Cash Disbursement: Data Processing Department. Each day, the system scans the
Due Date field of the voucher register for items due. Checks are printed for these items,
and each check is recorded in the check register (cash disbursements journal). The check
number is recorded in the voucher register to close the voucher and transfer the items to
the closed AP file. The checks, along with a transaction listing, are sent to the cash disbursements
department. Finally, batch totals of closed accounts payable and cash disbursements
are prepared for the general ledger update procedure.
At the end of the day, batch totals of open (unpaid) and closed (paid) accounts payable,
inventory increases, and cash disbursements are posted to the accounts payable
control, inventory control, and cash accounts in the general ledger. The totals of closed
accounts payable and cash disbursements should balance.
Cash Disbursement: Cash Disbursements Department
The cash disbursements clerk reconciles the checks with the transaction listing and submits
the negotiable portion of the checks to management for signing. The checks are
then mailed to the suppliers. One copy of each check goes to accounts payable, and the
other copy is filed in cash disbursements along with the transaction listing.
Cash Disbursement: Accounts Payable. Upon receipt of the check copies, the accounts
payable clerk matches them with open vouchers and transfers these closed items
to the closed voucher file. The expenditure cycle process concludes with this step