
3.1.4.2 Advances Paid and Loans Receivable
3.1.5 Special GL (SPGL) Indicator
3.1.6 Document Flow - General
3.2 Recognition of Accounts Payable
3.2.1 Invoice Processing with Purchase Order (PO)
3.2.1.1 Invoice Processing with PO with VAT and with Retention
3.2.1.2 Invoice Processing with PO with Invoice Reduction
3.2.1.3 Invoice Processing with PO with Unplanned Charges
3.2.1.4 Release Blocked Invoices
3.2.1.5 Processing Down Payments
3.2.1.6 Approve Down Payment Request
3.2.1.7 Evaluated Receipt Settlement (ERS)
3.2.2 Invoice Processing without PO
3.2.3 Adjustment for Credit Invoices with Vendors
3.2.3.1 Credit Memo Processing with PO
3.2.3.2 Credit Memo Processing without PO
3.2.3.3 Workflow to AP Approver
3.2.3.4 Release Blocked Invoices
3.2.4 Tax Accounting - VAT
3.2.4.1 Invoice Processing with VAT Reimbursable by Government
3.2.4.2 Workflow to AP Approver
3.2.4.3 Analyze AR VAT Recoverable
3.2.4.4 Reclassify AR VAT Recoverable
3.2.4.5 Invoice Processing with VAT Non-Reimbursable by Government
3.2.5 Document Processing (Inter-Agency)
3.2.5.1 Replenishment of the UN Agency (UNDP) Account
3.2.5.2 Disbursement Requests
3.2.5.2.1 Funds Commitment (FC)
3.2.5.2.2 Accounts Payable (AP) - Invoice without PO
3.2.5.2.3 Accounts Payable (AP) - Invoice with PO
3.2.5.2.4 Purchase Order (PO)
3.2.5.2.5 Special Scenarios
3.2.5.3 Financial Authorization (FA) Form
3.2.5.4 Upload the Service Clearing Account (SCA) File
3.2.5.5 Reconciliation of SCA Line
3.2.5.5.1 Reconciliation of the Advance/Replenishment Document
3.2.5.5.2 Reconciliation of Funds Commitment (FC) Document
3.2.5.5.2.1 Rejection of a SCA Line
3.2.5.5.2.2 Rejection of a SCA Line that is a credit
3.2.5.5.2.3 Rejection of a SCA Line in foreign currency
3.2.5.5.2.4 Confirmation of payment rejection
3.2.5.5.2.5 Post a SCA Line on a different Funds Commitment or directly to expense
3.2.5.5.2.6 Split the SCA Line
3.2.5.5.2.7 Reverse an incorrectly posted SCA Line and manually create new document
3.2.5.5.2.8 Post the SCA Line against Accounts Payable (with PO) invoice
3.2.5.5.3 Reconciliation of Accounts Payable (AP) Document
3.2.5.5.3.1 Error log is: 'PRK-NO clearing doc'
3.2.5.5.3.2 Post a SCA Line on the AP found
3.2.5.5.3.3 Rejection of a SCA Line
3.2.5.5.3.4 Acknowledgment of rejection
3.2.5.5.3.5 Post a SCA Line on bank charges account
3.2.5.5.3.6 Post a SCA Line (partially and fully) on expense account
3.2.5.5.3.7 Reverse an incorrectly posted SCA Line and manually create new document
3.2.5.5.3.8 Post the SCA Line against Funds Commitment
3.2.5.5.3.9 Flight ticket reconciliation
3.2.5.5.3.10 DSA advance reconciliation
3.2.5.5.4 Reconciliation of Purchase Order (PO) Document
3.2.5.5.4.1 Rejection of a SCA Line
3.2.5.5.4.2 Confirmation of payment rejection
3.2.5.5.4.3 Post a SCA Line on a different Purchase Order
3.2.5.5.4.4 Post a SCA Line on bank charges account
3.2.5.5.4.5 Reverse an incorrectly posted SCA Line and manually create new document
3.2.5.5.5 Reconciliation of Incoming Deposit
3.2.5.6 Clearing of SCA Advance Account (GL 18105010)
3.2.5.7 Virtual Payment of Outstanding Payable to UNDP
3.2.6 Process Local PCC and TCC Payments
3.2.7 Petty Cash Fund (PCF)
3.2.7.1 Replenish or Establish Petty Cash Fund
