General Ledger in Microsoft Dynamics SL 2011

About this Course

This one-day course explores the Microsoft Dynamics SL General Ledger and the accounting cycle and the processes required to enter financial data into the system. This course also shows students how to perform additional functions such as account/subaccount validation, budgeting, allocation, month-end closing, and consolidation.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for anyone who plans to implement, use, maintain, consult, or support Microsoft Dynamics SL. The course is targeted toward data entry clerks, administrators, office managers, and consultants who need to understand the technical aspects of General Ledger and gain foundational knowledge of the application functionality.

At Course Completion After completing this course, students will be able to:

·         Create journal transactions to update General Ledger accounts.

·         Execute the posting process and view the results of the transactions in the General Ledger accounts.

·         Identify the appropriate use for the types of batches available for journal transactions.

·         Define Ledgers to track budgets, statistical accounts, and foreign currency accounting records for use in financial reporting.

·         Use appropriate General Ledger processes to perform accounting cycle functions such as creating journal transactions, posting to general ledger accounts, closing the accounting period, budgeting, and allocating account balances.

·         Identify transactions created in related modules and their effect on the General Ledger account balances.

·         Troubleshoot and correct operator input errors including incorrect period to post, entries to incorrect accounts, and correcting batches from sub modules that impact the General Ledger.

·         Define set up options for the module that allow you to customize your system to better fit your organization's unique needs.