3.2.7.2 Outgoing Payment
3.2.7.3 Cash Receipt Post Replenishment
3.2.7.4 Process Cash Journal Transactions
Chapter 15 - Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policy
2.1 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Assets
2.1.1 Recognition
2.1.2 Measurement
2.1.3 Adjusting, Utilizing and Reversing of Provisions
2.2 Events after the Reporting Date
2.3 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Provisions
3.1.1 Recognizing a Provision
3.1.2 Utilizing a Provision
3.1.3 Reversing a Provision
3.1.4 Adjusting a Provision
3.1.5 Discounting and Unwinding Provisions
3.2 Contingent Liabilities
3.3 Contingent Assets
3.4 Desktop Procedures: Worked Example
3.4.1 Background
3.4.2 Step 1: Information request
3.4.3 Step 2: Identification and measurement
3.4.4 Step 3: Submissions Review Process
3.4.5 Step 4 & 5: Accounting assessment and Umoja accounting entry
3.5 Desktop Procedures: Events after the Reporting Date
4 Business Partners
5 Data Collection Templates
5.1 Reassessment Analysis and Summary (Cases Handled Outside of UNHQ)
5.2 Assessment of Pending AoJ Cases before UNDT (Handled Outside of UNHQ)
5.3 Assessment of Pending Non-AoJ Cases (Handled by Offices/Missions)
6 The United Nations Internal Justice System Chart
Chapter 16 - Presentation of Financial Statements and Disclosures
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Presentation of Financial Statements
2.2 Preparation and Presentation of General Purpose Financial Reports
2.3 Reference
3 UN Volume I's Model Financial Statements
3.1 Statement I: Statement of Financial Position
3.2 Statement II: Statement of Financial Performance
3.3 Statement III: Statement of Changes in Net Assets
3.4 Statement IV: Statement of Cash Flows
3.5 Statement V: Statement of Comparison of Budget and Actual Amounts
4 Notes to the Financial Statements
4.1 Note 1: Reporting entity
4.2 Note 2: Basis of preparation and authorization for issue
4.3 Note 3: Significant accounting policies
4.4 Note 4: Prior-period adjustments
4.5 Note 5: Segment reporting
4.6 Note 6: Comparison to budget
4.7 Note 7: Cash and cash equivalents
4.8 Note 8: Investments
4.9 Note 9: Assessed contributions: receivables from non-exchange transactions
4.10 Note 10: Voluntary contributions: receivables from non-exchange transactions
4.11 Note 11: Other accounts receivable: receivables from exchange transactions and loans
4.12 Note 12: Inventories
4.13 Note 13: Other assets
4.14 Note 14: Heritage assets
4.15 Note 15: Property, plant and equipment
4.16 Note 16: Intangible assets
4.17 Note 17: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
4.18 Note 18: Advance receipts
4.19 Note 19: Employee benefit liabilities
4.20 Note 20: Provisions
4.21 Note 21: Tax Equalization Fund liability
4.22 Note 22: Other liabilities
4.23 Note 23: Activities controlled by the Organization
4.24 Note 24: Interest in joint ventures
4.25 Note 25: Net assets
4.26 Note 26: Revenue from non-exchange transactions
4.27 Note 27: Other revenue
4.28 Note 28: Health and dental self-insurance plans
4.29 Note 29: Expenses
4.30 Note 30: Financial instruments and financial risk management
4.31 Note 31: Financial instruments: cash pools
4.32 Note 32: Related parties
4.33 Note 33: Leases and commitments
4.34 Note 34: Contingent liabilities and contingent assets
4.35 Note 35: Events after the reporting date
5 Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) Procedures
5.1 Generate Financial Statements I-IV
5.2 Generate Notes to the Financial Statements
5.3 Update or Modification to Report/Input Form Worksheet
5.3.1 Hide or Remove Empty Rows or Columns or Rows or Columns with Zero Values
5.3.2 Manually Add Excel Formula into Blank Member Cell
5.3.3 Create Local Member
5.3.4 Customize Member Name in the Report
5.3.5 Remove Dimension's Member(s) from Existing Report
5.3.6 Generate Several Reports or Input Form Reports into Several Worksheets
5.4 Save the Report
5.5 Journal Entry via BPC Web Portal
5.6 Run Consolidation in BPC
Chapter 17 - Accounting Policies, Changes in Estimates and Errors
1 Objective
2 Summary of IPSAS Accounting Policies
2.1 Changes in Accounting Policies
2.2 Changes in Accounting Estimates
2.3 Errors
2.4 Reference
3 Desktop Procedures
3.1 Changes in Accounting Policies
3.2 Changes in Accounting Estimates
3.3 Errors
4 Disclosure Requirements
4.1 Changes in Accounting Policies
4.2 Changes in Accounting Estimates
4.3 Errors
Chapter 18 - General Ledger
1 Objective
2 General Ledger (GL) Overview
2.1 Subsidiary Ledgers
2.2 Reconciliation Accounts
2.3 General Ledger Entry Source
2.4 General Ledger Master Data
2.4.1 Chart of Accounts
2.4.2 Accounts Groups
2.4.3 Special GL Indicators (SPGL)
2.4.4 Posting Keys
2.4.5 Cost/Funds Center
2.4.6 Business Area
2.4.7 Functional Area
2.4.8 Profit Center
2.5 Document Types
2.6 Enterprise Roles Involved in General Ledger
3 General Ledger (GL) Processes
3.1 Document Upload
3.2 Manual General Journals
3.2.1 One Time Entry
3.2.2 Reversing Entry
3.2.3 Accrual Entry
3.2.3.1 Creating an Accrual Document
3.2.3.2 Reversing an Accrual Document
3.2.3.3 Reversing an Incorrectly Posted Accrual Document
3.2.4 Recurring Entry
3.2.4.1 Creating a Recurring Document
3.2.4.2 Setting Recurring Entry for Multiple Documents
3.2.4.3 Running Recurring Document
3.3 Review of Open Item Managed (OIM) GL Accounts
3.3.1 Cash Payment Rejected by Bank - GL 11479997
3.3.2 Cash Journal Clearing - GL 11711000
3.3.3 Invoice Reduction Clearing - GL 19901010
3.3.4 Accrued Expense Man - GL 35109810
3.3.5 Accrued Discount Clearing - GL 35109910
3.3.6 Cash Payment Clearing - GL 35109920
3.3.7 AP Exch Goods Receipts Payable GR-IR - GL 35401010
3.3.8 AP Exch Goods Receipts Payable GR-IR - Conversion - GL 35401014
3.3.9 Progen Payroll Net Pay Clearing - GL 35591010
3.3.10 Progen Payroll Various Clearing - GL 355910XX
3.3.11 AP Unapplied Cash - GL 39201010
3.3.12 AP Unapplied Cash Journal - GL 39201020
3.3.13 AR Due to Due From - GL 19401010
3.4 Workflow Approval
3.4.1 Review Document in Workflow
3.4.2 Approving Document in Workflow
4 General Ledger Reporting
4.1 Account Line Item Report
4.2 Detail Journal Listing Entry Report
4.3 Trial Balance Report
5 Period End Procedures
5.1 Month-End Closing Process
5.1.1 Phase 1: Pre-closing Check / Readiness
5.1.2 Phase 2: Data Collection Closing
5.1.3 Phase 3: Reconciliation and Adjustment
5.1.4 Phase 4: Final Close
5.2 Year-End Closing Process
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